Why are they called "deviled eggs"?

In preparation for Easter Brunch, I signed up for Deviled Eggs. Not really what I wanted to make, but Tyler asked if they were on the menu and since no one had claimed them, I decided to try something new.

As I predicted, deviled eggs are not the easiest to make. There are multiple steps, all of which are quite easy, but for me peeling the eggs was the hardest part. Normally peeling hard boiled eggs is fun, but seeing that these eggs need to look presentable it was quite time consuming and by time consuming I mean pain in the butt! Plus the eggs were being stubborn and not peeling very easily. Which after doing some googling,  I learned that was because the egg white was sticking to the shell. 


I was becoming quite frustrated and thankfully Tyler decided to help.  It took us 45 minutes to peel 15 eggs and as each minute passed I thought, "now I know why they are called Deviled Eggs, they are devilish to make"!

As you see below they ended up turning out ok. They were tasty enough, but if you look close you can see a lot of imperfections. All in all, I don't think I will volunteer to make this dish again!

Oh and in case you were wondering  below is the official definition of deviled eggs: "the term deviled, in reference to food, dates back to the 19th century, it came to be used most often with spicy or zesty food, including eggs prepared with mustard, pepper, or other ingredients stuffed in the yolk cavity".

P.S. Not sure how I feel about the term "yolk cavity", it's a bit graphic when describing food!!

Presidio 10K

Last year I completed my first "race", the Susan G. Komen 5K Run in San Francisco. Tyler and I were pretty good about our training, but it's pretty easy to fudge your way through 3.2 miles. We were somewhat inspired and thought we would try out a 10K run! We signed up in February thinking that 2 1/2 months would be plenty of time to get ready for the10K, but life kept getting in the way. We would have a really good week and run 3 times and then nothing the next week. I also realized while "training" that I HATE running outside! And I know hate is a strong word, but really I HATE it! I can run inside on a treadmill without a problem, but for some reason you stick me out in mother nature for a run and I just can't wait for the run to be over!

As the race was approaching Tyler and I couldn't decide what to do, but we knew we wouldn't be able to fudge our way through 6.4 miles. Bryn and Lisa also signed up for the race and after realizing that none of us were quite as ready as we hoped, we decided to do our own thing and made it Ladies Day! Bryn was going to run/walk, while Lisa and I decided to power walk. Bryn, the trooper that she is ran the whole thing!

While Lisa and I managed to complete the race in about 90 minutes, not too shabby! Plus, there were still 100 people behind us! All in all it was a pretty productive morning, woke up early, walked 6.4 scenic miles, caught up with Lisa, and enjoyed a breakfast burrito with Bryn afterwards :)

Getting ready for the race!

Just a typical Sunday walking the Golden Gate Bridge and wait, is that Bryn?!?

Yup that's her!!!

Lisa let me take a quick photo break to capture these shots, but it was back to business once I put my camera away!

Bocce Ball

This Friday we did something new and different, we played Bocce Ball! A few months ago a new restaurant opened in Livermore that incorporates Bocce Ball during your dining experience, it called Campo de Bocce. We were celebrating Lisa's bday and had a great time drinking, eating, playing bocce ball and enjoying each other's conversation.

Tyler and I had never played bocce ball before, but thankfully each court has their own referee. Our referee looked like he was 12 years old, but was an "old soul" at heart. He was very entertaining while he was explaining the rules, telling us while he wasn't a legit bocce ball player, he did own a few sweat bands!

The entire object of the game is to get your team's ball closet to the little silver ball, the pallina. We played boys vs. girls and I'm pretty sure the girls ended up winning! By the third game we were a bit chilly, hungry and got distracted when our food arrived. All in all it was a great evening filled with good friends, food and fun! I'm pretty excited to take our next Nor Cal visitors there, any takers?!?

Our ref, making the call.......

Scoreboard

Giving Lisa a pep talk!

Bryn and Raf taking measurements to see who is closer!