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Naturally Dyed Easter Eggs

Posted By HelenFern On March 20, 2024 @ 6:17 am In Easter,Holidays | 11 Comments

I love the look of rustic and natural. Easter eggs dyed with vegetables and spices have a muted color – and occasionally marbled. Sometimes you get exactly the color you were going for and sometimes you get surprised. Either way, it’s fun to do and the eggs come out beautiful!

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The color egg you start with will affect the color you end up with. Brown eggs give a more muted look while white eggs are brighter.

Want to try it yourself? Keep reading and I’ll explain how I did it.

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Making the Dye and Dying the Eggs

Start with clean, hard cooked eggs. Make sure they are dry.

Prepare your dyes by boiling the color agent with just a bit of salt.

The longer you boil, the deeper the intensity of the color.

Using a jar or other glass container for each color, add about 1 Tablespoon of white distilled vinegar and two cups of the dye liquid. Add eggs and let sit 10 to 24 hours. The longer they eggs sit, the darker the color becomes. I let mine sit over night – about 10 hours.

Remove the eggs from the liquid

and allow to dry completely. Do not wipe them.

Once they are dry, put a tablespoon or so of vegetable oil in your hand and

gently rub it all over the egg. Let it sit a minute or two, then wipe off with a paper towel. And that’s all there is to it! Beautiful, natural Easter eggs!

Here are the colors:

Red – they say beets make red. I found them to be more purple. Raspberries made a nice reddish pink. Other options include hibiscus flower, elderberries, cherries or sumac berries. I’ve read that avocado will dye things red, but I’ve never tried it and I’m not sure what the chemistry of it is.

Blue – purple cabbage. Dried black beans are also a blue.

Yellow – Turmeric (1 Tablespoon of powder or the root)

Orange – yellow onion skins.

Purple – grape juice (or beets)

Green – Spinach

Whatever you choose to dye your eggs with, be absolutely sure it is food grade and not poisonous. Some of the things used to dye fabrics may be natural but are toxic and should not be used on eggs.

So get out your veggies, boil some eggs and have fun experimenting with naturally dyed Easter eggs.

Happy Easter ^[2]!!

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Leave me a comment and tell me what you think.

Easter Food Ideas – An Idea for Every Meal!

Posted By HelenFern On March 30, 2018 @ 12:05 am In Easter,Holidays | 3 Comments

It’s almost Easter – just a couple more days. Do you know what you’re going to serve? Will you have breakfast before church or a brunch to energize for the Easter egg hunt? And what’s for dinner? A sit down with family or a buffet spread? Well here are few ideas to get you thinking.

Lets start with the morning. How about some of these ideas – easy and delicious to get you going for that Easter egg hunt! Baked egg cups, bacon wrapped asparagus, carrot crescents – and more! A great Easter Brunch ^[7]

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Here are a few ideas for dinner. Ham, jello eggs, a four-course meal!

So here is the – Appetizers (deviled eggs and bloody Mary’s), borscht soup, parmesan potatoes with Maple glazed ham – I mean the works! Check it out!

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And how about these fun jello eggs ^[9] – easy to make and fun to eat!

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Or some fun “carrot” eggs ^[10]

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And a delicious Baked Ham with Pomegranate Glaze ^[11] – amazing!

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Below are some of the items we used to create this amazing brisket!

Disclosure: The items below are affiliate links through Amazon.com. If you purchase any of these products through the links, I receive a small commission at no cost to you. Your support is greatly appreciated!

Easter Dinner

Posted By HelenFern On April 10, 2017 @ 12:05 am In Easter,Holidays,Main dish | 14 Comments

Easter is this Sunday! We traditionally have a ham dinner at our house, so I thought I’d share with you the entire meal (with recipes of course!).

Appetizers –

Who doesn’t like Deviled eggs? How about three ways? ^[14]

Tasty cheese bites ^[15]– easy and delicious

And a wonderfully delicious, Smoked Trout spread ^[16] for crackers!

Enjoy the appetizers while sipping on a traditional Bloody Mary ^[17]!

Soup – well a Spring soup, like something with beets, fits the bill – so how about some Borcht! ^[18]

And then there’s the main course –

Smokey Maple Glazed Ham ^[19]

Parmesan Potatoes ^[20]

Bacon wrapped Asparagus ^[21]

And of course a Caesar Salad (with homemade croutons) ^[22]

And for dessert? How about these delicious mini cake bites ^[23]

with white Chocolate covered Strawberries ^[24] on the side!

So there you have it – Easter Dinner! Enjoy!

Smokey Maple Glazed Ham

Posted By HelenFern On March 24, 2016 @ 12:10 am In Easter,Holidays,Main dish,pork | 7 Comments

Ham is an Easter tradition in our house – brunch, lunch, dinner…. Ham. I love smokey flavors, so after some experimentation, I came up with this sweet and smokey glaze,

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Moist, smokey and full of flavor.

What you need:

6 Tablespoons of maple syrup
2 Tablespoons of liquid smoke
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 teaspoons onion powder
2 teaspoons lemon pepper
2 teaspoons garlic salt
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
2 Tablespoons yellow mustard
6 – 7 pound butt portion ham
Approximately 1/3 cup olive oil

How to Do it:

Mix all the ingredients (except the ham and oil) in a bowl. Rub the ham on all sides with half of the mixture.

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Place the ham on a rack and add 1 Tablespoon olive oil and ¼ cup water to the bottom of the pan.

Roast in a 325 degree oven for 45 minutes. At that time, pour the remaining olive oil over the top of the ham and add another ¼ cup water to the bottom of the pan.

Continue roasting for another 20 minutes. Remove from oven and brush on the rest of the glaze.

Put back in the oven and roast 20 more minutes.

Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly before slicing

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Serves approximately 6-8 (with freezable leftovers!)

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“Carrot” Eggs

Posted By HelenFern On March 23, 2016 @ 12:16 am In Appetizers,Easter,Holidays | 27 Comments

All those Easter eggs! Looking for a fun NEW way to use those Easter eggs? How about as

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It’s easy to make peeled eggs look like little carrots – want to know more?

What you need:

6-12 hard-boiled eggs, peeled
Red and yellow food coloring
½ bunch of curly parsley

How to Do it:

After boiling the eggs, crack the shell and put them in a bowl of cold water for a few minutes. ^[34]

Peel them under cold running water and the shell and membrane should come off easily. Dry them well on paper towels.

In a bowl of water, add 20 drops of yellow food color and 10 red. Mix well. Add the dry, peeled eggs to the water and let sit for about 5 minutes, until the color is bright orange.

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Allow the eggs to dry.

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Using a skewer, put a hole in the fat end of the egg.

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Push a small bunch of parsley into the hole, like carrot leaves.

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Arrange on plate and serve as an appetizer.

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Naturally Dyed Easter Eggs

Making the Dye and Dying the Eggs

Here are the colors:

Leave me a comment and tell me what you think.

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