Good Dinner Mrs. Mellen

Easter Milk Chocolate Layer Cake 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup light vegetable oil 2 large eggs, room temperature 2 1/2 cup cake flour   King Arthur   1/4 cup dried nonfat milk 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder   Ghirardelli   1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 6 ounces milk chocolate, melted 1 cup whole buttermilk, room temperature 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon almond extract Chocolate Fudge Frosting (Recipe below) Crushed Cadbury Milk Chocolate mini eggs 1. Preheat oven to 350F. Butter and flour two 9-in round cake pans. 2. Using a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat in a bowl butter, sugar, oil and eggs at medium speed until well combined about 2 minutes. 3.  In a medium bowl, sift together flour, dried milk, cocoa, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Add flour mixture, alternating with buttermilk in thir...

Who doesn't love deviled eggs! You can add anything to the egg filling to create all different types of eggs. Also deviled eggs are great for formal Easter dinner, a picnic, barbecue, just so versitile.  I love to change up the ingredients in my eggs to create tasty new treats. I love all things Mediterranean so I couldn't resist making an egg that captures the taste uniquely Mediterranean. Mediterranean Deviled Eggs 12 large eggs 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1 teaspoon yellow mustard 1/8 teaspoon salt Freshly ground black pepper 1/4 cup chopped kalamata olives 1 tablespoon minced capers 1/4 cup fresh grated Parmesan Cheese slice kalamata olives Place eggs in a single layer in a saucepan and cover with enough water that there's 1 1/2 inches of water above the eggs. Heat on high until water begins to boil, then cover, turn the heat to low, and cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat and leave covered for 14 minutes, then rinse under cold water continuously...

I enjoy setting a holiday table including making decorator Place Cards. These spring themed place cards are perfect for Easter or any other spring dinner party. This Easter I had an egg them so I wanted to make place cards to match. So easy to make! Supplies Needed: 12 colored place cards, I used mint green from Paper Source, my go to paper store. 12 mini nest from Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Store dried moss from any craft store 12 mini robin eggs from Pottery Barn hot glue gun 1. Print name on place cards. Paper Source has a templates on line for all your printing needs. I used brown to print on the mint green. 2. Attach a just a few strands of the moss on robin's nest with glue. Put a little more glue on top of moss and attach robin egg. Press and hold for a few seconds to secure. 3. Cut to slits on the top of the place card, the slits should be an inch in from each side. Fold slits down to create a ledge for the robins nest. 4. Cover ledge with glue secur...