Posts tagged "easter"
25 Easy Easter Party Recipes

25 Easy Easter Party Recipes

The Easter season is around the corner and I am already thinking about what we should take to all the parties we are going to.   I decided to put together some of my favorite recipes and ended up with a list of 25 Easy Easter Party Recipes.  I have ideas for everything from appetizers to...
Carscarones:  Mexican Confetti Eggs

Carscarones: Mexican Confetti Eggs

Have you ever heard of Carscarones?  They are Mexican Confetti Eggs that are made by hollowing out egg shells and filling the insides with confetti.  Then the Carscarones are cracked over someone’s head, which is supposed to bring good luck.  In Mexico the confetti eggs are used in many celebrations such as Carnival, Easter, Day...
Easter Bunny Fruit Salad

Easter Bunny Fruit Salad

I love getting my kids involved in the kitchen, especially when it comes time for a party, then it’s even more helpful to have an extra set of hands on deck to help prepare foods.  I also encourage my kids to be creative at all times, even in the kitchen.  Ella and I found a...

In My Kitchen…

In my kitchen on Easter eve there are beautiful flowers & egg-shaped cheesecakes from Whole Foods, there was salmon, asparagus & fresh pineapple on the dinner table, with a surprise visit from papa, and there was much cooking going on in preparation for Easter Sunday!

Throwback Thursday ~ Easters Past

Polka Dot Easter Egg Craft

Polka Dot Easter Egg Craft

Are you looking for a quick & easy Easter Egg craft to do with the kids?  Look no further, this craft is simple to put together and simple for the children to do!  I don’t drink wine, but I’m always picking up corks at parties and saving them at home when we happen to have...

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter from our family to yours!  I hope you’ve had a marvelous day!  We spent the day with loved ones, sloshing through the mud looking for eggs, eating way too many sweets, giggling, chatting, playing in the rain, making music, and feeling blessed.

Easter Eve: Getting Ready for Holidays

Today is “Easter Eve”.  I’m spending the day doing what I do the day before almost any major holiday…cleaning, preparing, organizing, list-writing, cooking, etc.  Just readying our family for the chaos that can come with holidays.  I feel like everyone is much happier going from place to place and missing naps if we are ready...

Hoppy Easter!

We reduced reused and recycled this Easter….we used last year’s eggs, bought the boys’ outfits at a consignment shop and Eleanor is wearing a vintage Polly Flinders dress circa 1980something. Check me out wearing the same dress oh so long ago, and FYI – we had to have the hem taken out for Ella to wear...