Hello and happy Monday!  I hope that you all had a wonderful weekend and if you celebrate Easter I hope you had a hoppy…. I mean happy one!

My weekend was a little busier than usual because I’m actually coming to you from Sycamore right now.  I’m house/dog-sitting and get to romp about in my old town and enjoy the slow pace of “country” life.  In case you were wondering, the minute you move to any big city like Chicago every other town becomes “country”.  Yes, it’s snobby and pretentious but what did you expect from city-folk?

I actually love coming out here not just because I get to cuddle and hang out with an awesome golden retriever but I get to take food pictures in natural light!  There are like a gajillion windows here and when you’re used to two interior facing windows that maybe get 2 hours of sunlight a day, you revel in the natural light goodness.  Expect beautiful food pics in the near future.

Speaking of food, my family had some good stuff at Easter brunch.  My sister made this awesome quinoa/broccoli/cranberry/candied walnut salad that I could have eaten until my stomach burst. I need to replicate it like immediately.  I made my sweet potato hash because everyone really liked it at Christmas plus it’s a good dish to feed a crowd.  I also tested out some muffins on everyone and the feedback was pretty good so you should see those soon.  There was also fruit, Irish soda bread, ham, hard-boiled eggs, deviled eggs, pasta salad, and mimosas.  I don’t think anyone went hungry….

Overall, it was a great weekend and I’m glad that I got to spend time with my family.  Now I’m looking forward to some good blog work and more spring-like weather!

How about you guys?  What did you eat for Easter?