tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196832473535198635.post5628751877633526414..comments2024-03-26T18:16:35.247+10:00Comments on Through My Kitchen Window: Happy Easter, NaturallyThrough My Kitchen Windowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17300798774076098054noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196832473535198635.post-55910454884299791302010-04-14T10:35:02.452+10:002010-04-14T10:35:02.452+10:00Thanks everyone. Maninas - Philomena's father ...Thanks everyone. Maninas - Philomena's father was Croatian and her mother Ukrainian. She says this tradition was on her mother's side. It sounds like it may well have overlapped a few cultures as you also make them with brown onion skins. I am not sure about the purple skinned onions. It would be an interesting test though.Through My Kitchen Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17300798774076098054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196832473535198635.post-84617557068317443892010-04-12T00:25:03.628+10:002010-04-12T00:25:03.628+10:00Mariana, these are just beautiful. I love the mute...Mariana, these are just beautiful. I love the muted colors and the tradition the eggs bring with them. I hope you have a wonderful day. Blessings...MaryMary Bergfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09234678984137982414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196832473535198635.post-66274287102887083482010-04-11T00:52:00.224+10:002010-04-11T00:52:00.224+10:00Happy Easter! Your eggs are beatiful.
We colour e...Happy Easter! Your eggs are beatiful.<br /><br />We colour eggs in this way in Croatia, too. And there's the crack the egg game, too, though my family doesn't do it. The eggs are blessed on Sat, and then eaten for breakfast (and during the day) on Easter day.<br /><br />We only use brown onions, but I wonder if we could get some lovely purples with the red ones? <br /><br />Where is Philomena from, btw? I'm just curious where the customes come from.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196832473535198635.post-45592584454854318162010-04-09T02:30:53.444+10:002010-04-09T02:30:53.444+10:00Wow - those are really cool; I actually like the s...Wow - those are really cool; I actually like the subtlety of the brown eggs here. Really, really neat. Hope your Easter was lovely!Chelseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707904553029874850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196832473535198635.post-6398491943851834892010-04-08T00:49:42.092+10:002010-04-08T00:49:42.092+10:00Beautiful eggs Mariana! I love how you made them t...Beautiful eggs Mariana! I love how you made them the natural way! This is beautiful!tasteofbeiruthttp://www.tasteofbeirut.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196832473535198635.post-68584329802680115352010-04-06T08:32:10.422+10:002010-04-06T08:32:10.422+10:00Beautiful, just beautiful. I really can't wait...Beautiful, just beautiful. I really can't wait for next Easter now, so I can give these a go. DxLickedspoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10910664613805029106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196832473535198635.post-62021314926824852712010-04-06T08:28:35.562+10:002010-04-06T08:28:35.562+10:00Oh thank you Tumbleweed Woman; you are too kind. Y...Oh thank you Tumbleweed Woman; you are too kind. Yes I am feeling much better knowing that everyone one and everything has it's day. I draw much comfort and even satisfaction from the wonderful place Tony lived in his final years. Most animals would never have such paradise. Thanks for your thoughts; you really touched me. Mariana xxxxxxxThrough My Kitchen Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17300798774076098054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196832473535198635.post-41125133091556910152010-04-06T04:43:34.720+10:002010-04-06T04:43:34.720+10:00Oh, those eggs are just precious! So simple, and ...Oh, those eggs are just precious! So simple, and gorgeous. So sorry to hear about your horse... I read your entry when you first posted it and carried you and your words around in my heart all day, sending you positive thoughts. I hope the clouds of loss have started to lift a bit.Liz / Tangible Ingredientshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05783258653767884004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196832473535198635.post-31034089511411697102010-04-05T12:18:36.578+10:002010-04-05T12:18:36.578+10:00Gayle - I'm so pleased you also know Philomena...Gayle - I'm so pleased you also know Philomena and Romano. You are like my 'confirmation' that they are such special people. I'm sure a few memories came back to you. Good ones too. <br /><br />Let's not begin how to spell her name. I just went through a couple of months trying to help them establish their identity. Their previous passports spelt their name one way and their birth certificates were spelt another way and their citizenship was spelt another way again. My godfather. I went through so much red tape and filling out forms and getting witnesses for them it was ridiculous. We managed to get new citizenships and a current passport finally. But the names on there are still different to the way the names are spelt on the birth certificates. What a nightmare! Hope your easter has been good darling. xxxxxxx<br /><br />Gosh Denise. I am amazed to hear you do a similar thing with your eggs! And here I am thinking I am about to blog away about something totally new! So funny. To answer your question, Philomena had a Croatian father and a Ukrainian mother. When I asked her where did these traditions originate, she said it was from her mother's side. I guess Ukraine and Latvia are in the realm of the "Russian" ways. How fascinating. I can't get over it. I shall pop over and see your post shortly; can't wait. Thanks so much for sharing.<br /><br />zurin - you are such a dear. It seems Philomena's recipe has given you quite a jolt. Isn't it such a treat to discover the way they did and made such things long ago. I am really intrigued with it all. Sure you don't have to use old stockings. Philomena says you can use like a "gauze" material. I personally think 'muslin' would be fine. Yes, the nylon is simply to keep it in place. She says it is really important to get the leaf to be in full contact with the shell. It sounds finicky, but I guess back then this is what they did and spending the time to make them was part of the easter celebrations. You made me laugh - missing your blog 'like a lover'. Maybe that's what I am doing wrong. Perhaps I need to blog and pretend I am having an affair!!! Lololol right back at you. Mariana xxxxxxxxThrough My Kitchen Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17300798774076098054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196832473535198635.post-1069754339967652622010-04-04T12:34:13.999+10:002010-04-04T12:34:13.999+10:00These are sooooo gorgeous Mariana. I must try maki...These are sooooo gorgeous Mariana. I must try making these. I dont celebrate easter but Im makimg them anyway....with empty eggshells..... I'd just like to keep them forever...<br /><br />I love the subtle colours and htey are truly truly truly beautiful!!! and natural is my way too! Natural colours have a certain subtlety about them that is so special.<br /><br />Is the nylon stocking used to keep the leaves in place or does it serve some other purpose as well? I dont use stockings...heh...its way too hot here....so I'll have to buy some teh next time I go out.<br /><br />gosh this makes me so tempted to blog again...lol...sharing something so beautiful is so fulfilling ...and it brings such joy both ways....besides Im missing the blog already...like a lover. LOLOLOL<br /><br />Oh Philomena is so precious...yes yes do blog about her Mariana...Id love to know more ...she sounds like a treasure. Lucky you!zurinhttp://www.cherryonacake.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196832473535198635.post-80709985297117295142010-04-04T12:28:00.083+10:002010-04-04T12:28:00.083+10:00Wow, I am so surprised to see these! I just poste...Wow, I am so surprised to see these! I just posted my Latvian Easter Eggs today. Is Philomena Latvian too, or do other cultures color their eggs this way? I grew up coloring eggs with onion skins and in all of these years, I've never met a non-family member who did the same. Philomena's are much more precise than mine. I've never used egg whites or stockings, but they seem to work fabulously!Denise | Chez Danissehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06418226690328176970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196832473535198635.post-53093336989221924982010-04-04T12:02:51.493+10:002010-04-04T12:02:51.493+10:00That was great as bought back a lot of memories as...That was great as bought back a lot of memories as I always remember her easter eggs. They are so lovely aren't they? I guess the kids of today would rather the chocolate ones but in those days if you got an extra bit of food you would consider yourself very priviledged. <br /><br />Looking forward to the post on Filomena (did you know that is how she likes to spell her name??) Well that is what she told me anyway when I first met her???stormygaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04750047533858826304noreply@blogger.com