You won’t go to a southern picnic or covered-dish supper and not see deviled eggs. Garth and I grew up eating different versions of this dish, so both varieties are included here. Honestly, I never met a deviled egg I didn’t like, so these are both yummy to me!

　　

Ingredients

makes 24

　　12 large eggs

　　

His Filling

1/4 cup mayonnaise

　　2 teaspoons yellow mustard

　　1 tablespoon butter, softened

　　Salt and pepper to taste

　　

Her Filling

1/4 cup mayonnaise

　　1 1/2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish

　　1 teaspoon yellow mustard

　　Salt and pepper to taste

　　Paprika for garnish

　　

Step 1

Place the eggs in a medium saucepan with water to cover and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat, cover the pan, and let stand for 20 minutes. Pour off the hot water and refill the saucepan with cold water. Crack the eggsshells all over and let them sit in the cold water for 5 minutes. Peel the eggs, cover, and chill for at least 1 hour.

　　

Step 2

Halve the eggs lengthwise. Carefully remove the yolks and transfer them to a small bowl. Mash the yolks with a fork, then stir in the filling ingredients of your choice. Season with salt and pepper. Scoop a spoonful of the mixture into each egg white half. Sprinkle the tops with paprika.

　　

From Trisha

Step 3

Cool, crack, and peel the eggs like the recipe says, or your yolks will turn green on the outside! I guess that’s where green eggs and ham came from.

　　Cooks' Note

　　This is one time when freshest isn't bestest. Very fresh eggs are hard to peel, so use eggs near the sell-by date on the carton. Also, invert each egg in the carton the night before cooking so the yolk will become more centered in the white. It makes a prettier deviled egg. Who knew?

　　Reprinted with permission from Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen: Recipes from My Family to Yours by Trisha Yearwood with Gwen Yearwood and Beth Yearwood Bernard. Copyright © 2008 by Trisha Yearwood. Published by Crown Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved.Trisha Yearwood is a three-time Grammy-award winning country music star and the author of the bestselling cookbook Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen. She is married to megastar Garth Brooks.