Easter Brunch

We had a lovely Easter - I love holidays that allow you to focus on the things that matter - the reason behind the holiday, family and friends.

We woke up early to meet Jenna and her family at 7:30 Mass (it's so fun to have friends to sit with at church!). I am definitely my father's daughter - we left the house at 6:40 to get the best spot on the street so we didn't have to fight traffic leaving the parking lot. Then we rushed home to start cookin'.



Mr. B and I hosted both of our families for brunch - it was a full house with lots of chaos, but it's family. Hosting these holidays makes me anxious for my dream kitchen though - a huge island with stools so I can tell people to "park it" instead of standing in front of the oven.

We deep cleaned the house and put out the spring decor for Easter - the more wintery green with white table runner was stored for the green and white gingham table runner, the Pottery Barn striped pillows replaced my winter friendly polka dots. We brought a table from the guest room down to serve food off of, it all worked out.



On the table:
Baked Omelet - I experimented last week to come up with this healthy, hearty and delicious casserole. I am in love with this dish (and the less than 100 calories per big slice nutrition value I calculated). Spiral Ham. Pancakes with toppings. Rolls. French Breakfast Muffins. Pink Lemonade Jello and Fruit. Spring Salad. Bakerella's Cake Pops. Cupcakes. Mimosas. Delicious.

My chickens. Bakerella's chickens. Just call me Bakerella imperfect.

I ate way too many pastel M&Ms in celebration of my ability to each chocolate again. My mom, dad and aunt stayed until 5:30 watching Kenny Perry throw away his chance at the Green Jacket (I have no idea what this means except that a man named Tiger was also there so I'm guessing it was golf). It was a rainy, chilly Easter and I crashed on the couch in front of the fire at exactly 5:39. Loved it.

How was your Easter? Full of chocolate, jelly beans and springtime cheer, I hope!