Easter Dinner: Celebrating Easter

Easter Eggs
Bread and Wine
Lamb

Lamb skewers

Minced lamb meat about 1/2 kg
2 eggs
1 clove garlic
Juice from 1 onion
Thyme 1/2 tea spoon
Paprica 1 tea spoon
Salt and Pepper and a little olive oil

Steps:
Mix the minced lamb meat with all other ingredients. Make some cubes and insert them into the skewer. Cook in the oven turning them a couple of times.
Serve in a plate garnished with tomatoes, lemon and some greens.
Happy Easter

Easter Recipes: Healthy Easter Recipe Ideas

Italy during Easter

Easter in Italy will not be without the lovely Yummy cake in form of a dove, a Easter dove sign of peace.


Easter dove cake the colomba

Just like the Italian panettone it is possible to make this Easter cake also but will take days before you can put it into the oven.



You will have to do it in different steps

Begin: Easter cake
4 table spoons water, 1/4 teaspoonful of sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoons dry yeast (same one I use in Bangkok to make pizza) and 8 tablespoons flour (I'll use any flour available - all purpose)

Next step 2 - Easter cake
2/3 cup flour, 4 large egg yolks from the condo shop downstairs (get them from 7 Eleven or wherever), another 3 table spoons of water and 2 teaspoons of sugar


Next step to our Easter cake is step 3
around 160g unsalted butter leave it out of the fridge to soften in my case Bangkok (where by the way we are seeing very big protests aiming at parliament dissolution and going back to vote by the red shirts is underway tomorrow) just a few minutes and my butter is as soft, another 5 tablespoons sugar and 2 large yolks, 2 tablespoons warm whole milk and another 2 1/4 flour

Next is step 4 on the Easter cake preparations.
1/2 cup water, 1 1/2 teaspoons yeast,2 cups flour and another around 50g of butter,
6 tablespoons sugar,4 large egg yolks,3 tablespoons milk,2 teaspoons vanilla extract(if you have),1 1/2 teaspoons salt,1 1/2 cups chopped candied orange peel in bangkok get them from carrefour in the fruit section

Moving on with Easter cake to Step 5
1/2 cup flour, 2 dove-shaped paper baking molds or whatever baking pans you have really whether its a dove or heart or circle its all the same.

Easter cake step 6 baking
1 cup sugar,1/2 cup whole almonds,3 large egg whites,1 1/3 cups sliced almonds and powdered sugar.

step 1: Easter cake
Mix water and sugar in bowl then Stir in yeast and leave it to stand until yeast dissolves, about 10 minutes. Then mix in flour till dough is firm. Cover this with plastic wrap and leave it to rise about 45 minutes.


step 2: Easter cake
Add all ingredients in step 2 to starter. Beat until blended about 5 minutes the dough will be soft and thick. Cover bowl with plastic. Let dough rise at room temperature for about 1 hour.


step 3: Easter cake
Add first 5 ingredients in step 3 to dough and beat until blended. Add flour. Beat at low speed until smooth about 5 minutes. Cover bowl with plastic; let dough rise at room temperature until lighter in texture for about 3 1/2 hours. The dough will double in volume.


For step 4: Easter cake
Mix water and yeast in small cup. Let stand until yeast dissolves, about 10 minutes; add to dough. Add 1 1/3 cups flour, half of butter, sugar, and 2 yolks; beat until dough is smooth, about 3 minutes. Add remaining 2 yolks, milk, vanilla extract, and salt. Beat at low speed until blended, about 3 minutes. Add the remaining 2/3 cup flour, remaining butter, and orange peel. Beat dough until well blended, about 5 minutes.Put the dough into buttered bowl. Cover with plastic. Let dough rise about 8 to 10 hours.


step 5: Easter cake
Sprinkle 1/2 cup flour onto work surface. Put the dough on floured work surface. work the dough in flour then brush away excess flour and divide dough into 3 equal pieces. Depending on the oven plate that you have shape it accordingly in the pans. Cover pans with plastic. Let stand at room temperature until dough rises to top of each pan for about 3 1/4 hours.


step 6: Baking Easter cake
Preheat to 375 F. Grind sugar and whole almonds in processor. Add the egg whites for 10 seconds. Remove the plastic off dough in pans. Put half of almonds and sprinkle each with sliced almonds then sift powdered sugar over and into the oven


Bake about 45 minutes. Happy Easter everyone!

Easter Eggs or Easter Egg have you seen them?

Easter Egg hunt ideas

Easter is a time of prayer and time of fun. Easter egg is the best part of the day for kids.
Ideas for Easter egg

- Easter Egg decoration. Here you will find Easter Egg Decorating Crafts for your Kids and other Holiday Recipes


- Make Easter egg cards
- Easter Cut Outs



-Easter book to read out to kids


-Decorate Easter eggs: The eggs are first boiled then you can fill cups with boing water and add vinegar add different food coloring, place the eggs in mugs after some few minutes you get the eggs coloured then remove them place on paper towel to dry.I think we can also decorate them with beads by adding glue and adding cheap glass beads to them makes them look very nice. Children will enjoy.

- Remember this could be a great time to raise money for charity too. By doing Easter egg competitions and other.

Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday meaning

Easter Sunday commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, Easter Sunday is a very important important Christian celebration.

Easter Dates

Easter date for Easter Sunday changes every year but Easter dates fall between late March & May.
Christians believe that Jesus rose from the dead 2 days after he died thus making Easter a very important date for Christians in the world.

Around the world people celebrate Easter in different ways and makes it very church time for many Christians.

From lighting special Easter candles to special songs and the best part in todays Easter chocolate bunnies and Easter eggs.

Easter Ideas: Easter Chocolate ideas

Chocolate gifts for special person

An idea this Easter for that someone special.
Easter theme: Leave an Impression


Assortment of gourmet chocolate gifts
The Belgian chocolates
Or Truffles
Chocolate cheesecakes
Chocolate covered nuts and fruits
Luxury chocolate gift baskets
Chocolate chip cookies
Chocolate covered cherries
Chocolate Easter leaving an impression

Easter Bunny: Easter Bunny Baking Pan

Easter special baking session with this Wilton's step-by-step bunny pan. Just like a rabbit's head with big, perky ears and plump cheeks, the aluminum pan comes with complete instructions to transform one box of two-layer cake mix into a charming fellow with big, expressive eyes, long front teeth, and plenty of whiskers. More adventurous bakers can go out on their own to design a one-of-a-kind bunny from any combination of frosting, food coloring, sprinkles, and of course, jellybeans. Aluminum is an ideal material for baking because it heats evenly and keeps insides moist while surfaces gently brown. Lightweight yet durable, it also retains its shape for many years of service and cleans easily when washed by hand. The pan measures 9-3/4 by 14 by 2 inches and comes with a delicious recipe to fire up imaginations

Easter Recipes: Healthy Easter Recipe Ideas

Easter Breakfast

Did you ever hear friends talking on how to save money when you go for weekly shopping by having lunch at home before you go out so you are not tempted to spend those extra dollars for lunch out?

The same rule here if you let your children eat breakfast before starting the hunt for Easter eggs filled with candy most likely they will consume less candy that is if you did not switch those candies with fruit like we said earlier.
Easter Breakfast Ideas
A variety of children nutrient-rich breakfast foods like eggs + whole grain cereal+ fresh fruit and low-fat yogurt will do the trick here.


The above fits perfectly the Easter theme. Important is kids have lot's of fun things and foods to choose from and they will really get on with the healthy food you have on the table without thinking about candies and extra sweet chocolates.

Yogurt can be mixed with honey and and fresh fruit in small pieces.
Involve the kids in preparations so they help you choose their favourite fruits and and other healthy options you are considering.

Easter Recipes: Healthy Easter Recipe Ideas

Easter: Traditional Sitting Chocolate Easter Bunny

Easter Bunnies and chocolate eggs getting very very popular among little children, and sure Easter egg hunting is great fun and Easter egg surprises add even more smiles to childre.

Healthy Easter Basket

There are some few things we can do to ensure a healthy Easter basket, try adding some fruits instead of the Easter candy.
Come up with ideas for adding healthful foods that are going to be fun for kids like dried fruits, low fat yogurt and chocolate milk into the much awaited traditional Easter basket treats.


Remove those candies and add some healthy foods.
Instead of having candy in the above basket add toys that will help the family exercise a jump rope or a ball.

Keep on reading their is soo much coming up for Easter