Snapshots

These are just some snapshots that have been taken here and there in the past two weeks or so. I saw some beauty in all of this. And spring. Spring is there in these photos, too. I hope you see both.

A happy Easter (if you celebrate) and a wonderful weekend to all of you!

 

Chocolate Covered Coconut Easter Eggs

The little one is getting excited about Easter, and of course, about chocolate Easter eggs. So, I made some chocolate eggs at home. They’re actually coconut eggs covered in chocolate. I think they won’t last until Easter (even if there are only a few days left), but the recipe (below) is easy and maybe I’ll make some more in the next days…

Ingredients (for about 50 chocolate eggs): two cups (200g) coconut flour, two cups (200g) crushed dry biscuits (I used whole wheat biscuits), one and a half cup (300g) brown sugar, three tablespoons coconut oil, one cup (about 250g) bitter chocolate, a half cup milk

Instructions: Put 2 tablespoons of coconut butter, sugar and milk in a pan and melt together over a medium heat. Pour the melted mixture over coconut flour and crushed biscuits, mix together until everything is moistened and evenly distributed. Place the mixture in the refrigerator for at least an hour. Then remove it from the refrigerator, mix by hands a little, form into egg shapes (about the size of a small walnut) and place the eggs on waxed paper. Refrigerate again for an hour. Melt the chocolate and butter and dip eggs into the chocolate mixture using a toothpick. Place them back on the waxed paper and chill in the refrigerator again for a half an hour for chocolate to set.

Enjoy your homemade Easter chocolate eggs!

 

Old MacDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O…

He was neither MacDonald nor old. It’s my brother who has horses and goats and the big goats have 10 little goats now. Of course, our kids (three little cousins) love going to the ‘ranch’ and playing with their little ‘friends’. And I could take photos with these animals all day long… They’re cute. So, here are a few photos I’ve taken this past week (the one with me in it was taken by husband).  I hope you’re having a nice weekend.