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[NoelSeven]

Talking about the Easter story on another line made me think of a recipe I've made and which is fun when teaching the story of the empty tomb.

“Empty Tomb” Marshmallow Delights

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package refrigerated crescent rolls
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 8 large marshmallows
• 1/4 cup butter, melted

Instructions

1. Separate rolls into eight triangles. Combine sugar and cinnamon. Dip each marshmallow into butter, roll in cinnamon-sugar and place on a triangle. Pinch dough around marshmallow, sealing all edges. *Make sure to seal well or all the marshmallow will escape.
2. Dip tops of dough into remaining butter and cinnamon-sugar. Place with sugar side up in greased muffin cups. It helps to use jumbo muffin tins so that the juice doesn't overflow.
3. Bake at 375 degrees for 13 to 15 minutes. Eat warm.

http://www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com/2009/09/marshmallow-delights.html#_a5y_p=1453517

[Irshgrl31201]

On 3/23/2015 NoelSeven said:

On 3/23/2015 Irshgrl31201 said:

I am doing no cooking or baking at all this year. Our country club puts on a big buffet for each holiday, this year we will be going there. I like cooking for Thanksgiving and Christmas but for some reason, I don't for Easter. They have prime rib, ham, turkey with dozens and dozens of sides, salads and desserts. I am looking forward to this.This is probably the only buffet I actually like. Everything I have tried has been really great.

Noel, I hope you and your family have a wonderful Easter together!!

Sounds good to me! For some reason, I don't get all that excited about cooking for Easter, either. I do it, but I think I'm going through a bit of holiday burn-out by now, lol.

If you were cooking, I know it would be incredible!

Thank you, and I wish the same for you and yours, Irshgirl, a wonderful Easter together!

Yes! I am in a holiday burnout too!

BTW the recipes you have posted look delicious. The couscous salad is one I just saved and will be trying in the near future. I notice that many of the recipes you seem to like really appeal to me also. The empty tomb marshmallow ones look great as well. I have all of these ingredients in the house, I think I will try them tonight since they look so easy. I will let you know how they come out!

[NoelSeven]

On 3/23/2015 Irshgrl31201 said:

On 3/23/2015 NoelSeven said:

On 3/23/2015 Irshgrl31201 said:

I am doing no cooking or baking at all this year. Our country club puts on a big buffet for each holiday, this year we will be going there. I like cooking for Thanksgiving and Christmas but for some reason, I don't for Easter. They have prime rib, ham, turkey with dozens and dozens of sides, salads and desserts. I am looking forward to this.This is probably the only buffet I actually like. Everything I have tried has been really great.

Noel, I hope you and your family have a wonderful Easter together!!

Sounds good to me! For some reason, I don't get all that excited about cooking for Easter, either. I do it, but I think I'm going through a bit of holiday burn-out by now, lol.

If you were cooking, I know it would be incredible!

Thank you, and I wish the same for you and yours, Irshgirl, a wonderful Easter together!

Yes! I am in a holiday burnout too!

BTW the recipes you have posted look delicious. The couscous salad is one I just saved and will be trying in the near future. I notice that many of the recipes you seem to like really appeal to me also. The empty tomb marshmallow ones look great as well. I have all of these ingredients in the house, I think I will try them tonight since they look so easy. I will let you know how they come out!

Thanks for letting me know The Empty Tombs are tasty, and nothing to making them, but I really like the idea of symbolic food, so that makes them better.

I look forward to what you have to say about the Israeli salad. I can recommend putting in more greens and asparagus than called for unless that's difficult to digest. I think I put in a little extra lemon juice for the added veg.

[NoelSeven]

I received this by email today and thought it would be cute for kids of all ages

From Betty Crocker, recipe and how-to here:

http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/peeps-chick-surprise-inside-cupcakes/840aaa83-e0e6-4cb5-a578-ec...

Peeps Chick-Surprise Cupcakes

[SugarNSpice]

All of our Easter decorations are up. They've been up for a couple of weeks. Little Easter Village with bunnies, eggs, chicks, ducks and houses that light up at night. Stuffed bunnies of all kinds that have been collected through the years. My mom loved decorating for special holidays. I do my best to keep her traditions going.

Not sure what the Easter menu is.

Noel7,

Yum on the cupcake peeps.

[RainCityGirl]

I just bookmarked the Pina Colada Fluff recipe. I may give it a try for Easter. It looks delicious.

[OnlyShopsOnline]

My husband and I are going to the beach for the weekend. We have a favorite ocean front hotel, that we've visited many times, and we have made reservations for Easter dinner there.

I did all of the family holidays for many years. Most of the family is now gone. It's just me, my husband, our daughter and her family. My daughter and SIL usually go to his parents' house for Easter dinner, and I was going to do dessert. But, she called and asked if we would mind if they just skipped Easter this year.

She's expecting our second grand baby in about a month. She's still working and is taking her last class for her Master's degree. And, our SIL works long hours. They just want a weekend to relax, which I totally understand.

I told her we certainly didn't mind, and then I beelined to the computer and made our reservations, lol.

I still enjoy Christmas, but I think that after 56 years, I'm just tired of celebrating every single holiday. They all come around much too quickly.

[muttmom]

I'm not fond of typical Easter fare. We will be going out for a holiday champagne brunch.

[Kachina624]

On 3/23/2015 RainCityGirl said:

Mandarin Orange Salad

6-8 servings

1 8 oz. container of Cool Whip

1 17 oz. can pineapple chunks, well drained

1 17 oz. can mandarin orange slices, well drained

1 large container cottage cheese

1 6 oz. package of orange Jello

Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl and stir together thoroughly. Do this very gently so as not to break up fruit. Place in a mold of your choice and let set in the refrigerator several hours before serving, or keep in a bowl and serve that way. For a healthier recipe, use light Cool Whip, fruit in its own juices, low fat cottage cheese, and sugar free Jello.

P.S. I've never found that this works well as a mold, so I just serve it in a pretty bowl.

My grandmother used to make this for her bridge club about 50 years ago. I've made it for many office pot lucks. Takes about 5 minutes to make. I have a sleek, Danish modern stainless bowl in which I always prepare and serve it.

[hsawaknow]

Thank you Noel. All my worst nightmates continue to go on. For now my ex has custody of the kids and the house. I rent a room in Cupertino and only get to see my 8 y/o once a week for 3 hours. My 16 year old boy won't talk to me and my 24 y/o daughter won't talk to me either. They wont accept b-day presents or xmas presents. It hurts me so much and I have tried so hard to reach out to them. I appreciate your kind words...felicia