One of the great joys of biking along the Loire Valley is the fun surprises you discover. My favorite has been the beautiful flowers. At the top of that list are the fields and fields of sunflowers. I saw a photo of sunflowers in a book [...]
Years ago, I flew through the airport in Amsterdam and saw all the pretty tulips. The Netherlands is the tulip capital of the world. I decided then that I wanted to return and ride my bike through the fields of tulips. My dream came true a [...]
Here in the Loire Valley, mushrooms are grown in dark and humid caves. I would ride my Juiced bike to the caves for several days to see the beautiful mushrooms. Over millions of years, there has been limestone buried under the ocean. As the ocean receded, [...]
This Easter bunny cake almost too cute to eat! 1 (8"-9") round cake, baked 4 cups of white frosting 1 pink SnowBall snack cake Poster board (ears) Black and pink candies (eyes and nose) Black licorice strips (mouth and whiskers) 2 cups coconut Cut the [...]
Are you not sure what to do with all of your beautifully colored Easter eggs? Make them into a delicious Egg dip! 6 hard-cooked eggs, finely chopped 1/3cup reduced-fat mayonnaise 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon prepared mustard 1 teaspoon W Worcestershire sauce Salt and [...]
Egg Sailboats Children love to eat these tiny boats! 6 hard-cooked eggs, peeled 6 slices of American cheese 12 toothpicks Cut the eggs in half lengthwise. Cut the cheese slices in half diagonally to form triangular sails and skewer each on a toothpick mast. Stick [...]
Finely chopped almonds give these deviled eggs a nice crunch. 6 hard-cooked eggs 1/4 cup mayonnaise 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon very finely chopped white or green onions 2 tablespoons finely chopped slivered almonds 2 tablespoons finely grated Cheddar cheese Salt and pepper to [...]
Have fun dying eggs the way the pioneers did! Raw eggs Onion skins Greens such as carrot tops, celery leaves, parsley, spinach, or dandelion greens Thread Your supermarket produce manager will probably give you a bag full of loose onion skins. Place several handfuls in [...]
Don’t let your eggs go around bald! Gently crack off the top quarter of a raw egg. Empty and rinse the eggshell well. Draw a face on the hollow shell with marking pens or paint. Fill the shell with damp potting soil. Sprinkle alfalfa seeds [...]
Egg Rolling Egg rolling, a custom several hundred years old, is a favorite game that recalls the stone being rolled away from Christ’s tomb. Roll hard-cooked or raw eggs down a hill. The winner is the one whose egg doesn’t crack. Roll hard-cooked eggs on [...]
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