Devilish

When the days get longer and the lights are on, boy do those chickens start laying eggs. I love making devilled eggs to use up those dozens, and here's my recipe, which I love to make in the cuisinart. My secret ingredients: a LOT of dijon mustard and a little bit of Lee Kum Kee's chili garlic sauce. After the filling is mixed in the cuisinart I put it in a baggie and cut off the tip, then pipe in the deliciousness. I decorate with colourful jarred objects that I have in the fridge, capers, pickle pieces, olives, pickled red peppers, dill.

10 eggs hard boiled, peeled, and carefully cut in half, pop the yolks into the cuisinart (or bowl)
1/3 cup of mayonnaise
big tablespoon of dijon mustard
1/4- 1/2 teaspoon of Lee Kum Kee's garlic chili sauce

Playa del Carmen

We had to get out of Dodge. I mean this winter has been something else entirely. Snow storm then deep freeze on a cycle of  never ending repeat. So we went to Secrets Capri in Playa del Carmen. The place was lovely and the people running the place were wonderful. The food was excellent, and by that I mean, I got to eat fresh fruit and vegetables and fish tacos almost every day, my ultimate favorites. Went into Playa del Carmen itself, and got bottles of vanilla and sombreros from Walmart, a rash shirt for J (made in Mexico) and some maracas from a local shop. Got delicioso cream from Aldo which I could seriously eat every single day of my life. Swam in the ocean every day and went for very long walks on the beach, and watched the pelicans dive for fish. J snorkeled a bit and ran into a sting ray. This is what the hotel looked like:

Here is Sadie in her new sombrero.