Author Archives: cathyboettner

This one has a chicken theme… I started with a white cloth and a green and white runner. I added cake stands topped with hens on nest, egg cups, a child’s pull toy, porcelain rooster box, julep cups with grass. I used the Pimpernel place mats, yellow Fiesta ware mugs, and green and white napkins.

I started this table with a white cloth and an embroidered square cloth. I used cake stands to elevate bunnies, little houses, snowbaby bunny and chick, green hobnail votives with foil wrapped eggs, silver julep cups with grass and butterflies, and a couple of tiny paintings. I also used white orchids and milk glass hensContinue reading “Easter Table–Number 7”

This is somewhat similar to the last table. I used the same cloth, dishes, place card holders, and napkin rings. I added the three bunnies in the center all dressed in their Sunday best, or Easter best as the case may be.

This is a simpler table. I started with a white table cloth and layered on a white linen cloth embroidered with blue. I topped it with a green planter with grass and eggs, silver julep cups with grass and butterfly, porcelain bunnies. I used pewter bunny place card holders and silver chicken napkin rings. TheContinue reading “Easter Table–Number 5”

I am making some brioche cream cheese apricot (or cherry) streusel coffee cakes to give to some folks for the Easter weekend. Here’s how I made them: Brioche dough (make the day before you plan to assemble the cakes) 1/2 cup warm water (105 to 115 F) 1 package dry yeast 1/4 cup sugar 1Continue reading “Special Easter Coffee Cakes”

This is everything but the kitchen sink table. I used just about all my Easter items, orchids, green planter with grass, silver julep cups with grass, and foil wrapped chocolate scattered about. I set the table with pastel Fiesta ware plates, green salad plates, and yellow mugs. It is truly a riot of color.

This table is the same as yesterday’s except I used the green planter with grass and eggs for the center of the table. Small change, but a big difference.

This table features a lot of blue, green, and yellow. I used two composite bunnies, a coir bunny, green hobnail votive holders filled with chocolate eggs, two milk glass hen on nest, some little paintings, and the cute egg cups. I set the table with some Pimpernel place mats for a brunch buffet.

This is my perfectly symmetrical table. I used two white orchids, three silver julep cups with grass and butterflies, two porcelain bunnies, two milk glass hens on nest and cute egg cups with chocolates as place cards. I set the table with Wedgwood Amherst and green and white napkins.

I love lemon squares. They are one of my favorite desserts–so tangy and lemony. Yummy perfection. Sometimes, however, the ratio of crust to filling is disappointingly even and I prefer more filling to crust. Here’s what I do to boost the ratio. I use a 15 x 10 pan and make 1 1/2 recipes ofContinue reading “Perfect Lemon Squares”