Easter Weekend

We were with the girls Easter weekend and it was a busy one.  Kennedy and I went to Shane's Gramma Bruce's to learn to make cinnamon buns for Easter brunch at Don & Debbie's house.  I learned alot of great tips (and got to use my new mixer - yay!) and Kennedy got to spend some special time with her great-gramma, who I also enjoy.  She is a special lady. 

We made homemade pie crust for her pumpkin pies

Kennedy got to roll out dough for her pan of cinnamon buns - she wasn't too excited when she saw the size of this rolling pin :)  But apparently this rolling pin has been around for a LONG while and is a special part of kids cooking with their Gramma Bruce.  I thought it was adorable!

Her finished pan of cinnamon goodness (they were so delicious, this pan got eaten before Easter brunch!)

So who knew this cookbook was so amazing? I remember Mom using this cookbook seemingly for everything. 

I bought myself the newer version of this book when I got out of college thinking it must be "T-H-E" book to have.  Shane's Gramma Bruce used her (older) version of Mom's BHG cookbook to make cinnamon buns. It had the same worn look, pages ripped out but stuffed back in place, stains on the pages of recipes commonly used, a few pieces of paper with extra recipes tucked here and there, all signs of a cookbook well used.  

The cover may change but the recipes apparently don't.

Maybe this won't come as a shock to you, but I have barely opened that book since I bought it. Until now I declare!  In fact, I used it Easter weekend.  I would like to say I'm high on culinary ambition but that would be a HUGE stretch, so I'm going to say I'm mediocre on culinary ambition and low on culinary confidence.  I was shocked and AMAZED to see that the recipe for hard-boiling eggs could be found in this cookbook.  How hard can boiling eggs be?  Not very apparently, but I just wanted to double check to make sure I somehow didn't mess up the girls' Easter eggs for decorating.  No wonder this cookbook has stood the test of time - it has it all!


Just one more shout out to the neighbors immediately next door - the same ones who sang us Christmas carols on our front porch in Russian at midnight on Christmas morning.  One of the kids brought this dessert surprise over to say Happy Easter...was that thoughtful or what?
 

It was a very sweet gesture and very happy cake decorating!

After successful hard-boiling of eggs (minus one that I broke dropping it in the pot - Shane so kindly showed me how to drop them in with a spoon - what would I do without him - seriously), the girls were excited to dig in and get their fingers dirty. 

Decorating has changed since I was a kid - you now longer just drop an egg in a cup of dye.  They have tie-dye kits and sticker kits and sponge paint kits, and glitter and special crayons; it is really crafty now.

Check out these beauts!