Hands up if you love Easter! Well I know I do and let's be honest, it's an excuse to eat all the chocolate you want without being judged :)
This fun pastel Easter dessert buffet was inspired by my current love of pastels and ribbon! I wanted to create a dessert buffet which would incorporate gorgeous ribbons in a range of fun colours but also have that soft, girly look. The main colours for the table are pink, mint greens, lilac and a pop of periwinkle! I made the backdrop from strips of ribbon tired onto a piece of rope - I really love how this makes the table and pulls everything together. The printable food tags have a gorgeous pale pink background from the lovely Cristina Re line, which I attached to mini bunnies as stands. I placed a few ceramic bunnies around the table to ensure the Easter 'look' was present.
There is nothing more fun than coloured food! I ensured the colours were incorporated in all the foods to tie it altogether. The main cake is a 3 tier sponge cake with a rough ombre look topped with a gorgeous flower. Push pops in mint and lilac as well as cake pops brought height to the table and were super tasty! Little nest cupcakes with mini easter eggs (large and small - lets be honest, you can never have enough cupcakes), white chocolate mousse with cute little bunny spoons tied with a gorgeous purple stripped ribbon, yummy macarons and mini meringues finished off the dessert table perfectly.
Hope you can grab some inspiration from this little dessert buffet and create something for your family and friends this Easter! Enjoy and eat lots of chocolate :)
On Sunday I had massive craving for Ben and Jerry's cookie dough ice-cream, but I really didn't want to have to venture out of the apartment to go hunt some of it down (seriously why is it so scarce in Perth?!), so I decided I could whip something up just as delicious with ingredients I already had in my pantry.
I give you, I quote from my husband, 'the best cupcakes I've ever eaten'.
I hope you enjoy this yummy cupcake recipe with the awesome cookie dough centre!
Does anyone else love cake that's really dense? You know, the kind where you have some and feel full and satisfied instantly?
Well let I know I do! There's something about eating smaller portions of cake that I like - It's like your eating so little yet your so satisfied so you don't feel like you have to run 10 kms to get rid of the calories!
These Red Velvet Cake Balls are some of my favourite sweets of all time! I made these recently and wanted to take them to work for everyone to have a try, but mysteriously over the weekend they all disappeared….. in mine and my hubby bellies :)
These will make a great Valentines Day gift or a perfect addition to a dessert bar - I know I'll be making some for Valentines Day - you should too!
Do you ever feel that making lunches for work gets so boring and repetitive after a while? I know it does for me, so a lot of the time I just buy my lunches and lets be honest, not only is buying your lunch everyday expensive, but you tend to make unhealthy food choices just because it's quicker and easier. These salad jars are a perfect lunch option, the flavours are endless and they keep fresh and tasty in the fridge for up to 8 days.
Now I'm not a salad eater myself, never have been, probably never will be - I know you think I'm crazy, I think I am too. I've just never been able to eat it, it's the texture that puts me right off. Anyway, this post isn't about my lack of salad eating ways, it's about my husbands LOVE for salad!
So I decided it would be nice for him to have some healthy and YUMMY salads for lunch! Since he isn't a big lunch eater, I know something rather small but substantial will go down great.
I was definitely inspired to whip up some yummy salads after reading Amy's post over HERE, she has some great recipes which look delicious!
So here are three recipes for salads in-a-jar, which are super easy to make and taste great too - according to my husband anyway :-P
Mexican chickpea salad with chilli/lime dressing
(Makes 4 jars)
Ingredients for salad
- Cooked brown rice
- Cooked chickpeas
- Salsa
- Red onion, chopped
- Grape tomatoes, halved
- Coriander, finely chopped
- Baby spinach leaves
Chilli/lime dressing (quantities per jar)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 teaspoon crushed cumin seeds (powder)
- Sprinkle of red pepper flakes
- Salt and pepper
Method
1. Combine all your ingredients for the chilli/lime dressing into your jars, screw lids on, shake to combine.
2. Start building your salad component. You want to start with the ingredients which will absorb the dressing well, so I started with the following:
- Cooked brown rice
- Salsa
- Cooked chickpeas
- Red onion
- Tomatoes
- Coriander
- Lastly, pack in the spinach leaves
Cobb Salad
(Makes 4 jars)
Ingredients for salad
- Baby spinach leaves
- Grape tomatoes, halved
- 1 avocado, sliced
- 4 to 6 hard boiled eggs, sliced
- Meat of your choice, turkey or chicken
- Cheese, grated
Balsamic dressing (quantities per jar)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- Salt and pepper
Method
1. Combine all your ingredients for the balsamic dressing into your jars, screw lids on, shake to combine.
2. Start building your salad component. I started with the following:
- Tomatoes
- Avocado
- Egg
- You can put the meat here, I didn't use meat
- Spinach
- Lastly, sprinkle some cheese on top
Caesar salad with bacon - add cooked chicken if you wish
(Makes 4 jars)
Ingredients
- Cos lettuce leaves
- 4 to 6 hard boiled eggs, sliced
- Cooked bacon pieces
- Croutons
- Parmesan, shaved
- Caesar dressing
Method
1. Place a small amount of the caesar dressing in the base of your jar, DON'T shake!
2. Start building your salad component. I started with the following:
- Eggs
- Bacon
- Croutons
- Lettuce leaves
- Lastly, sprinkle parmesan on top
Notes:
- You want to ensure that the greenery is always on the top, away from the dressing otherwise it will just turn soggy.
- For best taste, tip your jar into a bowl once your ready to eat to enjoy all the wonderful flavours!
I hope you have fun creating some salads in jars - please let me know if you have some recipes, I'd love to try them out!
Thanks so much for stopping by xx
