The last freaking day of school before Easter.  Guess who realized today that it was the last day before Easter break tomorrow?  You’ve obviously had your coffee if you can follow that.

Oooh. Coffee.

Where was I?

Pinterest to the rescue!  I was going to – just this second – paste some of those beautiful photos here for you to see, but then I decided I’m not that self deprecating.  We wouldn’t want you to be tempted to think I’m not as creative and fabulous as I do.

So at an unnamed place on the internet that starts with P, I found this recipe for these gorgeous little marshmellow Easter egg nests with cadbury chocolate eggs inside.

Here is how the original Easter Egg Nests recipe went:

- you whip up some home-made marshmallows (by this time I’m totally sucked into my most sarcastic and cynical pleasant self)

- then you pipe them with tip #%*(&* into nice swirls on parchment paper 

- simply roast up some coconut till nice and toasty, sprinkle approximately 21 strings around your swirl

- lightly indent the center of your swirl with chocolate eggs

Cathy Version

• Buy pink cupcake paper cups
• Buy large marshmallows (when those run out use a bazillion little ones)
• Bake them at whatever oven for approximately a few minutes until big and puffy
• Shake a bag of coconut with green food dye in it so that it looks fun and the children want to do it for you. Until blended.
• Sprinkle green ‘grass’ around edges of each puffy marshmallow
• Smush down in center with three Cadbury chocolate eggs.

70Easter Egg Nests in 30 minutes or so

Version 1 - large marshmellow centers

Version 2- mini marshmellows with randomly placed eggs - also very cute!

And thus allow me all the time I need to play with the icing and make it adorable.   Frosting/ icing is almost always gluten free whether store bought or made at home.

Emma turns 8 (on right)

Gluten Free Chocolate Yellow Daisy Cake

Yesterday Emma turned 8 years old.

She has always been my sunshine.

Ever since she was born, she’s the one that wants to smile.

She wants to laugh.

She sees the cup as half full.

She’s sensitive and kind.

She has a beautiful soul that emanates kindness and compassion.

She’s perceptive beyond her years.

And possesses stubborn streak that few get the privilege of meeting.

And on March 29, she turned eight!!

Gluten Free Chocolate Cake in Yellow Daisy Style

• Gluten free Betty Crocker Devils Food Cake Mix
• Whipped White Betty Crocker Frosting
• Buff Icing tips
• Buff’s Colour Spray
• mini marshmellows

Easter Bunny Cake

Next on my list of things to try:

An Easter bunny cake by Life Made Delicious!  There are FOUR different bunny cakes you can try – all with cake mixes – all easy peasy!  Don’t forget to visit LifeMadeDelicious to support this site, and to get tons of cute, easy recipes!

More Easter Inspiration:

If you’re not on Pinterest yet – you should be!! Its heaven! Here’s a pic of my easter board for your drooling pleasure:

Follow me on Pinterest here.

Credit: rgordon

My husband came in this afternoon, announcing that he has a present for me!  Yay.  I adore presents.  I hint at them.  I leave suggestions for random gifts of love around the house.  I flat out ask for them.  A girl has to feel special.  I really dont care if its a tissue paper flower, or a single chocolate.  Its truly the thought that counts.  So my husband gets into the backseat of the car to pull out my present.

Yippee.  Presents! 

He comes in with 2 grocery bags full of stuff.  Cool.

Present?

Apparently its Pancake Tuesday.  This is the first time I’ve ever heard of such a thing.  But since I wasn’t planning on cooking supper tonight anyway, I’ll take it.

Pancake Tuesday, you ask?  Me too.  Apparently today is the day before Lent.  Lent is the event in Catholic/Anglican/liturgical religions that is the 40 days before the death of Jesus.  (Easter) And, apparently, preceding Lent, is Pancake Tuesday.

Yippee.  Pancakes.

Present?

“That is your present. I bought pancakes.”

Between you and me, I love the man.  I adore him.  I adore how he puts up with me.  I adore his neurosis and unshakable calm.   But pancakes?  

I suppose since it will take all of 30 seconds to make dinner, and we get strawberries & whipped cream on them, that counts.

Enjoy your pancake Tuesday, everyone!

PS – FYI my pancake recipe absolutely rocks but in the interest of full disclosure, we’re using Bob’s Red Mill Pancake Mix tonight.  I told you – 30 seconds.

You’ll need about 2 Tbsp pink sugar (or just put dye & sugar in a bag and squish)

and a cup or so of cheerios – honestly, I didn’t measure!

Heat on High until sugar starts to melt.

It will burn quickly.

So stir like the wind, darling.

Remove from heat.

Put in bags. 

Cool.

Put in bags.

Imagine these are NOT looking yellow, k?

Final result, minus the melted baggies.