Bright shades of pink, purple, yellow and green make a pretty sight in a basket. But be careful if you plan to eat
decorated Easter eggs; if handled improperly they can be contaminated with salmonella. Some tips:
- Hard-boil your eggs thoroughly, and cool completely before coloring.
- Use a food-quality, non-toxic dye.
- Don't apply color to eggs with any cracks in them.
- Put colored eggs back in the fridge after coloring them; the eggs shouldn't be left out for more than 2 hours before eating.
- If kept chilled, they can be stored for up to 1 week.
- Don't hide real eggs for an egg hunt -- they can be inadvertently exposed to bacteria (and what a stink it would create if you neglected to find one).
Or, you can really play it safe and blow out the eggs like I did. That way, you can leave them out as long as you want and even save your masterpieces for another year.
Easter is over but chances are, the chocolate is far from gone. I can relate--the Easter Toblerone I was gifted is staring me down from across the room as we speak. Luckily, I recently stumbled across this excellent post on Diet Blog on how to deal with chocolate cravings. Here are a couple of gems:
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Men vs. Women: The truth about our bodies
What to do when a craving hits
