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Peach rose tartlets celebrating spring


IMG_4649A beautiful and elegant tart, ideal to welcome the spring season and embellish your Easter tabel. Very refreshing and fall in the wow category of desserts, and what makes them even better they are very easy to do.

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For these bright tarts you need to prepare Crème pâtissière (pastry cream). Check the link of the recipe posted earlier.

To make the crust you need: (yields 12 small-medium tarts)

  • 100g butter
  • 1 1/2 cup flower
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Combine all together and knead until the dough is smooth. Let it rest couple of hours or better overnight before rolling it in small tart molds.

Bake for 6-8 minutes on 180°C, Keep on checking, when the edges start to turn to golden, it’s time to remove, you don’t want them to get brown.

IMG_4645Remove form oven and let it cool. Take out the pastry cream already prepared and stored in the fridge, spread a rich layer of the cream before adding the peach slices.

IMG_4647If you are hosting a lunch or even afternoon tea, prepare them an hour ahead and keep them in the fridge. The best served cold, soooo refreshing!

If you are not fan of peach, you could substitute the peach with strawberry or pineapple and still deliver the same WOWness!

IMG_4663As festive as flavorful, these tarts are to be considered on your to do list for this season. You would love to close your eyes when eating to involve all your senses.

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Napkin folding Easter bunny


IMG_4579Setting the table for special occasions makes it more special. Folding the napkin in a cute bunny shape improves the table adornments if you are willing to organize Easter lunch at your home.

Follow this step by step tutorial to know how to transform a flat sheet into a 3D shape Easter bunny.

how to fold napkin as bunny

Et voila the lovely bunny!

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I am sure this cute bunny can energize any Easter table! You don’t have to be an origami master, all you need is enthusiasm. If you have kids, include them in this fun activity and teach them about Easter while playing 🙂

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Easter bunny burlap bunting – Crafts for little hands


Easter bunny burlap buntingSpring has officially started so now let’s hop in Easter mood! Meaning it’s time to start our DIY home decoration. This year i am using burlap (jute) as a main element.

Crafting with my son is becoming even more fun as he grows up. He shows more interest and skills which makes me happy and proud. Not just that, he has an opinion too!

We started with a colorful bunting. First you need to cut out burlap triangles. Cut as much as you need and the convenient size, so when attached together, it makes the bunting length you want. Nady chose blue and green paint to make dots on the triangles with his tiny finger. You can use textile paint or acrylic paint.

IMG_4443My little man is becoming so independent, he refused any assistance! I was just sitting, watching and taking pictures!

burlap dottingWhen all done, leave them couple of hours to dry. In our case we left them overnight to extend more the fun!

IMG_4449Next step we used different colors of felt to cut bunny shapes. If you don’t have felt, choose any textile available. Crafts should be fun and entertaining not energy consuming. Enjoy this precious time with your little ones and make the most of it to be instructive too.

burlap rabbit buntingStick on each triangle a bunny. Click on bunny to download a high resolution file, you can adjust the size of the bunny depending on how big you want it.

Now bunnies need tails. The favorite part for nady. He loves pompoms! you can find pompoms everywhere in our house, even in the fridge! Yes in the fridge near the yogurt his favorite snack!

IMG_4464He was so excited using the glue alone without my help! The most phrase i heard in this craft was “tout seul maman”! (all alone maman). I remember last year when we did a bunny garland i was introducing a lot of new words that i was hearing this time gracefully. Kids grow up fast!

IMG_4466We had so much fun and it was a good exercise developing the fine motor skills and improving his vocabulary.

Use a thread or ribbon to attach the triangles next to each other.  Hang the bunting and enjoy 🙂

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Bird nest cupcake- happy Easter!


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Christ is risen! Happy Easter to all of you.

May all your days be full of blessings, health and joy.

Lets celebrate with these bird nest cupcakes with cream cheese frosting.

Very easy to do, just follow me step by step:

Cupcake recipe (10 pieces)

  • 170g butter
  • 170g sugar
  • 170g flour
  • 3 eggs
  • 1tsp vanilla

Combine the butter and sugar, then add the eggs one by one and mix well. Add vanilla and flour.

Spoon the batter in cupcake tray already prepared with the paper cases, until 2/3 full

Bake on 170ºC for 20 mns, and leave it to cool before frosting.

Cream cheese frosting:

  • 250g mascarpone cheese
  • 250g cream
  • 1/2 cup icing sugar

Beat all for 5-7 minutes until you get the consistency you need.

If you like to color the cream add wilton icing gel, the quantity depends on the color hue you want to get.

Put in the fridge for half an hour before starting to frost the cupcakes

bird nest cupcakePipe the cream using wilton 2A tip to create the nest.

Use cadbury chocolate mini eggs.

bird nest cupcake

bird nest cupcake

 

 

bird nest cupcake

I love how fresh it looks, celebrating the spring!

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Happy Easter sunday, enjoy your day 🙂

bird nest cupcake

Creative easter eggs – the Farm – DIY


creative easter eggs - the farm

Today is the saturday of light! the day we prepare the eggs for Easter sunday.

As promised before, this is a step by step to this year eggs.

Nady loves the song “old macdonald had a farm”, this where the idea came from, Cows farm.

With a black marker, draw the cow’s pattern on white hard boiled eggs.

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creative easter eggs - the farmAfter all is done, stick the cow’s face.

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creative easter eggs - the farm

 

Click here to download a high resolution file of the cow’s head.

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To decorate the farm with couple of flowers, you need to dye with some colors. I always recommend wilton gel color.

creative easter eggs - the farm

Wrap the egg with a green ribbon and stick a flower, very quick and easy.

creative easter eggs - the farm

creative easter eggs - the farm

creative easter eggs - the farm

creative easter eggs - the farm

Nady is extremely happy and excited about the farm, yes it’s Nady’s farm with cows! The cows give us milk, les vaches nous donnent du lait…. Singing 🙂

creative easter eggs - the farm

creative easter eggs - the farm

creative easter eggs - the farm

La ferme de Nady 🙂

Happy Easter to all of you!

المسيح قام، حقاً قام

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