Figuring Out What to Put in My Gluten-Free Kid's Lunchbox Is a Real Devil!

So why fight against the flow of things? Make deviled eggs!

We all know that deviled eggs are a delicacy on Easter Sunday. So why wait for Easter? Eggs are cheap. Mayo is too. Three eggs makes half a dozen deviled halves. They're nutritional and high in protein. And YUM! You won't hear kids complaining about that. Here's the recipe I use:

Ingredients:

• 3 eggs
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 2 1/2 tbsp. mayo (I sort of just eyeball it)
• paprika (if you like)

Directions:
1. Boil eggs in a pot of water for 12 minutes, to ensure they are hard-boiled. It's a good idea to put the eggs in the water before it begins to boil, but don't start counting the minutes until you've got the water boiling. If you put the eggs into the water while it boils, then they're more likely to crack while cooking.
2. Once cooked, remove the pot of eggs from the stove. Drain out the hot water, but leave the eggs in the pan. Place ice cubes over the hot eggs and re-fill the pan with cold water. Soaking the eggs in ice water helps make it easier to peel the shells off the eggs without damaging them.
3. Once cool, remove the eggs, one at a time, from the ice water and peel the shells off of them. Slice them in half with a sharp knife. If you own a deviled egg display tray, put the halves in that while you work.
4. Carefully pop the hard yolk out of the center of each egg half, and place the yolks in a small mixing bowl.
5. Use a fork to mash the yolks with the salt and mayo. (My mom once gave me advice to avoid mustard in my deviled eggs, but a lot of people like the flavor of a touch of mustard in theirs. Go with whatever you like.)
6. Using a spatula, plop the mashed up yolks back inside the "bowl" portions of the eggs (i.e. the white part). If you won't be transporting your eggs to school, then you can use a pastry press to make the yolk centers look flowery, then sprinkle the tops with paprika. But this is optional.
7. If you're going to send the deviled eggs to school with your kids, try this: now that you've got the yolk mix inside the eggs, put the two halves of each egg back together and wrap the whole egg in plastic wrap. Twist the ends like a peppermint candy and tie them off with those paper-covered wires that are sometimes used to seal bread bags. Now they can easily be sent off to school in your kid's lunchbox without making too much mess.