A Week Full of Easter Celebrations Part 2

Our festivities continued on Saturday with the Easter eggs.  I wasn't sure about the girls wanting to die eggs since they are teens, so I mentioned that when they got home in the evening, I would have eggs ready for them if they would like to die them.  They just kind of looked at each other, like "Us?  Die eggs?"  

"Whatever,"  I thought, "Let's just wait and see."

So they walk in that night and there was nothing ready for them, and the first thing they said was, "Hey!  I thought we were going to die Easter Eggs?"

Reverse psychology works every time!  Of course it was really ready, it was just in the fridge.

And just like I thought, they had fun.  They made polka-dots and stripes and put stickers on some. This one is funny- it says "CTR".  That is a phrase we use for the little children at church that means Choose The Right.  

This morning, the Easter Bunny still visited.  Instead of all the hoopla like when they were little, we just hid these cute guys.

And I couldn't resist this for some teen humor.

And of course I knew the golden egg would get their attention.  Some traditions die hard (like waking up to find candy from a bunny) and we still had a lot of fun, no matter their ages.

For Easter dinner we got together with some friends, and each of my family was in each in charge of a different item (recipes down at the bottom):

Hubby- Veggie Tray and Dip

Oldest Daughter- Homemade Rolls

Youngest Daughter- Deviled Eggs

Me- Buttermilk Custard Pie and Homemade Whipped Cream

We had a lot of fun working together in the kitchen.

They were being so silly after church and wouldn't cooperate for an Easter picture, so they were left to take their own photos.  Here is what they come up with.  That camera isn't quite as easy to use at it looks (most of them came out blurry).  

Happy Easter!!!!

Buttermilk Pie

Original recipe makes 1 - 9 inch deep dish pie

 1/2 cup margarine, softened
 2 cups white sugar
 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
 1/4 teaspoon salt
 3 eggs
 1 cup buttermilk
 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
 1 (9 inch) deep dish pie crust

Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C.)  In a large bowl, cream margarine and sugar. Beat in flour and salt. Blend in the eggs. Stir in the buttermilk and vanilla. Pour into pie shell.
Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, then reduce temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) and bake 45 minutes, or until filling is set.

Deviled Eggs

6 hard boiled eggs

¼ cup mayonnaise
½ tsp. vinegar
1 tsp. prepared mustard

Cut eggs in half lengthwise; remove yolks without damaging the white halves. Mash yolks with a fork. Stir together mayo, vinegar, and mustard; add salt to taste. Blend this mixture into masked yolks. Stuff egg white with yolk mixture. Garnish with paprika if desired.

Dillie Dip

1 cup cottage cheese

1/2 block fat free cream cheese

1 tsp dill

1 tsp minced onion, dried

Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until nice and smooth.  Chill for an hour or so.

A Week Full of Easter Celebrations Part 1

We've had a full week of Easter celebrating… so full that I haven't even finished with pictures from visiting Las Vegas yet.

Wednesday Night
I made a dinner to celebrate Passover, though that is not the official day for it.

We ate:
--braised beef
--brown rice
--unleavened bread (I made if from a recipe I found On-line)
--broccoli
--oranges and berries

I found a website with an article called "What would Jesus eat?"  That is what gave me most of the food ideas.

Thursday Night
We had Hot Cross Buns.  Pioneer Woman's Recipe.  They turned out mighty fine!

Good Friday
We decided to head down to the Flower Show at Macy's in the evening.  I have to say this is one of the finer flower displays I've seen in a long time.

The theme: "The Painted Garden"

The colors were super vibrant with a very India-type theme running throughout.

Some of my favorites:
Trees painted in pink, orange, and white, with matching flowers surrounding them.

LOVED the umbrellas!

And fun backdrops to take pictures.

 Our girls were taking the pictures and said, "Dad, you're not smiling big enough!" (above)  So this is what he came up with (below).  I am thinking "Hurry this up!  There is a long line of people waiting to sit here staring at us goofs."  You can totally tell that is what I am thinking.

Afterwards, we ate dinner at Panera's downtown.  They have a very cool building downtown.

Tomorrow we will see if the girls want to die Easter Eggs… does one outgrow dieing eggs?  I am betting not.  We will see what they say.  I would like to die at least one red.  Also found that On-line (what did I do at Easter before we had the Internet???).  The red symbolizes the blood of Christ and His Atonement.  An egg, which represents new life-- died red-- is a wonderful reminder of the resurrection at Easter.

Lastly, on Sunday, we will be attending church, which I am looking forward to.  Easter sermons are full of hope and the reminder that Christ is still living, and that through Him, we will all receive the priceless gift of the resurrection and be restored to a perfect body.

After church, we'll meet up with some friends for Easter dinner.  We're bringing dessert, salad, and rolls.  Can't wait for more baking!

Happy Easter!

Vintage Wedding- For Sale!!!

Everything you need to decorate your VINTAGE WEDDING.  This comes with a 6 page instruction document (pictures included) so you can get just the right look with all of the supplies.

NO HUNTING FOR ALL THE THINGS YOU NEED.  BUY THIS AND YOUR WEDDING WILL BE READY TO GO! IT WILL SAVE YOU SO MUCH TIME AND HASTLE!!!

COMES FROM A SMOKE FREE HOME.

Items included:

• Lots of beautiful tablecloths in different vintage fabrics and Doilies: 6 big round, 6 long skinny rectangles, 6 small round, several lace squares, lots of doilies to put on each table cloth to give it a vintage look (they are all washed and ready to use).  This decorated over 20 tables.
• Candleabras- 6
• Candle Holders- 8
• Votive Candle holders- 40-ish
• Candles to fit in votifs- 50
• Vintage accesories and Tea Cups to scatter around the room: put them next to floral centerpieces, on the buffet, guest sign-in table, ect. etc.- maybe 50-75 pieces?
• Cake Stands (about a dozen) for center pieces and dessert bar and/or food bar- these are all vintage and very valuable.  They will make a treasured keepsake to be used afterwards for the bride, and friends and family.
• Silk Flower Centerpieces in white vases and some to be put on cake stands.  There are also lots of free standing silk flowers (pictured below) to put next to things.  And lots of little arrangements like below.
• 3 Chalk boards

PICTURES FROM THE WEDDING AT INTERNATIONAL MARKET SQUARE

Everything pictured in this photo is included except the brown tray.  There are quite a few of these little silk flower arrangements in small vases.

Everything pictured in this photo is included.  There are 4 of these golden frames.  Pearls are included as well.  So is the cake stand that holds the flowers.

All of this is included- table cloth, tea cups, candle holders, silk flowers.

Some Vintage Accessories and more samples of the table set-up

Notice how the candle abras and vintage accessories are used on the dessert buffet.  We scattered silk and fresh flowers throughout, along with framed pictures of the wedding couple.  The cake stands are included as well.

 Dessert Bar- Cake Stands- these 3 cake stands are included

The lace used to drape over things is also included.  It is true vintage from the lace shop that used to be in International Market Square years ago.  Such a lovely touch!

PHOTOS TAKEN IN DAYLIGHT SO YOU CAN SEE BETTER DETAILS OF EACH OBJECT:

 TABLE CLOTHS- I took one picture of each so you can see the pattern

There are also some lace table cloths and lots and lots of doilies to put on each table for a layered vintage look.

 

More silk flower arrangements.  Some can be held or placed in a vase.  Also notice the cake stand.

CAKE STANDS IN DAYLIGHT

 3 Chalk Boards included

Map of International Market Square so you can see all that these supplies decorated.  The circles and rectangles and squares represent tables.

IF INTERESTED, PLEASE E-MAIL ME AT INFO@RITAMARIEWEDDINGS.COM, OR AT JLPLATESANDPLATTERS@GMAIL.COM, OR LEAVE A COMMENT WITH YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS.

THANK YOU AND LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS!