Easter Cooks

Easter was a quiet affair this year.  A bit of fuss, a bit of muss, but nothing of the scale it has been in the past.

We rather like it that way.

James was on the hook to assist in the kitchen. He even dressed the part, putting on the special holiday-only apron with the picture of Half Dome on the front.  Not quite the traditional Easter garb, but festive enough for the occasion.

Cheryl, as always, directed the show with her usual flair.  We pulled out the best dishes from her collection and filled them with all manner of yummy comestibles; we laid out the good plates and the real silverware to brighten up the table.  We used real candles and real decorations and then sat down and ate a real dinner with real conversation and got really, really stuffed.

Afterward, we let the dishes sit around for a few hours while we caught up on our Dr Who episodes on Netflix, then it was time to tackle the mountain of dishes and get everything spic-and-span again in time for the following day, when there would be little or no time to deal with such things.

Most weeks there is barely enough time to handle the ordinary meals, let alone the special ones.