About Desserts/Baking: Easter Eggs and More

Desserts/Baking In the Spotlight | More Topics | Top Picks | Coloring Eggs |   from Carroll Pellegrinelli Homepage Email Easter is just in a week and a half. You may wish to practice making your Easter eggs a little early.   In the Spotlight Panoramic Egg Thanks so very much to Debbie Colgrove, our About.com guide to Sewing, for sharing this recipe. I think it takes a special talent to make such a beautiful egg. I also think that no one should be intimidated and should at least try to make this special egg.              More Topics Chocolate Fudge Easter Eggs Uses pudding mix as a base Peanut Butter Easter Eggs Lots of kneading involved Chocolate Cream Eggs Uses frosting mix as a base Coconut Cream Eggs Would you believe a potato goes in this? Marshmallow Easter Eggs You make the marshmallows first Fondant Easter Eggs You make the fondant A to Z Recipes and Articles Coloring Easter Eggs Lost that recipe? Can't find the directions to the egg-dying kit? Here are the simple instructions on dying hard boiled eggs for Easter. Plus I've added a few extra fancy tips for that tie-dyed look.   Making Homemade Easter Eggs It's time to start making those homemade Easter eggs. Whether you're making a chocolate egg or a chocolate truffle, the process is similar. Use these step-by-step photo instructions for making truffles to help you with your Easter eggs.     Sponsored Links   Top Picks - Readers Respond  from your  Desserts and Baking  Guide About.com is starting something new that allows the "Reader to Respond" on various topics though-out the network. Here are your first three chances to share your thoughts and experiences. 1) Budget Desserts Please share your budget saving ideas at the bottom of this feature's page. 2) When Life Gives You Lemons, You Make a Trifle Ok, I know that "when life gives you lemons..." you should "make lemonade." Well, let me just tell you, last Saturday's baking experiences were certainly making it a lemon of a day. Let's begin with the weather. There was tons and tons of rain along with plenty-of lightning. I though it was only pie crusts that shouldn't be made on a rainy day. Maybe that goes for cakes, too. Anyway... I planned to make a Swiss Roll a.k.a. Roulade a.k.a. Jelly Roll Cake for a dinner party that evening. The first cake batter read more 3) Why Sift? Sifting ingredients might seem old fashioned, but there's still a purpose. Please read about sifting and respond with what you do.   Recipe of the Week Naturally Colored Easter Eggs Thanks to Lois Clark for sharing her family's way of coloring eggs. All you need is some raw eggs, onions, heavy cotton thread or kitchen twine. To read more click on the recipe title.   Best Moves in a Bad Economy Save & Invest the Right Way Find out how to beat a bear market, make smart choices, and keep your cool even when the economy is unpredictable. Desserts / Baking Ads Baking Cooking Chocolate Cake White Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Cookies Advertisement     Visit Related About GuideSites: Home Cooking Busy Cooks Southern U.S. Cuisine Entertaining Italian Cuisine   Search About      Sign up for more free newsletters on favorite topics. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Desserts/Baking newsletter as ignoble.experiment@ARCONATI.US. If you wish to change or remove your email address, please visit: http://www.about.com/nl/usgs.htm?nl=baking&e=ignoble.experiment@ARCONATI.US About respects your privacy. Our Privacy Policy. Our Contact Information. 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2008 About, Inc.