Come hop with me into my home and see my Easter decor - décor that’s all about Easter! Easter eggs, Easter bunnies, peeps and
chicken! While doing up my Easter decorations, I never forget the meaning of
Easter which is about the resurrection of Christ. I’m happy and joyful that
Christ has risen from the dead and He is the center of everything that I am and
do. I enjoy Easter and I celebrate it because I remember why I am celebrating!
Here's my favorite rooster with a few eggs!
Brooding hens always remind me of Psalm
91:4(NIV)...
'He
will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his
faithfulness will be your shield and rampart'
My Easter eggs hanging on a driftwood...
Christians adopted the colored egg as a symbol of new
life which comes with the Resurrection.
Jesus said , “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die - John 11:25(NIV)
My side board symbolizing spring and Easter-Tulips,chickens,peeps and eggs!
- The color of spring -PINK ! My lil lamb carting a nest with a white and pink polka dotted egg while the geese look on!
Just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too
might walk in newness of life.Romans6:4
- Can Easter decor be complete without Easter bunny and eggs?
Seriously, what do bunnies
and eggs have to do with Easter or the resurrection of Christ? Nothing, actually! Since birds usually lay their eggs in spring
and rabbits which are very fertile animals whose babies scamper about in
spring, eggs and bunnies became the natural symbol for spring, rebirth, and new
life.
'For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever
believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God did not send
the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved
through Him' John 3:16-17
- My other side board decor!!
My special favorite precious bunnies - gifted long ago,chosen so very lovingly by a tiny girl for whom I was her world...my daughter Nina.
A sincere prayer for my daughter... Dear Lord, I only ask that you send her your Holy Spirit, as I place her in your
heart.May she follow in Your footsteps as she walks through life each day.
Please bless her, and watch over her, with humble heart I pray.Amen.
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy
he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus
Christ from the dead . 1 Peter 1:3
- My table center piece - without lid ...sitting roosters, chicks, eggs and birds!
"This is the promise that He hath promised us, even eternal life." 1 John 2:25
Wish you a Happy Easter filled with love, peace and joy of
springtime!
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Here are some absolutely gorgeous and delightful collection of ideas for Easter -Easter eggs, Easter decor and Table center pieces!! Cool compilations from Pininterest...
A cute arrangement with candles in egg shells!
A colorful array of Easter eggs...
Few more...
Moss Eggs wrapped in ribbon!!!
Decoupage Eggs...
Easter wall decor..
Wonderful Easter table center pieces..
Few Easter Arrangements...
No Bake cheese cake in chocolate shells with passion fruit or apricot sauce for the egg whites.
Click here for the recipe....
Easter Cupcakes..
Happy Easter!!!!!
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I was thrilled! My first baked cheese cake came out
absolutely perfect! I could not help admiring my handiwork for hours on end! My
daughter loves cheese cakes and she demanded Blueberry Cheese cake for
Christmas. I found a tin of blueberry pie filling on the shelves of the local
supermarket and then I got down to hunting a good recipe from the net. I came
across a recipe at a blog called Simply Recipes which looked soo good. I saved it up and the day
before my daughter and son arrived I tried it out. When done, out popped a
perfect cheese cake from the oven! I was totally over joyed, elated, ecstatic
and delighted! I know, I know, that I’m going a little overboard with the
adjectives…but I’m justified, am I not ? *Big
grin*
Here’s the recipe that I followed, but with a small
change. The original recipe has sour cream and raspberry topping whereas I
used the Blueberry pie filling. Next time when I can lay my hands on some
raspberry, I’ll really do want to give the raspberry topping a shot!
Well, here we go....
Blueberry
Cheesecake
Crust
- 2 cups (475 ml) of Graham cracker crumbs
- 2 Tbsp sugar
- Pinch salt
- 5 Tbsp (70 g) unsalted butter (if using salted butter,
omit the pinch of salt), melted
Filling
- 2 pounds cream cheese (900 g), room temperature
- 1 1/3 cup granulated sugar (270 g)
- Pinch of salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 4 large eggs
- 2/3 cup sour cream (160 ml)
- 2/3 cup heavy whipping cream (160 ml)
Method
- Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare the springform pan by covering it with aluminum foil so that no water leaks into it while cooking.
- Crush the graham crackers in a food processor or
blender until finely ground. Transfer it to a large bowl, and stir in the sugar
and salt. Then,stir in the melted butter. Mix well.
- Next, put the graham cracker crumbs in the
bottom of the springform pan and gently press down the crumbs until the crumbs are a nice even layer at the
bottom of the pan!
- Place the spring foam pan in the oven for 10
minutes. Remove from oven and let it cool. Reduce the oven temperature to
325°F.
- Place the cream cheese in a bowl and beat till smooth, soft
and creamy.
- Add the sugar and beat for some more time
- Add the salt and vanilla, beating after each addition.
- Next, add the eggs, one at a time, beating for one minute
after each addition.
- Add the sour cream,
beat until well mixed.
- Add the heavy cream, beat until incorporated.
- Pour the cream cheese filling into the springform pan, over the graham
cracker layer. Smooth the top with a rubber spatula.
- Place the foil-wrapped springform pan in a high-sided roasting pan which
contains hot water.
- Now place the roasting pan with the springform pan in it, into the oven, on
the lower rack. Cook at 325°F for 1 1/2 hours.
- Turn off the heat of the oven. Crack open the oven door 1-inch, and
let the cake cool in the oven, for another hour. This gentle cooling will help
prevent the cheesecake surface from cracking.
- Remove from oven.
-
When cool, cover the top of the cheesecake with foil, so that it
doesn't actually touch the cheesecake. Chill in the refrigerator for a minimum
of 4 hours, or overnight.
To serve, remove the cheese cake gently from the spring form ,
top with blueberry pie filling and serve!!!
Yummy!
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I was flipping through an old book of mine, when out slipped
a paper! It looked more like a page torn from an old magazine! I picked it up
and saw that it contained some homemade recipes for hair packs. I presumed that
I must have saved the paper for those beauty hair packs! The page was torn from
a woman’s magazine called Femina, dated September 23-October 7, 1986.Then my
eyes fell on a beautiful face on top of the page. As I read on, my eyes misted,
my heart turned heavy and I felt a huge lump in my throat. What a coincidence that today is Woman’s Day
and I dedicate this Woman’s Day 2013 to a courageous, beautiful unknown woman, Avijit.
Here’s what is written in the column..
Sounds of Silence
Her world was silent, but that didn’t make any difference.
Like all young people, pretty Avijit, too loved life and films, parties, dancing
and good food. The only fact which made her any different from the rest of us
was that she was deaf and dumb.
She was an excellent model too. We first spotted her at the
beauty parlour at Hotel Siddhaarth, (India) where
she was a manicurist. Her expressive eyes, and her photogenic face, her long silky
hair, her height (5’8”) and lissome figure rendered her a photographer’s dream.
We shot various assignments with her for Fashioneete, L.W.S. Wollen wear and
Maharaja saris.
Avijit was the only
daughter of an army officer and became deaf and dumb after a crippling illness
in childhood. She was educated at a
special school for the handicapped at Kanpur and later completed graduation
through correspondence.
In 1984, Avijit got married to a young man from Shimla (he
was also deaf and dumb).but just after a year, on Karva Chauth day, Avijit met her tragic end. Her dupatta got
entangled in an open manhole and she silently suffocated to death.
--- Amichar
What a sad end to a beautiful young life, who loved to live
and live as normal as possible in spite of her different ability. I dedicate
this Woman’s Day to you Avijith, I salute your courage and your positive
attitude!
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