Spring Holidays

Last night I went to a lovely and delicious

Passover seder, it was festive and touching and 

I learned a lot. The traditions and stories were

enlightening and inspiring. 

Now its time to turn to Easter and what we 

will do next weekend for that holiday.

My family is hosting a brunch that will

include a waffle bar, asparagus, assorted baked

goods, quiche, and of course mimosas.

Here are some recipes that would be great

for various Easter meals. 

Asparagus Tart

Find the recipe from Martha Stewart here.

Rack of Lamb with Mint and Capers

This recipe is also from Martha Stewart.

Lemon-Raspberry French Toast Strata

Find the recipe here from Epicurious.

Champagne Punch

Drink recipe from Epicurious.

Almond-Crusted Salmon with 

Leek and Lemon Cream

Recipe here from Epicurious.

Italian Easter Bread

Find this festive recipe here on Epicurious.

Citrus-Blossom Gin Fizz

Recipe from Epicurious.

Bacon Wrapped Eggs with Polenta

Find this delicious recipe here.

Happy Easter!

Happy Birthday... to me!

I recently made this Cocoa Layer Cake

from Epicurious, and it was delicious!

My family and I have been searching for a

good chocolate cake recipe and this one is moist 

and decadent. 

You can find the recipe here: Cocoa Layer Cake

Happy Hanukkah!

Hanukkah started last night, and here is a menu to celebrate!

Traditional Hanukkah menu can be found here! 

Baby Shower Flashback

It is almost Jack and Lola's 2nd birthday (my niece and nephew) and for 

that reason I want to flashback to my sister's baby shower. It was a 

beautiful day and a beautiful set up. The theme 

colors were turquoise and orange and my other sister Aimee, 

of Aimee Grace Catering did an amazing job with the food.

We set up round tables on my mom's lawn and used turquoise 

runners to add some color. The flowers were from the local

farmer's market and featured orange dahlias to go with the theme.

We set up a present area with the crib and wrapped our presents in 

the theme colors. There were also lots of doubles since she was 

expecting twins! 

A goat cheese "lollipop". Goat cheese rolled in

pistachios and truffle oil. These were delicious!

One of three flavors of cupcakes. I ordered the baking cups in both

theme colors as well. 

The lovely fruit platter!

Harvest Party

My cousin Savannah hosted a delightful Harvest party for 

our two families last weekend. She held it at her 

parent's house, in their barn. They took 

part of the barn and remodeled it into a bar 

and entertaining area. It is such a cool space, and 

the perfect place for an autumn party.

This roast chicken was absolutely delicious. The recipe is from 

Ina Garten's cookbook Barefoot in Paris or can be found here.