Deviled Eggs

This recipe makes a great snack or light lunch.


What you need:

• 1 or 2 eggs (depends on how hungry you are)

• 3 of your favorite spices, for instance chili powder (not too much), paprika, Sate, Fajita spice (anything savory).

• Parsley (optional)

• Small triangular pieces of sweet red pepper

• A piece of grated carrot or another grated vegetable

• Two small edible seeds

You also need a small mixing bowl and a spoon.

What you do:

Boil eggs for about 13 minutes.  Peel off the shell under cold running water (that makes it easier).  Then cut them in half.

Remove the yolks and put them with the spices in a mixing bowl.  Mash the yolks and mix everything together with the spoon.

Put the yolk mixture back in the egg whites.  You can use a pastry bag to squeeze the yolk mixture back into the whites to make it fancier.

Then you take the red pepper pieces and stick them on the top ends of the egg to make ears.  Put the seeds right below them to make eyes, and the grated carrot or vegetable for the mouth. If you want, you can add some parsley on top for a garnish.

Eat and enjoy!

Celery Snack

This recipe makes a great celery and dipping sauce snack for after school.

What you need:

• Celery stalks

• Mirin (or corn syrup)

• Soy Sauce

• Balsamic Vinegar

• Vanilla Sugar (or just sugar)

• Fajita Spice (or your favorite spice)

• Chili Powder (optional)

• Molasses

You also need a small mixing bowl and a spoon.

What you do:

Pour the soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, and mirin into the bowl.  I use about the same amount of balsamic vinegar and soy sauce (but not too much), and a little more mirin than the other two, but you can adjust it by what you like.

Mix the three ingredients in the bowl.  You can taste and see if you like it so far.

Then add the vanilla sugar (about a pinch) and the same amount of your spice and chili powder.  Mix in the bowl.

Finally, you add the molasses (about a spoonful).  If you think it needs more, you can add more.  Mix everything together in the bowl and taste.

Then get a few celery stalks (pull them off the bunch) and wash them in the sink.

Sit down at the table and dip the celery into the sauce.

Eat and enjoy!