Friday, April 5, 2013

Carrots

These were a big hit in my kids' Easter baskets this year!  Who can refuse Cheetos?
 
I always love chocolate covered strawberries!
 
Chicken salad wrapped in "orange" crescent rolls, yum!
 
So cute for the dinner table.

Tails

Bunny tails are yummy!  Especially when they're made from:
Doughnut holes:
 
Pancakes:
 
Orange rolls:
 
Nilla Wafers:

Heads

These bunny heads are almost too cute to eat, almost!
Dipped oreos from
 
Oreo truffles from

April = Bunnies!

So I know Easter was in March this year, but in the 38 Easters I've been alive it has only been in March 9 times.  The other 29 times it was in April.  I wish it always could be in April.  Let's make it official the 3rd Sunday of every April from now on, ha ha!
These framed bunnies are so colorful and cheery!  Love their little pom pom tails too!

Want these for my monthly mantel trio!
 
Monthly Subway Art.
 
I love banners, and these eggs made out of paint chips are the cutest!
 
(*Other April themes could be April Fool's Day or Earth Day.)
 

Friday, March 22, 2013

Eating Green

This post is not about healthy, environmentally-friendly eating (I try to do that on all the non-celebratory days).  This is about enjoying yummy food that happens to be green!
Green-velvet & cheesecake!
(You could even wrap coins in foil and bake inside the cake layer to really make it a "green" cake, ha ha!)
 
Mint and chocolate is my usual go-to St. Patty's treat.  These thin-mint truffles look like a delicious take on the popular flavor combo!
 
Key-lime cupcakes.
 
This pistachio dessert looks so decadent!
 
This yummy punch is a concoction of white (green) grape juice, pineapple juice, lemonade, lime popsicles, and green apple "shamrock" slices!
 
 
 
 

Rainbow Cake

I am SO going to make a rainbow cake someday!
 
Love these cupcakes with rainbow frosting.
 
And this rainbow of cupcakes too!
 
Rainbows out of M&M's are also yummy.
 
Lucky Charms aren't bad either!  Some other rainbow cereals to experiment with:  Froot Loops, Fruity Pebbles, Trix...
 
 
 
 

Rainbow Refreshments

Serve up some rainbow slush:
 
or Sprite served with a rainbow of Kool-aid ice cubes:
 
Make a rainbow out of fruit kabobs:
 
or make a rainbow out of bell peppers (I've even seen purple ones at the grocery store!):
 
Okay, this one isn't a rainbow, but shamrock eggs are just as cute!