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One of my favorite activities during Eastertime is dying and decorating Easter eggs. I usually dye my eggs the same way as everyone else with food coloring and vinegar. However, this year I decided to dye my eggs using natural dyes after reading Phoo-D’s recipe for Naturally Dyed Easter Eggs with Botanical Designs. I could post directions here, but I think I’ll give credit to Phoo-D for posting this clever project.

Here is how I differed from her recipe…I used two cups of mustang grape juice to create a bluish and pink design. One egg turned a greenish blue color with this dye. I steeped the hardboiled eggs for 20 minutes in the hot juice with added vinegar. I also picked one cup of fresh dandelion flowers and steeped in two cups of hot water for twenty minutes. I then strained the flowers out and added one teaspoon vinegar and steeped the hardboiled eggs for one hour to create a bright, primary yellow hue.

Good luck and Happy Easter. Recipe HERE. Check out Phoo-D’s blog for mouth-watering, delicious recipes!

Lets face it–the weather is cold, life is busy, things are complicated and we all need to save a buck or two. Not to mention the kids are hungry (and the spouse too) and you have about a million other things to do in your hectic life. In other words, you need a way to make dinner simple and practical. The solution:

Easy Chicken Pot Pie

It’s my very own recipe. Confession: When I usually make this chicken pot pie, I do not use standard measurements. A handful of this, a pinch of that, a little more, a little less. For most of y’all, those kinds of measurement simply won’t do. So, I’ve taken the time to actually get out my measuring cups and measure this stuff…with one exception–the dough. It is still easy though and you’ll see what a mean in a moment.

Put on your apron and gather up these ingredients:

INGREDIENTS:

Filling

1 Family Size can of Cream of Chicken Soup (26 oz)

4 Cups mixed vegetables (use canned, drained or frozen)

3-4 Cups cooked chicken, torn into bite-sized peices

TIP: Use half a whole rotisserie chicken which you can purchase cooked in the deli section of most grocery stores for around $5.

Dough

3 Cups Bisquick-type mix mixed with enough water to form a very sticky dough

METHOD:

Mix all the filling ingredients together and place into 9 x 13 baking dish. Top with dough mixture. Bake at 400 F for 25 minutes or until dough is golden-brown and thouroughly baked through.

Dang that was easy! Delicious too.