Scrambled Eggs: The Microwave Edition

I've been doing a bunch of sewing posts lately so I wanted to change things up and make sure I was sharing things that all of my readers could use/enjoy. Hopefully if I have time this weekend I'll have another non-sewing related project to share with you guys as well!

So another title you're probably all reading and thinking "gross, scrambled eggs in the microwave." Do not doubt me on this, at least try these once before you write me off entirely. They have never once come out dry, rubbery, burnt, or ruined in anyway. I've been making these microwave scrambled eggs since high school, so that is a couple of years of tried and true egg making. I want to say that I originally read about this way of cooking eggs in The Chicago Tribune, and to this day I'm glad I did. These only take a couple of minutes to make, and are great for the mornings you want a substantial breakfast but may be running short on time or just don't want to get out the frying pan and have to deal with all of the clean up. Food purists are probably cringing right now, but these are so good and quick it's worth dealing with other people's disgust. Click the link to get the step by step.

I've been doing a bunch of sewing posts lately so I wanted to change things up and make sure I was sharing things that all of my readers could use/enjoy. Hopefully if I have time this weekend I'll have another non-sewing related project to share with you guys as well!

So another title you're probably all reading and thinking "gross, scrambled eggs in the microwave." Do not doubt me on this, at least try these once before you write me off entirely. They have never once come out dry, rubbery, burnt, or ruined in anyway. I've been making these microwave scrambled eggs since high school, so that is a couple of years of tried and true egg making. I want to say that I originally read about this way of cooking eggs in The Chicago Tribune, and to this day I'm glad I did. These only take a couple of minutes to make, and are great for the mornings you want a substantial breakfast but may be running short on time or just don't want to get out the frying pan and have to deal with all of the clean up. Food purists are probably cringing right now, but these are so good and quick it's worth dealing with other people's disgust. Click the link to get the step by step.

Easter Dinner 2013 Part 1

It's hard to throw a holiday dinner for only a handful of people. You want to make all of your favorite or traditional dishes, but sometimes cutting down the recipe size goes wrong, or even if it goes right you're still left with loads of food. Holiday leftovers are always delicious the first day or two after, but by midweek you start thinking along the lines of, "If I never see ham again it will still be too soon." When planning Easter dinner this year C and I decided to keep things small, deviate from our traditional favorite recipes, and only have one dessert. I'd love to make more than one dessert, but there's only us two and C is not as big of a sweets fan as me, and I'm probably going to eat most of the one dessert I do make. We're inviting my friend Danielle, who's also in graduate school with, over to enjoy and feast with us so all in all it should be a good time.

Our Easter Menu as planned thus far (click on the links for the detailed recipes!)
- Glazed Ham with Horseradish Cream
- Greek Potatoes with Lemon Vinaigrette
- Deviled Eggs
- Broccoli Gratin (we're using mozzarella & Parmesan cheese instead of cheddar)
- Lemon Squares

If you don't have an Easter menu planned out yet here's one that can at least serve as a basis for your meal, if you're cooking for a crowd just add a few more side dishes, appetizers, and desserts and you'll be set for Sunday. I'm getting started cooking early in the morning, we're doing our dinner Saturday night, and I'll be sure to post some pictures of how things turn out.

It's hard to throw a holiday dinner for only a handful of people. You want to make all of your favorite or traditional dishes, but sometimes cutting down the recipe size goes wrong, or even if it goes right you're still left with loads of food. Holiday leftovers are always delicious the first day or two after, but by midweek you start thinking along the lines of, "If I never see ham again it will still be too soon." When planning Easter dinner this year C and I decided to keep things small, deviate from our traditional favorite recipes, and only have one dessert. I'd love to make more than one dessert, but there's only us two and C is not as big of a sweets fan as me, and I'm probably going to eat most of the one dessert I do make. We're inviting my friend Danielle, who's also in graduate school with, over to enjoy and feast with us so all in all it should be a good time.

Our Easter Menu as planned thus far (click on the links for the detailed recipes!)
- Glazed Ham with Horseradish Cream
- Greek Potatoes with Lemon Vinaigrette
- Deviled Eggs
- Broccoli Gratin (we're using mozzarella & Parmesan cheese instead of cheddar)
- Lemon Squares

If you don't have an Easter menu planned out yet here's one that can at least serve as a basis for your meal, if you're cooking for a crowd just add a few more side dishes, appetizers, and desserts and you'll be set for Sunday. I'm getting started cooking early in the morning, we're doing our dinner Saturday night, and I'll be sure to post some pictures of how things turn out.

Honey Bunnies

 Easter is one of my favorite holidays, my family never celebrated in the religious sense, but as a time for us to spend time together while enjoying food and each others company. Not to mention Easter baskets and egg dyeing. At this point my sister and I have a running tradition of  'whose eggs are the most awesome' which she usually loses. I'm dyeing eggs later tonight, so check back later for some pictures and ideas if you haven't dyed eggs yet.

 Pretty much every year the week before or around Easter my mom would make a batch of honey bunnies, they're just your typical honey bun except a lot fluffier and buttery. The dough itself has honey in it, and then you coat them with a butter/honey glaze giving them the perfect amount of sweetness. Yum.

C, and I are heading out to Breckenridge Saturday night in order to spend Easter snowboarding. Since we weren't sure if anyone at the house we're staying at in Breckenridge had plans to celebrate Easter, we decided to have our own early Easter dinner on Saturday before we leave. I still thought it would be a good idea to celebrate a little bit on Sunday so I'm making the honey bunny dough Saturday morning to bring with us. I personally can't wait to wake up a little earlier and pop these in the oven and get to eat 1 or 4 before going out to ride the mountains all day, and I'm sure all of the housemates will enjoy them too. I'm attaching the recipe after the break, enjoy!

 Easter is one of my favorite holidays, my family never celebrated in the religious sense, but as a time for us to spend time together while enjoying food and each others company. Not to mention Easter baskets and egg dyeing. At this point my sister and I have a running tradition of  'whose eggs are the most awesome' which she usually loses. I'm dyeing eggs later tonight, so check back later for some pictures and ideas if you haven't dyed eggs yet.

 Pretty much every year the week before or around Easter my mom would make a batch of honey bunnies, they're just your typical honey bun except a lot fluffier and buttery. The dough itself has honey in it, and then you coat them with a butter/honey glaze giving them the perfect amount of sweetness. Yum.

C, and I are heading out to Breckenridge Saturday night in order to spend Easter snowboarding. Since we weren't sure if anyone at the house we're staying at in Breckenridge had plans to celebrate Easter, we decided to have our own early Easter dinner on Saturday before we leave. I still thought it would be a good idea to celebrate a little bit on Sunday so I'm making the honey bunny dough Saturday morning to bring with us. I personally can't wait to wake up a little earlier and pop these in the oven and get to eat 1 or 4 before going out to ride the mountains all day, and I'm sure all of the housemates will enjoy them too. I'm attaching the recipe after the break, enjoy!