Easter Preparations

This is probably the first Easter I've ever gotten excited about celebrating. Normally my family does not "celebrate" Easter - for whatever reason; I couldn't tell you why. My father has always spent Easter playing tennis interstate for the Filipino-Australian annual tennis tournament so it was just a long weekend we got to stay home from school.

Having my own home and kitchen now though, I have developed a passion for decorating and entertaining. I also recently discovered Pinterest! This has given me something else (counter-productive) to fill my time with - looking at pages and pages of beautiful, BEAUTIFUL home décor and table arrangements. It ignited a strong desire for me to spend money on Easter decorations!

I have conjured an image in my mind of a whimsical tea party - a pastel kaleidoscope of cucumber sandwiches, tea cozies, buntings and macarons. So to start off my preparations - I present to you, my macarons:

Freshly piped
I tried to achieve that really pretty,
vibrant mint-green hue. I think I got
pretty close!

Freshly baked

I made a coconut flavoured buttercream filling