I’m all for the unexpected, the little surprises that make our meals fun as well as tasty. Didn’t I just post some unique lamb recipes to perk up your Easter fare? It’s true then: I must be open-minded.
Somehow, though, I just can’t get past my, shall we say, distaste for this Easter breakfast recipe I stumbled across today. Is there anyone out there who thinks Empty Tomb Breakfast Treats are remotely appropriate?
I don’t serve virgin placenta patties on Christmas and you can bet there will be no food replicas of actual beating hearts on my plate for Valentine’s Day. So I admit, I’m mildly creeped out by creating an empty tomb from marshmallows and crescent roll dough. I won’t even go into the lack of culinary delight this recipe resents.
I get that’s it’s cool that Jesus rose from the dead, really I do. I just don’t want to eat his abandoned tomb for breakfast, on any day of the year.
Do I have a point here, or is it just that the cutesy gene passed me by? I was berated at playgroup this morning for not dying eggs with my four-year-old (food coloring is poison and we eat the delicious eggs we get from our CSA Farm, thank you very much). We did plant grass seed in the shape of his name in tin planters as Easter gifts, so I’m not denying the kid a little holiday crafting. The cutesy gene was handed out when I was jumping on the lawn, the one with the sign that said, “Keep off the grass,” after all; it’s not my fault.
Give me a tasty frittata any day. You can keep your empty tomb, Jesus.
Clacked by Debbie McDuffee
on Apr 12, 2009 @ 10:00 EST5EDT
I agree – it’s distasteful. From a good taste perspective, it’s creepy (sounds more suited to Halloween!). From a culinary perspective, most kids get enough sugar on Easter without incorporating it into the breakfast meal as well.
What made me laugh, though, was when you said “Give me a tasty frittata any day” because that’s what we actually had this morning! Ours was with pancetta, cheddar and jack cheese, scallions and fresh basil. Knowing the sugar levels that the late Easter morning and afternoon often entail, I like to pack some protein into the morning meal.
I’m 100% with you on this one Debbie!
Darlene
Ooooo, your frittata sounds yummy! Feel free to post that recipe!
That is just too creepy for me. I don’t care if it is a good recipe or not, it is not something I would try.