happy easter!

What a wonderful day! We hosted Easter lunch for my parents and brother, and the day was quite lovely. I hope you and your loved ones had a beautiful day as well.  

sunlight through a crabapple
at the Arboretum here in Madison

our Easter celebration

We hosted Easter lunch at our house today. The culinary highlight, for me, was roasting leg of lamb for the first time. For the lamb, I tweaked a Mark Bittman recipe I read in the New York Times recently. I am so happy with how it turned out! Here are a few snapshots of our feast. Happy Easter!

pink carnations & dyed blue
Easter eggs - pretty spring colors!

the carved lamb - delicious!

mashed potatoes made by my husband -
so yummy

petit-fours for dessert

pastel candied almonds

our big Easter bunny - isn't he cute?