Easter Weekend

Our Easter weekend began on Good Friday with a cooking class at the King's Park International Church just around the corner from me. It is so big, that I describe it as "the Dean Dome with a steeple." For the Youth Foundation, we had 64 people for another successful "An Ancient Mediterranean Meal: Foods from the Time of Jesus." Everyone seemed to enjoy the healthy, low- cal menu and recipes we shared.

On Sunday, I joined my dear Croatian friends, Zoro and Zivko for an outdoor celebration at their home with tasty European fare provided by their friends: carrot and beet salads, dark yellow deviled eggs from the Z family's 5 chickens, suckling pig, smoked sausages and lots of food with much garlic and scallion. Zora's delicious homemade bread is always a treat and labor of hospitality.

Zora's Fabulous Bread - a daily staple; The path to Bob's gardens; Amalie, our Easter girl tries the doggie door

Then, onto Hillsborough to sister Karen's for an early supper. Husband Bob had transformed their backyard into 10 mini gardens where Mali and Kikko (my pups) enjoyed running around with Chip, Karen and Bob's rescued lab. A new screened in porch gave us some relief to a very warm day. After an Easter egg hunt for our young guests, we drank presco, snacked on truffled cheese, an Easter ham, fresh beets with goat's cheese, fresh asparagus, and Karen's famous yeast rolls. We ended our feast with angel food cake with lemon curd, fresh fruit and port. It was just about a perfect day.