Good Friday!

I have some wonderful memories of Good Friday when I was little. The main one I remember was we always had fish for lunch. I didn't go to church growing up but I remember my Mam telling me the story of Jesus feeding the 5000 with 5 loaves of bread and just 2 fish., (or is that 2 loaves of bread and 5 fish? I can never remember!) I wish I could prepare a lovely meal with fish for my family each year on this day, but hubby doesn't like any kind of seafood so I never bother. I did buy some fish stix today for Kiki ;-)

We're just hanging out today. Jason is working at home in his office and Kristen and I have been busy having fun in the kitchen. . . . . first up, dying Easter eggs.

Kristen always loves doing this. She had fun writing on the eggs with the wax crayon. She would tell me what she was drawing, but on one she said 'it's a surprise'. Only once it came out of the pot could I see that she had written 'Jesus Rocks' :-) A couple of eggs cracked so I quickly scooped out the yolk, made deviled eggs and we enjoyed a tasty snack!

I then decided to bake cookies. I found a really simply sugar cookie recipe on line and whipped up a batch of dough so we could use our new egg cookie cutter.

These turned out really pretty, and tasted pretty yummy too. The recipe is actually a 'cookie in a jar' recipe from allrecipes.com HERE'S a link if you would like to try it. I think this would be great to make for neighbors come Christmas. The kids always have a fun time decorating them.


As well as having fun in the kitchen I have been having fun in the dining room. I was going to wait to show you pictures of my 'Easter Table' until Sunday, but I thought if anyone is looking for some simple decorating ideas, why not share them now - by Sunday it will be too late if you actually want to try some for yourself.

So, here's a fun idea that I got from a magazine this week.... our Easter place settings.

We cut out ears and decorated them with markers. Tape them to a paper cup (the glue wouldn't stick very well with the thick paper) then glue a pom pom or cotton ball to the back for the bunny tail. Draw a face on the front and write the person's name underneath it. Add some paper grass and chocolate eggs.

Another idea.... I came up with this one myself. Simple napkin rings. Pink ribbon tied in a bow around the napkin (actually just a double knot - it's easier and uses less ribbon) then take two sprigs of silk flowers and insert behind the bow. I bought the flowers in the dollar store! One bunch of daisies and a bunch of pink flowers. I made 5 napkin rings with them. I already had the ribbon. You could use raffia too, or any combination of ribbon you have with whatever color flowers you like.


And finally, here's a peek at the dining room table all set for Easter lunch (and Grandma's birthday). The picture's a little dark, but I'll hopefully take better ones on Sunday. The empty plate at the right side is for the ham!

I'd like to wish you all a wonderful Easter weekend. And say "thank you God for sending your only Son to die for us, that we might have eternal life with you. Praise you Jesus.