Italian Easter Bread

I love easter time, Spring is in the air, it’s no longer quite as cold, and of course the Easter Bunny brings lots of treats!  While the Easter bunny doesn’t bring Easter Bread, it’s another sweet treat that’s perfect to enjoy with the family.  Easter bread is common in Italian communities and has a lot …

Easter Cut-outs with Royal Icing

One of my goals for 2021 was to work on my Royal Icing skills and learn new techniques. First step in getting any royal icing cookie is to get get a solid foundation cookie. This cookie recipe is PERFECT. They are stable, not crumbling and retain their shape with crisp edges in the oven. I …

Roasted Red Pepper Deviled Eggs

Deviled eggs are a great appetizer for any party, but when you have guests that aren’t a big fan of mayo or mustard you have to brainstorm for some alternatives.  Swapping the mayo for greek yogurt and changing the flavor profile to give it more of a mediteranead flare solves this issue.  In this recipe …

Easter ‘Trash’ Brownie Bites

Easter’s just passed and I don’t know about you, but I’ve got an awful lot of leftover candy that I’m not sure what to do with.  Especially the marshmallow peeps. I like marshmallows and smores and peeps are fun to look at, but I don’t have a burning desire to eat them out of the …

Easy Easter Oatmeal Cookies

I love the chewy satisfying flavor of oatmeal cookies, and wanted to make something festive for spring and Easter.  While shopping at my local target I came across a delicious looking spring trail mix with nuts, dried fruit, chocolate & butterscotch chips and adorable pastel candy coated chocolate pieces.  I was inspired and knew it …

Ukrainian Easter Bread (Paska)

Easter was so nice we decided to celebrate it twice! This year Ukrainian Easter falls on the sunday after Easter. Which lends itself to discounted Easter chocolate and jelly beans. Score !! It also means we have another week to take our time in making Paska. Also known as Easter Bread.  A lot of cultures …

Lemon Coconut Daisies & Cookie Cups

I’m a big fan of lemon flavored anything and I also love coconut. So why not combine the two for the perfect spring dessert!  That’s where these cookies originated from. I wanted something that felt like spring. To make these cookies look like spring I chose to use a daisy shaped cookie cutter and place …

Easter Bunny’s “Carrot” Garden

Jesus turned water into wine and I’m turning Strawberries into Carrots. Well, sort of. For Easter I wanted to make something simple, easy, and fun. This is one of those posts where its not the recipe that is complicated but rather how you present it. Sure anybody can make pudding. But its how you transform …