Record-Setting Easter Egg

Europe's largest Easter egg was created in Rome over the holiday weekend, then smashed with a hammer so that the pieces could be sold to benefit the victims of the earthquake in Abruzzo last week.

The dark chocolate egg weighed 2500 kg, about 5,500 lbs.

Easter Brunch in Rochester

I can't seem to find much information on places hosting Easter brunches around town. The best options if you don't already have plans seem to be:

Mario's will have a champagne Easter brunch from 10 - 6:30 for $36.95 (but it does come with Upstate NY's only chocolate fountain!)
Horizons, at the Lodge at Woodcliff, serves brunch every Sunday from 11 - 2.
Palladio at the Hyatt downtown has a breakfast buffet every Sunday from 7 - 10:30, then regular breakfast service until noon.
Sanibel Cottage in Webster has a brunch every Sunday, with mixed reviews.

Places that fit an "Eastery" vibe:
La-Tea-Da tea parlor is open from 11-3.
Simply Crepes's downtown location serves brunch from 11 - 3, and the Canandaigua location serves from 9 - 3.

Or you could try the typical Sunday brunch places like Jine's, Charlie's Frog Pond, James Brown's, Charlie Brown's, Jay's Diner, Mt. Hope, Highland, or South Wedge diners.

Outside of the city:
The Avon Inn has an Easter dinner buffet from 11:30 - 5 for $14.95.
The Crescent Beach Inn has a Sunday champagne brunch from 10:30 - 2 for $18.99

Easter Photo Gallery

HAPPY EASTER!

Bunny Brownie Pops

Chick-pops

Chick and Egg cupcakes

Smeeps

Paska

The Boy's parents are in town for Easter weekend and his mother brought us a Paska. [I know, I had to look it up on the internet first.] Apparently, it's a traditional Easter bread for Slovaks and other Eastern Europeans. (His maternal grandparents were Slovakian). The name comes from Pascha, which is Greek for Easter.

It looks like a sweet bread, with raisins. She said we should toast it with butter. It was cooked in a bundt cake pan and I always like toasted pound cake, so I'm curious to see the similarities. I'll post a picture soon. For now, here's a recipe.

Ode to the Cadbury Creme Egg

There's a website called Pimp that Snack where posters demonstrate how they made incredibly large versions of various snacks.

Behold: the Pimped out Cadbury Creme Egg. (Pictured next to a regular-sized egg, not a mini).

Cadbury eggs are my favorite Easter basket treat (and were even when I didn't like real eggs). And I love that they've expanded into the all-chocolate and caramel versions. And they're not as bad for you as Reese's eggs. However, I am in a jealous rage now that I've discovered that Great Britain (where Cadbury is based) and Canada have Cadbury McFlurries! McDonalds: you are nothing if not American, so please have pity! I'll have to plan a trip to Toronto next year around this time.

At least we can make our own Cadbury ice cream. And even all-natural homemade Cadbury eggs.

Also, does anyone else miss the ad?