Foodie Friday: Easter Egg-cellence Recipes & Tips

{ Via: MacKenzie Childs }

As the title suggests, this post is all about eggs. Easter eggs, that is. You'll find last minute inspiration for new techniques in dying those eggs, cooking them,  and drinking them! That's right. You'll find Easter egg cocktails, gold leaf eggs, and the prettiest frittata you ever did see.  You will look like a good egg with any of these recipes for a elegant Easter weekend. 

Absolut Mini Egg Martini

Cheers to bunny ears and martinis! This chic cocktail will help you do that bunny hop 
with style.
Hello Magazine

Sprinkles Easter Eggs

These eggs are too pretty to eat. Made with pastel nonpareils, ( Amazon has them ) they are just the prettiest, and couldn't be easier. Spread some tacky glue on the egg and roll in the sprinkles. Get more info at

Studio DIY

Cheesecake Eggs With Shortbread Soldiers

These look crazy fun, don't they? They are the perfect Easter brunch dessert.

Half Baked Harvest

Bacon Blue Deviled Eggs With Roasted Garlic And Asparagus

I feel like I may have shared this recipe before. It is worth repeating however. Life is too short to make boring deviled eggs. These are as chic as can be!

How Sweet Eats

Spring Salad With Eggs & Creamy Tarragon Dressing

What a beautiful addition to the Easter table. To me, an egg can really elevate a salad, while it adds the protein to the dish. The dressing sounds to die for.

The View From Great Island

Martha's Favorite Method for Decorating Beautiful Easter Cookies

If asked, I would say that I am a very good baker, however my goods tend to taste better than they look. Hopefully you will find Martha's tips as helpful as I did. 

Martha Stewart

How To Make Natural Egg Dyes

Loving the idea of natural dyes. If I was dying eggs this year, this would be my method. You use actual food, fruit and veggies to create these subtle colors. These were done with a Vitamix, but I bet any good blender would work. And it is all healthy without chemicals.

The Celebration Shoppe

Bake Your Eggs!
Trending in egg dying is baking your eggs. This makes so much sense to me. Click to get the step by step directions along with dying tips.
Heather Christo

 Egg Cream Cocktail

This celebratory cocktail was inspired by the Cadbury Egg, that everyone loves....especially Miss Shop This. But it only looks like one. In fact it tastes more like an exotic Pina Colada. I'll have one please!

Prima Magazine

Root Vegetable Frittata

This is loveliest egg dish that I ever saw. It's made with egg whites, swiss cheese, green onion, sweet potato, rutabaga, turnip, and red potatoes.  Purple basil adds the pretty.

Cooking With Ruthie

Easter Egg Cake
They say that this is not hard to make at all. It's a classic cake with a beautiful buttercream frosting...My favorite. I would call this cake my #Eastergoals.
Broma Bakery

Gold Leaf Shaving Cream Easter Eggs
Have you heard of the the shaving cream egg dying method? First I have heard of it was this month. Don't be intimidated by the title. These are fancy but totally kid friendly. You can get the gold leaf fast from Amazon, and it is less than $10.
The Sweetest Occasion

Easter Egg Donuts

Let the kids help you decorate these Saturday nght or early Sunday morning. They are filled with your choice of Jam, lemon curd, or your fave cream filling. See the step by step instructions at 

Sugar Hero

Bunnies, Baskets, Eggs, Oh My!

If you are unprepared for Easter, or just planned a spur of the moment party, don't stress. There's still time to order on line and pick up at your nearest Pier One. And everything is on a very deep sale. There's every type of Easter egg you can imagine, too. 

Pier One Imports

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