It seems like weeks ago now (a whirlwind weekend trip to Melbourne will do that to you), but we had the most lovely Good Friday. And, as is tradition, it was filled with all things seafood, family and a sweet treat to finish. Much like in previous years…

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Although, last year’s sleepy Easter bunny… was this year a crawling, eating toddler instead! *sigh* where did the last year go?! As always, our Good Friday lunch was more of a ‘progressive meal’, with seafood being prepared and cooked for most of the day. We ate scallops, prawns, oysters, calamari, smoked trout, and the kitchen was generally alive with energy and aromas, as the various ‘chefs’ put together their seafood dishes. Our contribution this year? A big bowl of tiger prawns with not  one, not two, but three dipping sauces. Garlic aioli, mango and a sweet chilli. But no good lunch would be complete without a sweet treat to finish, and I used the opportunity to work on my pastry making skills. On the menu this year… A baked rhubarb and vanilla custard tart……and a little batch of rosewater meringues (as I attempted to use up the egg whites we had leftover after making the yolk-heavy vanilla custard). The day was spent chatting and eating, and laughing at the antics of little Miss C as she danced with her bunny, discovered chocolate and generally got up to mischief. Oh and discovered that although she is not a fan of chocolate, she is a fan of scallops (expensive tastes that one!) But most of all, it was a perfect day to sit back, relax, and enjoy the company of our family after what has been a rather hectic few months. Finished by unbuttoning our pants, and falling into seafood induced comas by the end of the day! Just bliss! What about you? What did you get up to this Easter?