easter round up!

hello sweeties! despite it being freezing cold and rainy today, spring has official sprung and i am soaking in every sunny day we get. and now easter is upon us! religious or not, easter always makes me feel springy — makes me want to eat all thing carrot cake and any spring vegetable I can find.

also I am so sorry for being mia recently. last month’s newsletter never got sent out and I gave myself a hard time about it, but icymi, here’s the main culprit for me being mia: I got shingles last month! on my EYE. it was the most unexpected thing ever, and thankfully we caught it super early so it was not nearly as bad as it could have been, but it was still a miserable experience. i was in a good amount of pain for the first few days, then just really nauseous while I took the rest of the medicine, then in a brain fog that lasted a few weeks. I feel like I really only crawled out of that a week or so ago, so I’m sorry for my lack of content during that time, your girl was just trying to survive 🫠 . but I am since feeling so much better and motivated and ready to share lots of content with you!

with easter just a few days away, I wanted to share a dump of recipes that would be wonderful at an easter brunch or dinner. I’m still planning my menus, so this was helpful for me and I hope it’s helpful for you as well. I’ve broken it up into brunch, dinner (mains and sides) and desserts, so no matter your assignment this sunday you should be able to find something great.

BRUNCH

• shishito pepper soft scrambled eggs

• carrot cake loaf with brown butter cream cheese frosting

• the best fluffy eggs

• grapefruit olive oil loaf with whipped cream yogurt

• banana streusel muffins

• savory dutch baby

• tahini banana bread

• the best fluffy hotcake

DINNER

mains:

• steak with spring chimichurri

• chicken cutlet with spring pea farro and asparagus fennel slaw

• herby chicken meatball bowl

• the best chicken thighs

• salmon and seared snap pea salad

• lemon gnocchi

sides:

• corn and cucumber farro salad

• the best dinner rolls

• dill and chive potato salad

• cheddar and chive biscuits

• panzanella salad

DESSERT

• classic chocolate chip cookies

• carrot cake cupcakes

• raspberry cream filled donuts

• brown butter raspberry chocolate chip cookies

• lemon raspberry tart

• nutella cheesecake

• lemon cheesecake

• strawberry coconut cake

• lemon raspberry white chocolate cookies

• carrot cake cookies

ok that is all! I hope these were helpful and I hope you all have such a wonderful springy weekend.

xoxo, MAL