I hope you and your family are having an amazing Easter!!! I just had to share my creative “peep” cake that I brought to our family gathering today. It took a lot of food dye, but it was amazing!

I made a standard funfetti cake, that I died brown to be my dirt, layered green icing and sweetened coconut flakes dyed green for my “grass” and topped with reese’s pieces eggs and a variety of peeps! A fun garden scene the kids loved!

I hope you were able to spend time with love ones and whip up some yummy dishes!

Amy

The past few months have been a blur of unpacking, painting and constant decisions and purchases, but I am finally getting to do more of the small details that really make a house a home!

One of the touches that was really important to me was integrating my family into my kitchen. I had my husband put up some shelves in the kitchen, and I added some of my family’s handwritten recipe cards with a little burlap ribbon and some cute rustic frames from AC Moore.

Pictured over to the right is my Great Aunt Theresa’s “famous” Garlic Cheese Spread, which is a must at any family gathering! It is not only a great decoration piece but also puts a smile on my face every time I walk by!

I have also included my mother-in-laws Corn Pudding, my grandmother’s pecan pie and my Mom’s pound cake! What an easy and fun way to decorate and make your kitchen just a little more homely!

These were a huge hit at our house, melding one of my favorite things – asian food, and my hubby’s favorite – meatballs.

They were sweet and tangy without being overwhelming, and next time I would definitely add a bed of rice and some more vegetables to make this a true entree.

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After reading through one of my many food magazines, the husband requested an icebox cheesecake for dinner last night. This particular recipe is on the healthier side, using greek yogurt and low fat cream cheese, and was a hit for a sweet after dinner treat.

I recommend letting this set as long as possible to make slicing the pie easier, and only add the strawberry mixture right before you are going to serve. You can put the strawberries around the outside of the pie as pictured, or cover the entire thing! Either way ,delicious!

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