April 2, 2013
I made it easy with all ranunculus for the table in different colors.
Don't you think green ranunculus are so cool?
This year our spring break slammed right into Easter. While my husband drove us home from our vacation on Saturday, I sat shotgun planning the menu and plan of action (or is that plan of attack?) for the seven families we were hosting for brunch the next day.
The suitcases never got unpacked; instead I went right to pillaging the garden, cooking and setting the table. Thankfully, with my Easter segment on Access Hollywood Live last week, I knew the menu inside and out after multiple rounds of creating and testing the recipes. If you haven’t had your fill of ham, be sure to check out the recipe on the AH site– it is so easy and was a total winner.
There's the ham ready to be sliced.
The egg bake and potato salad.
Farro salad with marinated artichoke, watermelon radish and arugula.
It was a rare rainy Easter in Santa Barbara, which called for creative egg hunt tactics. Between me running around like a chocolate covered Energizer Bunny and my little crew of dedicated helpers, we managed to pull it all together. I even had time to take a (quick) shower before our first guest arrived—believe me, that was a bonus for all!
Luckily, we have a covered patio. So we could still hunt for eggs in the rain.
