Easter Sunday, Peter Cottontail, with a little help from his friends, hippity hopped his way to Casita Colibrí, bringing platters full of Easter joy.
Easter eggs dyed with hibiscus, chili, turmeric, and beets with designs imprinted by cilantro, parsley, epazote and bougainvillea.
Marinated and roasted pork shoulder with organic baby carrots, potatoes, and shallots from the Sierra Norte.
Peter Cottontail’s favorite salad of radishes, cucumber, bell peppers, onions, and lettuce.
Choux pastry filled with creamy coffee with caramelized peanut cream.
A muchisimas gracias to my many-times-mentioned friend, neighbor, and talented cocinera, Kalisa, who dyed the eggs and prepared all but the dessert. The latter yummy decadent delight was purchased from Masea Trigo y Maíz. To quote another rabbit, “That’s all folks!”
(ps) My alebrije rabbit is by Bertha Cruz from San Antonio Arrazola, Oaxaca.
Wow, everything gorgeous and luscious, as usual. Could you find out from talented Kalisa how she adhered the leaves to the eggs before dying them?
I grew up in a family of artists who spent every pre-Easter all sitting on the kitchen floor decorating elaborately multi-died and/or painted eggs. But those Kalisa did are stunning, and I think I’d like to do something similar next year. Was wetting the leaves enough to get them to hold? To get that depth of color form natural materials, I’d have thought they’d’ need a longish dye bath, and the leaves would just come off.
Diane, up in Oakland, CA where most friends are fully vaxed and we’ve moved from purple tier through red tier to orange. Things is lookin’ up.
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Looks like a terrific Easter! Photos are delicious. I think it was Porky Pig who stuttered “That’s all folks!” at the end of a WB cartoon.
Thank you, Alana! I hope all is well with you. I think both Porky Pig and Bugs Bunny had that line.
Wow, everything gorgeous and luscious, as usual. Could you find out from talented Kalisa how she adhered the leaves to the eggs before dying them?
I grew up in a family of artists who spent every pre-Easter all sitting on the kitchen floor decorating elaborately multi-died and/or painted eggs. But those Kalisa did are stunning, and I think I’d like to do something similar next year. Was wetting the leaves enough to get them to hold? To get that depth of color form natural materials, I’d have thought they’d’ need a longish dye bath, and the leaves would just come off.
Diane, up in Oakland, CA where most friends are fully vaxed and we’ve moved from purple tier through red tier to orange. Things is lookin’ up.
I’d like to know how these were dyed. Stunning!
She nestled each egg with the leaf inside a nylon stocking, tightly tied at the top.
Fantastic idea. Thanks. And, of course, when I said multi-died above, I meant multi-dyed (which I’m well aware is not a real word either)
Who’s a lucky girl❓❓🧜♀️💋💋
I think Kalisa outdid herself this time! WOW to the eggs and the dinner!