happy easter

Apr 22, 2011

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This Easter weekend we are taking it easy, reflecting on life and the new life that springs all around us. We take note that today is Earth Day, and a cause for another pause and reflection.

If you are so fortunate as to have both some time off and a garden, this seems like a good time to research seeds, plants, and garden ideas and set out what you would like to grow this year!

Or maybe you will take a day to Spring Clean. I know I am overdue…

If you are dying Easter eggs or decorating cupcakes, you could try some of the natural dyes that we used for?áSnow Painting With?áPlant Pigments. I would recommend Turmeric (for a bright gold) and beets (for a nice purple). The traditional method for eggs is to add some onion skins into the water, as you boil the eggs with the natural dyes. For icing colour, just add the colourful ingredients?áin the same way?áyou would more toxic chemical “food colouring”.

Have a wonderful, verdant Easter weekend!

Natasha Henderson, Montreal

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natashahenderson

April 22, 2011

As a decoration in a cupcake-topper contest, I am going to try toasting little “nests” out of shredded coconut, dipped in egg. Then I am going to try dying blanched almonds in the natural dyes to make coloured “eggs” for the nests.

I am also going to make tall lacy chocolate-things that will dry in the fridge, and can be inserted vertically into the cupcakes. Maybe the almond/eggs will find their way into this chocolate, too!