Holidays come and go so quickly, don't they!!
Even though Easter was late in the spring, it
is sad to see it over with.
We had a lovely family dinner, and all
the kids were able to be here.
I am always looking for something different to do,
and I have loved making Chocolate Boards lately,
so I decided to do an Easter Grazing Board for our feast.
The huge board in the background was made by my
son and his wife. They gave it as a gift to my daughter
last year for Christmas, so I asked to borrow it. I might
also have hinted that I would like one of my own!! It
is six feet in length and makes such a fun anchor for
the grazing board.
I gathered most of my MacKenzie-Childs Courtly
Check for the feast, and that added an elegance to
the more rustic presentation on the board.
These fun chocolate eggs were found at
Home Goods this year and they were
the inspiration for the chocolate part of the
board.
Look at this beautiful pink marbled one.
Fruits and assorted chocolates filled
the board.
I decided to place the meats and cheeses
on a separate board, to keep them away
from the desserts.
The space between the boards was filled in with
leaf lettuce.
The green and purple chocolate bunnies
also came from Home Goods this year.
I chose buttery croissants and fresh bakery
bagels for the sandwich bases.
Fresh fruit, chocolate, treats and breads,
how could you go wrong - something for everyone!
The best part is seeing the reaction of the adults
when they come in. Truly, I got one of the best
reactions every from them on this feast!
We were celebrating a DIL's and a SIL's
birthday, so my daughter asked for
Cheesecake Factory's Oreo Dream Cheesecake.
We topped it with some Cadbury Eggs - our
personal favorite Easter Eggs!!
In addition I made Cadbury Egg Rice Krispie Treats,
Easter Churro Toffee (a spring version of
Disneyland's Churro Toffee),
and candied pistachios. My little 3 year old granddaughter
just loves pistachios, so I thought these would be fun.
My oldest daughter made these Strawberry Macarons.
They were half gone by the time they got to our house!!!
Her oldest daughter, who is 14, has been making
them by herself, but she had cheer tryouts that day.
We had our celebration on Saturday, so the kids could
go to their in-laws on Sunday.
The grocery store had these gorgeous
hydrangeas colored in spring shades, so I
just had to have them. The ranunculus blossoms
are from Trader Joe's.
The bulbs literally opened for Easter,
and the flowering plum tree was perfect too.
We separate the egg hunt into babies, kids and adults,
as we don't want injuries!!!
It is a mad race and over in less than a minute,
then everyone gathers in the living room to
open their eggs.
I hope you had a wonderful Easter too.
Thanks for visiting to see our Easter
Grazing Board, of course this would work
for any time of year, and any occasion.
There is nothing like being able to gather
together as a family.
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