Easter Greetings
I hit the rewind button in my head and time traveled back to Easter 2020.
Church service on the television. Pizza for breakfast. All four of us still in our pajamas at 1:00 p.m. - it honestly could have been later. A very long late afternoon bath for the kids that gave them super wrinkly fingers. Preston happily playing in the bubbles. Adelaide all dressed up with no where to go. An “Aha!” moment that inspired a very last minute sunset egg hunt with the kids. Did they know how odd this all was?
We did the best we could. How many times have I said this, have we all said this over the last year? Too many. I suppose we’re blessed to be able to say it at all.
I’m currently writing to you from our blissful Easter bubble. It seems odd to define it that way but there have been multiple egg hunts, friends, family, chocolate mustaches, and too many crafts to count. So, what else do I call it? We’re in this stage of fabulous hopefulness that would have seemed almost impossible all those months ago.
I realized something about myself recently when thinking back on the last year. I found that I grieved the memories we lost out on so greatly that I forgot to be thankful for the imperfect ones we were making. Easter last year wasn’t the sparkly fun filled holiday I dreamt up for us, but the four of us were together and that is and will always be absolutely enough.
Now, lets move on to something else - Easter Bird Nests! These are so much yummier, cuter, and easier to make than I ever could have imagined. I have decided that they must become a tradition for our family. It’s official, it’s happening. :)
Here is how we made them!
Ingredients:
4 cups of Chow Mein Noodles
3 cups of Reese’s Peanut Butter Baking Chips
3 cups of Milk Chocolate Chips
Shimmer Pastel Almonds (Jelly beans could be an alternative for this!)
This made 24 cookies!
Line a large tray with wax paper.
Place milk chocolate chips and peanut butter chips in a large microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for 1 minute; stir. If necessary, microwave at medium an additional 10 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, until all those tasty chips are completely melted and mixture is smooth when stirred.
Add chow mein noodles (you’ll want to make sure you break up the very large noodles); stir well to coat completely.
Drop mixture by onto prepared tray in circles the size of a regular can top; press down with spoon to form a nest shape. Immediately press 2 to 3 candy eggs into each nest.
Let the nests stand until firm or you can pop them into the refrigerator for about 10 minutes. Store in tightly covered container.
Here are some images I took while making our birds nests!
Are you looking for something to fill up the rest of your Easter evening? Go grab yourself the ingredients and have some fun! These would be excellent for dessert tonight with some vanilla ice cream or maybe a belated festive treat. YUM.