Making Confetti Eggs

First Remove the inside of the egg by tapping a butter knife on the small end of the egg and then peel off about a nickel sized hole in the egg and dump everything out. Next, clean the egg well with hot soapy water and dry and let dry overnight in an empty egg carton. 

To decorate. I used a mixture of metallic paints- acrylic and spray paint. I sprayed all the eggs at once. After the paint dried, I added details like flowers and other designs with glitter paint pens and " Stickles". 

Once the paint was dry, I added about a 2 teaspoons of confetti to the inside of the egg and then sealed the egg shut by gluing a 2 inch square of tissue paper to the egg. 

These were so fun to make and turned out almost too beautiful to break. The boys are very anxious to smash them.



This has become a tradition for our family.

Making Deviled Eggs

We love having our own Beautiful Eggs from our Backyard Hens

Creamy Herb Deviled Eggs

12 Hard Cooked Eggs
1/4 cup prepared Ranch Salad Dressing
3 T plain Greek Yogurt
2 tsp Dijon Mustard
1/4 tsp pepper
1/8 tsp paprika






Cut Eggs lengthwise in half.  Remove yolks, reserving whites.  In a small bowl, mash yolks.  Stir in Ranch Salad Dressing, yogurt, mustard and pepper.   Spoon or pipe into egg whites.  Refrigerate, covered until serving.  Sprinkle with paprika.

Recipe in the Current Taste of Home magazine- April/May 2013

Note:  Quinn ate nearly all of these after school as soon as I made them

Make your own Brownie Mix

Brownie Mix:

Cost is 30 cents a mix.

1 Cup Sugar

1/2 cup Flour

1/3 cup Cocoa

1/4 tsp Baking Powder

Mix and Store in jars or plastic storage bags.  

To use Mix:

Add 2 Eggs

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1 tsp Vanilla

Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes

Golf-Themed Teacher and Staff Appreciation day

Bird Nest Cookies

1 Cup butter
8 ounces cream cheese
2 cups sugar
1 egg
1/4 tsp coconut extract
1/4 tsp almond extract
3 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
flaked coconut colored with green food coloring
egg shaped candies


Beat together until smooth:  butter and cream cheese
Beat in sugar, add in egg and flavorings.  Mix well.  Stir in Flour, baking powder, and salt.

Roll dough into balls (2 Tablespoons)

Place balls a couple inches apart on a greased cookie sheet.  Make an indentation in each one with a tablespoon.


Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes.

Press down indentation again and then let the cookies cool.

Fill cookies with coconut and decorate with a few candy eggs.

Baking Giraffe Cookies for a Baby Shower in Hot Pink and Gray