With Easter only a few days away I thought it would be fun to share a classic Easter delight from our Rustic Furniture Pro family to yours. When it comes to Easter, there are a few foods that are an absolute must have.

First you have the ham with the tasty and slightly crunchy glaze, the centerpiece of the Easter dinner table. Then of course you have to have some sort of potatoes. Whether they are baked, mashed or even some sort of casserole, potatoes are a must. Then you need some sort of veggies, perhaps a green bean casserole and a fresh green salad. Since its spring I like for my Easter salad to have a lot of fresh fruits like strawberries, pineapple, apples, oranges and blueberries. I like to mix up the dressing and offer guests more fruity choices like strawberry dressings. The salad is always so fresh and colorful! And of course we cannot forget the rolls! Well, those are my must haves for Easter and I am looking forward to feasting on everything this weekend.

Easter would not be complete without lots of sugary sweets. You must have lots of Easter eggs filled with all types of candy and jelly beans to act as little Easter eggs in your arrangements and décor. Then do not forget the chocolate bunnies! Another Easter must, as well as robin’s eggs. You also may want to have some Cadbury eggs scattered about for guests to enjoy. And for the main dessert this year, we are having a cross cake to celebrate the Resurrection as well as banana pudding.

There is one more Easter classic that I have yet to mention to all of you rustic furniture lovers out there and that is Deviled Eggs! This Easter make sure that someone has the Deviled Eggs covered for your family and friends.

Every year my sisters and I bring deviled eggs to our family Easter celebration. Last year we decided to take a little creative liberty on the deviled eggs and I am not sure it was very successful. You see we got the ‘great’ idea to die the deviled egg mixture before filling the hardboiled eggs. We had yellow (obviously), pink, orange, blue purple and green deviled egg filling. We filled all of the hard boiled egg halves and put them on a platter with Easter grass. We were all pretty excited about our new take on deviled eggs and could not wait to show the family. Unfortunately, they were not impressed and were actually a little grossed out by our concoction calling them dinosaur eggs instead. This year we have a new idea which I think is much cuter and will be more appetizing than purple deviled eggs.

Rustic Furniture Pro Cute Deviled Eggs

Easter Chick Deviled Eggs Recipe from Rustic Furniture Pro courtesy of Paula Deen

Ingredients

• 7 large eggs, hard boiled and peeled
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 1/2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish
• 1 teaspoon prepared mustard
• Salt and pepper, for taste
• Paprika, for garnishing

Directions

• Halve the eggs from side to side instead of top to bottom to create the half egg for the chick to sit in. Remove yolks and place in a small bowl.
• Mash yolks with a fork and stir in mayonnaise, pickle relish, and mustard. Add salt and pepper, to taste.
• Fill egg white halves with a melon baller to create the chick’s head popping out of the egg.
• Cut a triangle shape from a carrot for the beak and use to sprinkles for the eyes.
• Garnish with paprika, pickles and pimentos. Store covered in refrigerator.
• Enjoy!

From our Rustic Furniture Pro family to yours, Happy Easter!

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