Tag Archives: Easter

How do you celebrate Easter where you live?

I’m not shy about the fact that I love Easter. It’s a very low key holiday in my non-religious family and we usually just get together to relax and eat delicious food. My experience of Easter in Australia: In Australia Good … Continue reading

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Easter Sunday

Vegetarians avert your eyes. On Sunday morning we put a roll of pork shoulder in the oven. Three hours later we had this: After another hour it was ready. Complete with homemade gravy and apple sauce. Drool. Is there anything … Continue reading

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Good Friday

Good Friday means two things to me: hot cross buns and no shops open. So today we’ve eaten great food, been for a walk and watched most of season two of House of Cards. Perfect. Aren’t the flowers beautiful? Andrew … Continue reading

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5 reasons Easter is better than Christmas

I am a bit too excited about Easter. I can’t help it. It is by far the most superior commercially bastardised religious holiday. Here’s why: 1. It’s less stressful   The things I like about Christmas: food, trees, decorations and … Continue reading

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Setting the table for Easter

I think it’s safe to say you’ve turned into your mother when you get excited about setting a table… Well, just call me mum. I bought these bunnies for $6 each from Woolworths and I love them. They are going … Continue reading

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3 must try Easter baking recipes

1. Chocolate hot cross bun bread and butter pudding I made this two Easters ago for a dinner party and it was very well received. I shall be making it again this year. It’s all gooey and chocolatey and amazing. … Continue reading

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Moving to the country, gonna eat a lot of peaches

Well, we didn’t actually eat any peaches but we did eat a lot. On Good Friday I flew to Melbourne, was picked up by my sister and after accidentally heading towards Bendigo for a while we made it back on … Continue reading

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