Piggy Bread

Easter 2017 

Piggy Bread

Piggy Bread, my version of an idea featured on Stehanie's fun blog: Girl Vrs Dough.  Creators of the piggies are from blog PASS THE COCOA (Caroline and Monica)Very cute!

 Piggies are stuffed with breakfast sausage, kielbasa, or Italian sausage.

 My family and friends love these easy to make rolls!

Cook your fave sausage, allow to cool.

 Rhodes Dinner rolls (frozen dept of local store) Cooked sausage. Peppercorns for eyes. Egg white for wash. Toothpicks

Rise dough balls in greased muffin tins cover with sprayed plastic wrap, per pkg instructions. Make a round patty of dough in your palm. Place sausage inside and pull up ends of dough to seal. Save a small amout dough to make ears, curly tail, and snout.  Place snout on face area, use toothpics to hold .See pic below  Ears are small shaped triangles. They will stick to the body. Place peppercorns for the eyes, ans roll a tiny curly tail. Add to backside.  Gently egg wash the dough. Bake 350 apx  14 minutes. Cover and  Refrigerate any leftovers. Reheat 10-15 seconds in microwave. 

Spring Table Blues are gone!

 Hospital Volunteer Thank you Luncheon

First: Thank you everyone who so generously took the time to offer suggestions for the tablescape improvement. I printed each one and worked the table with them until I finally ended with this...I really loved all the ideas and as you can see, used most of them! 

I added the suggestion of vines and flowers, now everyone has something to look at.

BEFORE:

Note how plain it is? What can I do?

After your suggestions:


The table: 
Mikasa French Countryside 
 Inexpensive hand painted water glasses

Gazing balls were placed in the center with a message that today love is reflected in each them.   The Bunny stopped by and left jelly beans discretely, giving everyone a chuckle. Handmade " tweeties" were a take away for each of them.

I found this tiny milk glass bunny last weekend in Amish country. In the background,  a cd of bird songs is playing softly .

I added the suggestion of vines and flowers, now everyone has something to look at.

Mixing chairs was necessary, but looks fine.



Night time with candles lit. Another view of the layered table cloths a bit easier in this light.  The bottom is a flat twin sheet and the top  is a an inexpensive sheer striped curtain fabric remnant found in a bin at a fabric shop. Really helps bring up the blues.

The menu : 

Mixed Greens with sliced strawberries and Poppyseed Dressing

Roasted Chicken Salad mini croissants

Lemon Pound Cake w/Strawberry Sauce

Fruity wines