Easter food

  This isn’t going to be a long post with a pile of fabulous recipes, just a short fun one about some of the food I might take to an easter lunch with friends. And really, it’s all about eggs, only not chocolate ones. Not because I don’t love chocolate, but because I don’t make chocolate eggs anymore.

The easiest and one I often turn to is “stuffed eggs” also called “devilled eggs” (spelled deviled if you’re in the USA.) As I understand it they’re called “devilled” if the yolk is a little bit spicy, with curry powder or mustard. Not knowing what people would prefer, I made two kinds, one with curry powder and one with mayo and topped with caviare. Interestingly the ones that went first were those topped with caviare, but most people went back for seconds.

The pic above are some I took to a lunch once, and even though I thought they were a bit old-fashioned and not terribly elegant, they disappeared quickly. I really wanted to make and take them because I have a couple of old plates especially made to take eggs, with egg-shaped hollows that keep the eggs from sliding away.

But there are some yummy and also cute egg variations on the web. Generally they’re a bit too fussy for me to bother with, but I do love the look of some of them.

These little chickie eggs are so cute, but perhaps a little bit complicated to cut and decorate.  I’m more the “in-a-hurry” kind of cook.

Probably the ones on the right are more my style. But I probably wouldn’t even try to make them, as I think half an egg is more appetizing and easier to eat in one go as finger food than a whole egg.

But if I really wanted to present a truly elegant dish I might try to make these gorgeous-looking tulips. But probably not. They look fabulous, but might be a bit tricky to make, let alone to eat.

And these little punk stuffed eggs are very cute too, don’t you think?

I’m also planning to make some traditional easter biscuits (cookies.) I’ve never had these — they’re traditional English biscuits. I’ll let you know how they go.
And if you’re interested in the Easters of my childhood, you can read about them here.