Happy Easter to everyone who celebrates the occasion.

I was on my own and threw together a pork roast with fiddleheads, hash brown patties and  onion rings for supper. Cream puffs filled with whipping cream for dessert and a glass of Pinot Grigio to wash it down. The latter was a Christmas gift from my nephew.


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No, you're not having a flashback to four months ago.

I just realized that I never posted the meal for this past Easter.

Which was a shame because I made a delicious Tuscan bread and vegetable soup called "ribollita" for starters ...


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Happy Easter!!


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Sorry for the delay in posting ... no real reason.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter weekend with friends and family. Four days off seems like a lot but, amazingly, it's Monday already and they flew by. It was a mild weekend so I went outside and bbq'd a tray of lamb shoulder chops, a package of asparagus and a package of jumbo hot dogs for ( Read more... )

There are several kinds of Easter bread or preparations called variously, pasca or pascha or paska. One is even a molded type of cheese. But this version, made with the same sweet yeast dough as cozonac, has a sweetened cheesecake filling. The cheese used is a dry curd cheese, though ricotta, drained cottage cheese or even cream cheese has been ( Read more... )

After a modest meatless Good Friday meal, Easter is a celebratory occasion and this meal reflects that.


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I like the IDEA of hot cross buns better than the ones I've had, even those bought from a bakery. So this year, I decided to try to make my own. I threw in a half cup of sourdough starter because I had it handy ( Read more... )

I first posted this recipe for sugar cookies more than 3 years ago, but I've learned things in the interim, so I thought I'd repost it. Plus, the pictures are so cute.

Embossed Easter Cookie Cutters


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