Easter, Birthdays and Anzac Day

At this time of year we have a lot of family birthdays - husbands, stepsons, sisters, fathers, brother-in-laws and of course darling 2 year old sons.  Combined with Easter and School Holidays this year makes it a very busy time.

Yesterday we hosted Easter afternoon tea and BBQ dinner.  I thought i would be a bit more clever than usual and try and prepare a lot of things well in advance so that there was minimal to do on the day.  Doesn't seem to matter how prepared i am - there is always some chaos.  I decided to try some new and old recipes this year:

- mum's tiramisu - always yummy.
- potato bake - a new addition to my repertoire. It must have tasted ok as i spied my brother tucking into a big serve of seconds.
- Devils Food Cake - this doubled as Master 2's birthday cake and was a favourite of mine when i was a kid.  Another one of my mum's loved recipes.
- Caprese Salad - Another newby.  As per Guy Grossi's Woolworths recipe.  Really simple and impressive - bocconcini, tomato, basil, onions and dressing.
- Bunny Biscuits - as per a Woman's Day little cookbook.  Another easy one and Master 5 enjoyed helping me ice them.  He was so proud of his efforts.

                                                           (My famous tiramisu)

Hubby and I enjoy all of the cooking associated with these sorts of occasions. 
Happy Easter and Anzac Day............