easter treats

my lolo used to say that the most joyful and most important christian celebration is easter. he said it should be bigger than christmas.

me : why lolo?

lolo : because anybody can be born, but only Jesus rose from the dead.



and so, this year, true to my lolo's advice (one of the many) i went all out for easter celebration. by all out, i mean i cooked. Z came over Saturday evening so we can both go the Sunday service at my church.

in the kitchen i tried my hand at two new recipes : braised lentils with chorizo served with a slice of goat's milk as garnish. for easter lunch i made lancaster country slow cooker pork roast and sauerkraut on boiled potatoes. yummm.

czech boy liked both dishes, but liked the cocka (choch-ka), the lentils better. as cook, nothing brings me more joy than to see another person enjoying the food i prepared. Z was very appreciative so i am more motivated to cook for him.

after lunch, i suggested we take a peek at skype to see if his family from CZ are online. and they were :)). the pleasant surprise was, his whole family were in his parents house so we got to video chat with all of them, even the kids. after the chat with his parents, we called and had video chat with his uncle's family, my host family on my trip to CZ last christmas. we are both very happy to have had the chance to chat with them, this time Z was translating for me. i wish my mom is also hooked up at home so we can video chat with my grandparents and cousin and my two brothers.

things are cooking up relationship-wise. with God's grace, we might be preparing for a party when and if my mom can visit me this summer. yeah, it's that kind of party. :))

time to really shape up and burn more fat.