A celebration of Chocolate

I remember my first Easter in Melbourne. It was ten years ago, I was living with my aunt and uncle.

My uncle came home one day after work with what looked like a golden rabbit. That night he unwrapped it, and I discovered that it was actually chocolate, in the shape of a rabbit. The chocolate was yummy.

A few days later, my cousin offered me an egg. Much to my surprise, it was chocolate in the shape of an egg. Mmm.. yummy chocolate again.

For several weeks, more chocolate eggs and rabbit filled our pantry, and every night, after dinner of course, we would indulge. Then one evening my aunt came home with a basket full of chocolates, with a note stuck on it – Happy Easter!

‘What’s with all the chocolate’ I asked my uncle, he smiled and said its Easter this weekend. I was like ‘huh?!’ – I didn’t think non-Christians celebrated Easter.

As the years passed by, it was apparent that Easter and chocolates had a lot in common, regardless of your religious believes. It was a norm to give and receive chocolates, at work or among friends.

And the Easter long weekend, is time off work everyone looked forward too.

This was my Easter weekend this year.

Green juice (from Spring St Grocer) and soft boiled eggs for Sunday brunch. The Easter eggs and bunnies were gifts from friends.

Hot cross and Easter egg macaron from La Belle Miette, afternoon tea on Good Friday.

Homemade pancakes for Sunday brunch

Easter Bunny from Lux Bite, on Easter Monday, just because.

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A simple pancake recipe

I made pancakes yesterday. Its been ages since I last made these lovelies. It’s easy to make, and it’s so much more tastier than the pre-made mixes from the supermarket.

1 cup of self raising flour
1/4 of icing sugar
1.5 cup of milk or butter milk
1 tsp of vanilla essence
1 egg
A pinch of salt

Place flour, sugar, salt and vanilla essence in a mixing bowl. Add egg, and mix through. Then add half a cup of milk, and whisk well. Add another half, and whisk. Repeat for the last half cup of milk.

Heat a non stick pan, a small one preferably. Brush pan with butter, scope in about a ladle full of pancake mixture. Let it sit for 1 to 2 minutes or until brown, before flipping sides. Repeat with remaining mixture, brushing pan with butter in between batches.

Serve with honey and blueberries, butter and fresh lemon juice, or what ever tickles your pickle.

Makes 5-6 pancakes.

Hope you had a fabulous Easter x