PS:
I like that Easter Bunny – reminds me of the early days of Playboy, many years ago, when it was only sold “under the table” in Germany and could not be displayed …
How times have changed!
Jeff, Diane and I are in Boston visiting Katie. We just had a great brunch at Stephenie’s on Newbury and now we’re going to see a movie. You can’t go wrong with pizza!
We’re not really religious but I was still surprised when my wife returned the day before “Good Friday” from a visit to a farm – with almost 20 pounds of very fine beef and more than 10 ponds of pork …
They had just had a big “home slaughter” there – in Hungary that is still allowed … Of course a vet was there to check everything.
So for the last two days she’s been sorting and preparing the meat – and I’ve been labelling it (some is for the children, some for her sister who’ll be visiting us from Budapest) and trying to find enough space in the freezer …
Wolf, my wife and daughter had Belgian waffles for Brunch. I went with the Veggie Omelet. For dinner, our plans are fluid. There are so many choices in Boston!
Traditional Easter fare for us: my husband is grilling lamb that has marinated overnight in yogurt, onions, lemons, and spices. I’ll be making the side dishes: mashed potatoes, creamed spinach, and Yorkshire pudding. Yummo!
Deb, you and your family really know how to LIVE! After Brunch, I took Katie and Diane to see the new Sally Field movie, HELLO MY NAME IS DORIS. My review will be up on my blog Tuesday.
maggie mason
Happy Easter to everyone. George, have you ever been to Bailey’s in Boston? I’m not sure if it’s still there, but they did fabulous chocolates and ice cream sundaes.
Happy Easter, George. No candy or junk here. Church, then later I’ll be watching the two basketball games today, and sometime in there (here the games are on at 3:00 and 6:00) I’ll squeeze in some broccoli or a small green salad. Maybe I’ll put the broccoli in the salad. Whoopie.
Deb, that sounds excellent. We toyed with the lamb chops but Jackie just had them in Florida, so I had the pasta special – penne with roasted eggplant and ricotta salata and tomato sauce. Jackie had the marinated chicken breasts with roasted potatoes and string beans instead of broccoli rabe, which I like but she doesn’t. There was plenty of garlic in it.
Jeff, that meal really sounds “Mediterranean” to me – very good and healthy!
I’m often surprised at the variety of food you can get in the states – on the other hand it’s totally logical since there are people there who came from all over the world and brought their food with them.
Though for us Europeans there always is the connection USA => Hamburger and Hot Dogs …
For us it’s time now after dinner for a nice glass of Hungarian wine with our young ones (actually they’re both in their thirties, a reminder of the trend in the book that george presented a few days ago).
Enjoy your dinners and have a good time!
Wolf, our area of Brooklyn (Bay Ridge) has a real “restaurant row” and we have all kinds of ethnic foods easily available, including (but not exhaustively) Italian, Greek, Lebanese, Irish, English, Italian, French, German, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Indian, Malaysian, Korean, Spanish, Mexican, and possibly a couple I’ve forgotten offhand. No Hungarian, sad to say (a favorite Hungarian restaurant of ours was Meader’s, in Ross-on-Wye, England) , but our favorite Polish restaurant does some excellent Hungarian dishes.
Wolf, sometimes all that great food leads to problems. After this trip to Boston (where we ate out a lot) it’ll be time to eat more intelligently for the next couple of weeks.
Yes, life is full of temptations – and we humans are really weak …
I also told my wife to lay off cooking for a while after Easter, now we’ll soon get the first fresh local vegetables, it’s “back to the roots” and salads too!
Cap'n Bob
I had toast for breakfast/lunch! Linda’s making a traditional Easter ham for dinner! I don’t celebrate Easter, but I don’t mind some chocolate eggs and jelly beans!
Amazing upset, 10th seeded Syracuse just beat 1 seed Virginia to advance to the Finsl Four! Only the fourth time a double digit seed has ever made the final four.
Happy Easter from me too!
PS:
I like that Easter Bunny – reminds me of the early days of Playboy, many years ago, when it was only sold “under the table” in Germany and could not be displayed …
How times have changed!
Wolf, many issues of those early PLAYBOYs are worth a lot of money today! Happy Easter to you, too!
I love seeing a Holiday return to its pagan roots….
Dan, Easter is open to a lot of interpretations. Happy Easter to you!
May your Easter basket overflow at least as much as her cup seems to overflow, George!
Jerry, my Easter basket had chocolate in it! Happy Easter to you, too!
Happy Easter. Any big dining plans? We’re going to our favorite Italian restaurant. (We did have pizza a couple of times this week.)
Jeff, Diane and I are in Boston visiting Katie. We just had a great brunch at Stephenie’s on Newbury and now we’re going to see a movie. You can’t go wrong with pizza!
I’m sure she’s just returned from church, having celebrated the resurrection of our Lord and Savior!
Happy Easter!
Deb, Diane and I attended a 2-hour Candlelight Vigil last night at St. Charles Church. Our halos are sparkling! Happy Easter to you and your family!
We’re not really religious but I was still surprised when my wife returned the day before “Good Friday” from a visit to a farm – with almost 20 pounds of very fine beef and more than 10 ponds of pork …
They had just had a big “home slaughter” there – in Hungary that is still allowed … Of course a vet was there to check everything.
So for the last two days she’s been sorting and preparing the meat – and I’ve been labelling it (some is for the children, some for her sister who’ll be visiting us from Budapest) and trying to find enough space in the freezer …
PS:
In Hungary there are old types/races of farm animals “Szürke marha” (Grey cattle) and Mangalica (hairy pigs) whose meat is much better than what you get in the supermarkets.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_Grey_cattle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangalica
What are you having for lunch and dinner on Easter?
Wolf, my wife and daughter had Belgian waffles for Brunch. I went with the Veggie Omelet. For dinner, our plans are fluid. There are so many choices in Boston!
Traditional Easter fare for us: my husband is grilling lamb that has marinated overnight in yogurt, onions, lemons, and spices. I’ll be making the side dishes: mashed potatoes, creamed spinach, and Yorkshire pudding. Yummo!
Deb, you and your family really know how to LIVE! After Brunch, I took Katie and Diane to see the new Sally Field movie, HELLO MY NAME IS DORIS. My review will be up on my blog Tuesday.
Happy Easter to everyone. George, have you ever been to Bailey’s in Boston? I’m not sure if it’s still there, but they did fabulous chocolates and ice cream sundaes.
Maggie, I’ll look for Bailey’s. Katie knows all the great restaurants and dessert places. Have a Happy Easter!
We used to love the sundaes atBailwy’s in Harvard Square. Don’t know if it’s still there.
Jerry, my daughter says Bailey’s isn’t around any more.
Happy Easter, George. No candy or junk here. Church, then later I’ll be watching the two basketball games today, and sometime in there (here the games are on at 3:00 and 6:00) I’ll squeeze in some broccoli or a small green salad. Maybe I’ll put the broccoli in the salad. Whoopie.
Rick, I took Katie and Diane out for an ice cream treat at J. P. Licks on Harvard Street. Yum!
Deb, that sounds excellent. We toyed with the lamb chops but Jackie just had them in Florida, so I had the pasta special – penne with roasted eggplant and ricotta salata and tomato sauce. Jackie had the marinated chicken breasts with roasted potatoes and string beans instead of broccoli rabe, which I like but she doesn’t. There was plenty of garlic in it.
Yum.
Jeff, that meal really sounds “Mediterranean” to me – very good and healthy!
I’m often surprised at the variety of food you can get in the states – on the other hand it’s totally logical since there are people there who came from all over the world and brought their food with them.
Though for us Europeans there always is the connection USA => Hamburger and Hot Dogs …
For us it’s time now after dinner for a nice glass of Hungarian wine with our young ones (actually they’re both in their thirties, a reminder of the trend in the book that george presented a few days ago).
Enjoy your dinners and have a good time!
Wolf, our area of Brooklyn (Bay Ridge) has a real “restaurant row” and we have all kinds of ethnic foods easily available, including (but not exhaustively) Italian, Greek, Lebanese, Irish, English, Italian, French, German, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Indian, Malaysian, Korean, Spanish, Mexican, and possibly a couple I’ve forgotten offhand. No Hungarian, sad to say (a favorite Hungarian restaurant of ours was Meader’s, in Ross-on-Wye, England) , but our favorite Polish restaurant does some excellent Hungarian dishes.
Wolf, sometimes all that great food leads to problems. After this trip to Boston (where we ate out a lot) it’ll be time to eat more intelligently for the next couple of weeks.
Jeff, I love garlic!
Yes, life is full of temptations – and we humans are really weak …
I also told my wife to lay off cooking for a while after Easter, now we’ll soon get the first fresh local vegetables, it’s “back to the roots” and salads too!
I had toast for breakfast/lunch! Linda’s making a traditional Easter ham for dinner! I don’t celebrate Easter, but I don’t mind some chocolate eggs and jelly beans!
Bob, we have pastel Peanut M&Ms back home! I’ll take those over jelly beans any day!
Oh, I should have mentioned vegetarian restaurants too.
M&M’s are good! I give jelly beans the edge, though, especially the licorice ones!
Amazing upset, 10th seeded Syracuse just beat 1 seed Virginia to advance to the Finsl Four! Only the fourth time a double digit seed has ever made the final four.
Rick, Syracuse got lucky. I doubt it will continue in the next game
Three #1 seeds and all are out. One to go.
Jeff, the balance in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament was incredible! Any team could beat just about any other team. Syracuse got lucky.