Easter Eggs and Treats

Easter Sunday is coming!

How do you celebrate Easter? Do you do a family brunch outing, an Easter egg hunt, or just have a quite meal at home? Let us know under "comments"!

Regardless of how you celebrate, when one thinks of Easter they think of decorating eggs and spending time with family and friends. If you don't have time to dye eggs, we recommend...

Color eggs with pastel colored markers or decorate eggs with stickers. Placing small circular stickers on an egg can give you an adorable polka-dot decoration!

Do you need a small treat for your Easter guests or friends? We recommend giving out jelly bean carrot favors. All you will need is:

Plastic pastry bag
Orange jelly beans
Green ribbon
Easter basket, optional

How-to:
1. Fill a plastic pastry bag 3/4 of the way with orange jelly beans.

2. Tie bag closed with a green ribbon.

3. Fill a basket with the treats and set them out as favors for a party.

Stella McCartney for GAP Kids

Stella McCartney has teamed up with GAP to design a collection for GAP Kids.

Sizes range from newborns to 12-year-olds and prices range from $14 for wool tights to $128 for a military jacket. Click here to check out the items online.

We are absolutely loving what she has done with this collection. Her crocheted pieces are adorable! McCartney has captured all of the trends for spring and made them wearable for children.

The line can be thought of as quite pricey, considering they are children's clothes, but overall we give her an A+.

1st Night of Passover & Morning After Matzo Brie

Tonight is the first night of Passover. Are you ready?!

Will you be making dinner for tonight's seder? If so, tell us what you are making for dinner and any family traditions you have under "comments".

We are looking forward to the next morning when we can have matzoh brie for breakfast!

Recipe:

*4 matzohs

* 4 eggs
* 1/2 cup milk
* Salt to taste
* White pepper to taste
* 3 Tablespoons butter

1. Break the matzohs into small pieces and soak them in the water in a large bowl until soft but not soggy. Drain well.

2. In a separate large bowl, beat the eggs with the milk, salt, and pepper. Add the matzohs. Blend together.

3. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add the egg mixture. Cook over medium heat. As the eggs begin to thicken and brown, stir from the bottom with a wide spatula or pancake turner, keeping the matzoh in large scrambled pieces. If you prefer, cook the egg-matzoh mixture as a large omelet, browning on both sides. Turn out onto warm serving dish.

Happy Passover!

Nancy Pelosi Turns 70?!

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi turns 70 today. Yes, that is correct 70 years old!

We have to say... Pelosi is 70 and looking absolutely fabulous. With the stress of her job and constantly having to stand up to the "big guys", Pelosi must have some pretty amazing beauty secrets up her sleeve.

Looking at Pelosi, would you think she is 70 years old? Do you have any favorite beauty secrets?

The beauty tips we have learned over time are:

1. Stay away from the sun! Always put on sunscreen and shield your skin from the sun. The texture and health of your skin is something that cannot be repaired.

2. Moisturize. Keeping skin moist makes it look fuller, healthier, and smoother.

3. Always wash your face before bedtime. Never go to sleep with a full face of makeup. Going to sleep with mascara on can cause dark circles underneath eyes.

You might also be wondering what a woman like Nancy Pelosi would be getting for her birthday. At a press conference yesterday, Pelosi said, "You know what I want for my birthday?" she said. "I think it's going to be a stove or a kitchen ... and that's good. I want a pool table. I've always wanted a pool table. I'll see how I do."

Passover 2010

Passover is almost here!

Passover brings us a time of wonderful family traditions, but also a little pain in the food department. Exchanging wonderful bread, crackers, and cookies for matzoh can be extremely difficult.

What helps make the holiday a little sweeter is chocolate covered matzoh!

We recommend Martha Stewart's homemade toffee-chocolate matzoh.

Ingredients
4 sheets unsalted non-egg matzah
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1 cup packed dark-brown sugar
1 (12-ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips (2 cups)
Coarse sea salt

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper Place matzah in an even layer on baking sheet and set aside.
3. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add brown sugar and immediately reduce temperature to low. Cook, stirring, adjusting heat as necessary, until sugar has completely dissolved and begins to bubble. Drizzle toffee over matzah and spread to cover using a spatula.
4. Transfer toffee-covered matzah to oven and bake until toffee has a rich, shiny sheen, 10 to 20 minutes.
5. Remove from oven and sprinkle with chocolate chips. Tent matzah with aluminum foil and let stand 20 to 30 minutes.
6. Remove foil tent and spread melted chocolate over matzah to cover; sprinkle with sea salt. Transfer matzah to refrigerator and let chill at least 2 hours.

7. Break chilled matzah into pieces. Matzah will keep in an airtight container for up to 4 days at room temperature.

If you don't have the time or patience to try this recipe, we recommend purchasing dipping chocolate in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave the chocolate in it's container and begin to dip squares of matzoh in the chocolate or drizzle the chocolate over sheets of matzoh. Let cool and enjoy!

Vice President Biden - "a big f***ing deal"

The entire Country watched President Obama sign the health care bill. However, what seems to be getting continued media coverage was what the Vice President had to say yesterday to President Obama.

Vice President Biden seems to have let slip the f-word in introducing the President, murmuring, “This is a big f—ing deal!” regarding the bill. It looks like the Vice President did not realize the power of the microphone... watch the video below and let us know what you think!

So what did the White House have to say about all of this?

Well, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said in a "tweet," "And yes Mr. Vice President, you're right". Looks like they are laughing the comment off.

Eat, Pray, Love - The Movie

The best selling book, Eat, Pray, Love, has been turned into a star studded movie featuring Julia Roberts.

Watch the move trailer below and let us know what you think. Have you read Eat, Pray, Love? Are you excited to see it turned into a move? What do you think of Julia Roberts as the lead?