Easter Dinner Menu

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asparagus, dinner salad, Easter, family, food, foodie, ham, meal

Since we go to my in-laws for Easter dinner, my parents came up to celebrate Easter early with us this year. Hubster and I have a week off from school, Pumpkin however only has two days (and baseball practice everyday but Sunday!!!). The only day that worked for our Easter was Friday night! Wanting to spend more time with my family, we kept the meal simple.

Easter Dinner 2012

Our Easter Dinner Menu:
Spring Salad with Bleu Cheese Vinaigrette
Glazed Turkey Ham
Asparagus with Hollandaise Sauce
Hasselback Sweet Potatoes
Cauliflower Casserole
Angel Food Cake w/ Lemon Whipped Cream, Raspberry Whipped Cream and Topped w/ Fresh Strawberries

Passover Seder or Easter, what was on your menu? 

Valentine’s Day Crêpes

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breakfast, brunch, food, foodie, pancake, Valentine's Day

After seeing this gorgeous lace heart pancake floating around on Pinterest, Pumpkin and I decided to try it this weekend. I used my sweet crêpe batter recipe and poured it into a bottle.

Valentine's Day Crêpes

Making pretty lace wasn’t quite our forte, but we loved the overall concept.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

What was something special you did this weekend?

Groundhog Day 2012

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daffodils, February, groundhog, groundhog day, prediction, prognostication, Spring, tradition, weather, winter

Groundhog Day… (readers outside of North America, read here) I love the possibility of early Spring. Being a Pennsylvania resident, it’s a big deal, after all it’s our groundhog that is the infamous one.

However, I never understood the logical behind the prognostication. Seeing your shadow should signal that it’s sunny and thus have an early Spring, not 6 more weeks of winter. Andhow trustworthy is his prediction anyway? Two weeks ago he was gallivanting at the PA farm show, not hibernating. hmm…

Do You See What I See?

Regardless of his prediction, this week I spotted my daffodil popping up through the soil. Usually this time of year it’s my crocuses.

Hey Punxsutawney Phil, BRING IT ON!

Cranberry Infused Vodka

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cranberry, drink, Entertaining, gift giving, gift ideas, Holiday, infused vodka, personalized gifts, postaday2011, recipe, vodka

I tried this a few years ago with a citrus infused vodka. I’ve been meaning to try more flavors, I just never got around to it. This is so easy, I can’t wait to make other holiday flavors!

Cranberry Infused Vodka

Ingredients:
750 mL of vodka, 1 lb. cranberries, splash of lemon juice, 1/4 c. sugar

Directions:
Wash and sort cranberries. Add cranberries, lemon juice and sugar in a sauce pan. Simmer over low heat until berries burst. Using back of the spoon, burst any reluctant berries. Place cranberries and vodka in glass jar (I use a larger carafe). Stir, cover and set aside for one week. I give mine a shake once a day. Stain and discard berries. Make sure all particles are removed from vodka. Pour infused vodka back into original bottle.

Add a few drink recipe cards and this makes a fantastic holiday gift.

What’s in your glass tonight?

Spiced Wafer Cookies

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autumn cookies, cookie recipe, fall cookies, Philadelphia tradition, seasonal cookies, spice and molasses cookie, spiced wafer cookies

This one is for you B!

One of the things my sister misses about being across the pond is Sweetzels (spiced wafer cookies, it’s a Philadelphia tradition). They remind me of munching on them at Halloween with hot apple cider or a with a tall glass of milk on Thanksgiving Eve. I decided to alter a recipe I found and was quite impressed.

Ingredients: 2 c. flour, 1/2 tsp. baking soda, 2 Tbs. butter, 1/2 c. molasses, 1/4 c. dark brown sugar, 2 Tbs. vegetable oil, 1 tsp. ground cinnamon, 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg, 1/2 tsp. ground cloves, 1/2 tsp allspice

Directions: In a saucepan over low heat, melt together butter, sugar, molasses and oil. Stirring until sugar is dissolved. Let cool five minutes, the mix in spices and baking soda. Slowly mix in flour. Refrigerate over night, this allows the flavors to marry. Bring to room temperature before rolling. Roll out dough as thin as possible on a floured surface. Use a cookie cutter to cut cookies and place on a greased baking sheet. Bake at 350F for 10 minutes. Cookies should be crisp. Allow to cool on wire rack before enjoying.

This is my favorite cookie to eat with a glass of milk. Enjoy!

Flag Day Fruit Pizza

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blueberry, cookie, cream cheese frosting, dessert, food, foodie, fruit, fruit pizza, postaday2011, raspberry, recipe, red raspberry, strawberry, sugar cookie, vegetarian

Happy Flag Day Everyone!

Flag Day Fruit Pizza

Get fruit pizza recipe here.

Happy Easter

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apple tree, blooms, blossoms, Easter, family, flower, postaday2011

Hubster & I always spend Easter with his family. However, with recent events, we’ve spent a lot of time there. So we went the opposite way and decided to surprise my parents with a visit. Spring is one of my favorite times of year and one of the things I miss from my childhood home is the apple tress in bloom…

Alluring Apple Blossom Branches

Happy Easter everyone!