The Deviled Egg Quest
This morning I made deviled eggs before I went to work. I
put them in the fridge and upon getting home tonight I tried one.
It was A W E S O M E. I stood in my kitchen reveling over
the leaps and bounds I had come when I first attempted the art of deviled eggs.
Back in those days I didn’t even know which end of the egg was up. I had no
idea what condiments to add, the spices, the quantity and let’s not even
discuss how many times I messed up just cooking the eggs.
But tonight I was the victor, I prevailed! After I get done
writing this post I’m going to edit my resume and under the skills section I’m
going to add, (yes you guessed it), Deviled Egg Master!
I finally got it right! The eggs were cooked perfectly, not
overcooked, not undercooked. My condiment quantities were an ideal composition
of mayonnaise and Dijon
mustard. It was egg-traordinary!
But this story really isn’t about the eggs. There is a much
bigger lesson to be learned. I knew I had the hidden talent in me to be a
Deviled Egg Master and it certainly wasn’t going to be perfected in the first
dozen or so tries. So I stuck with it, I tried different techniques. I changed
things up, I researched, I chatted with other people about their deviled egg
recipe. I never gave up on that deviled egg dream and in the end it never gave
up on me either.
I read a quote the other day that said, “Success is about
falling down 7 times and getting up 8 times.” It was from anonymous. I think
anonymous was secretly referring to the art of deviled eggs and may have
overcooked one or two in their day.
Don’t ever give up on your dream. No matter how trivial it
may be it is worth achieving in the end. I’ve made a lot of bad deviled eggs
over the past year and a half, but tonight I made the best egg ever.
Sincerely,
The Deviled Egg Master
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