Yup, it definitely feels like Spring has sprung! We had apéritifs and TWO meals outdoors over Easter. Here’s a few glimpses of our long weekend…
Mini eggs were eaten…
Champagne was consumed…
And wine…
We ate by candlelight…
Ate some cheese…
And ate dessert for breakfast…
Along with freshly baked cinnamon buns…
We made pasta with our Kitchen Aid pasta attachment for the first time…
I made Massimo Bruno’s egg balls from our epic meal at the supper club the other week…
We had a massive ham… (yay for leftovers)
And I remade the inside-out carrot cake cookies for Easter lunch dessert featuring California walnuts…
Sigh. If only every weekend could be so perfect (and long!).
Looks like you had a wonderful and delicious Easter weekend! Ham leftovers are the best!
Mmmm – LOVE ham leftovers and we froze some so we will have them later on when Easter is just a memory!
All yummy. Looks a bit like my weekend he he. Time for a diet too or a purge for the week lol?
No, no purge – I feel as long as I don’t eat like that everyday, it’s all good!
I thought my long weekend was fun filled but you really “take the cake”! GREG
Thanks Greg – it all panned out nicely!
Wonderful and delicious celebration! Dessert for breakfast sounds good 🙂
Dessert at any time of the day is great!
What a lovely day! It sounds like you had a fantastic Easter. I love the line “and ate dessert for breakfast.” That dessert looks awesome!
A lovely few days actually!
Oh my, what a perfectly lovely meal. And I agree, desserts are appropriate any time of day.
MealS, plural – I wouldn’t want people to think we ate that all in one day!
wow what a perfect weekend :}
Perfect weather and perfect food!
Pictures worth a thousand words! Yum!
Cheers Elle for dropping by!
Pretty pictures are good enough for me!
Thanks Penny!
Well done – that’s what I call a yummy weekend.
It was, indeed!
Long weekends are definitely a thing of beauty. It appears that you guys did not do without in the good food and libation departments. The egg balls and cinnamon rolls are items I could definitely see myself eating way too much of. That milk braise in soup sounds like a killer idea as well. Thanks for the tip.
It was SO relaxed eating at a slow pace – wish every day could be like that!
Glad the Easter bunny left some eggs for you. 😉
Of course he did!
Oh Mardi how delightful, what a superb way to spend Easter, and more so with just a hint of Australia thrown in, in the shape of a bottle!!
Aah, I wish crocuses were a sign of Spring here, unfortunately they raise their little heads as a sign of rain.
Yes well the rain poured down after the beautiful weather on the weekend so we really lucked out!
Now I’m really sorry I didn’t make it; everything looks delicious and wondering…will there be a recipe for Egg Balls? They look so good!
Yes, there will be a recipe for egg balls next week!
I don’t know what else to say besides YUM mardi! homemade pasta? dessert? cheese? wine? etc, you had a fab weekend! I need to get that pasta attachment!
Yes I think we will be getting a lot of use out of the pasta attachment in the next few months!
What a restful… yet productive weekend. How did you fit so much into it and make it appear so leisurely? Were the egg balls tasty? What did they taste like? They look interesting – and like something I have no frame of reference for. I would like to know more about these.
Your photos are beautiful.
🙂
Valerie
It was THREE day weekend so that’s why it appears leisurely – because it was! The egg balls will appear on the blog next wek!
Hi Mardi – What a wonderful and fabulous spread to share with family and friends. The food looks delectable and the company must be delightful. Doesn’t get better than this does it?
I am so glad to visit and say hello. I’ve seen you around and wanted to pop in and say hello. Would love if you’d do the same.
Ciao, Devaki @ weavethousandflavors.com
Thanks for dropping by – I will drop by your site soon!
Next weekend: home-made linguine.
Repeat after me: “I will be patient and let Neil’s dough rest appropriately.”
Yes Neil…
Oh god Mardi I wish I hadn’t actually seen that ham. It would be perfect for distracting an ABBA tortured soul. Dang.
The ham WAS delicious!
I love how you are telling a story with your picture. Life is short – eat dessert first! Like a Swedish Cupcake 😀
I so agree with you Linn!
Lovely! Those cinnamon rolls look amazing. I was just thinking about making some this weekend, and after looking at your picture, I now have no choice!
And I see from your tweet this morning that you are! YUM!
So glad that you have the good sense to occasionally eat dessert for breakfast! 🙂
But of course!
What a delicious weekend, both visually and gastronomically! YUM!
Must remember to include champagne next year…..
Thanks for the beautiful post,
Leslie
Thanks for dropping by Leslie!
Gorgeous panna cotta. I {heart} fresh raspberries, so this is the perfect presentation to me.
Yes and it was lemon panna cotta too – a fab combination with the fresh raspberries.
cinnamon bun recipe, please! 🙂
Unfortunately that was not me who made them…