EASTER FUN. I love the Holidays! Cooking, listening to music, picking outfits, creating makeup looks, going to other homes and welcoming people into your own. Just love it!
It passed and it was an interesting experience. On Sunday morning, me and my boyfriend painted the eggs, made the pie and other little things. It was supposed to be just the two of us but he invited his brother so the more the better (probably).
This was my second Easter away from home by myself and it taught me that if you really want to do something, make a day special for you and the people you love – all you need is organizing and effort! Experiences are what counts on days like these. We had the most fun painting the eggs and making the food in the morning.
This Easter I chose to wear a lacy blue long sleeved dress from ‘New Yorker‘ (EU peeps should know!). My makeup was pretty simple – little contouring, mauve colored eye shadow look using Essence All About Roses palette, and some purple Essence lipstick from their Matt Matt Matt colection (07 Purple Power)!
The menu was pretty simple – some white sweet wine, apple cinnamon iced tea, pork steaks with boiled potatoes, painted eggs, some condiments, fruit and the king of all chocolate cream vanilla tart pie! The latter was the most exciting part to make. We do not have an oven so baking anything is a struggle but this was so easy and fun to make.
I was looking for a easy Tart pie with Chocolate Cream recipe online that does not require baking. I found some options that were not so appealing but then I came across this beauty on Cleobuttera.com. The tart was delicious and creamy. The recipe was a little different since she used some hazelnuts and made her own tart crust and glaze, whereas I took my own easier and CHEAPER twist and bought my tart crust, added some fruit and sprinkles on top. On the original recipe the instructions are long and in American measurements which is always more difficult for us Europeans. So here I am giving you my version of recipe and measurements in US and EU!
- For the Filling:
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- ½ cup or 300 ml heavy cream
- ⅓ cup (2 oz) or 60 g semisweet chocolate chips or chopped from a bar
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1¼ cup (13oz) or around 400 g Nutella or any other chocolate cream
- You also will need fruit of your choice for the topping and any kind of sprinkles if you wish.
