Views of the Neighborhood – In Search of Easter

~ John W. Howell

Welcome to Easter Sunday in the neighborhood. We are going to go out and see if we can find Easter decorations. Today we have catered a brunch from Juniper in Austin. You can choose one or sample everything. We also have Brad Paisley for your entertainment.

 

BRUNCH PRIX FIXE-

FOR THE TABLE

prosciutto di san danielle, montasio, fresh fruit, morning honey bun

SCRAMBLED EGGS

bacon & toast

3-PIECE WELLFLEET OYSTERS

served over crushed ice dressed with cucumber, lemon, italics mignonette

FRUIT OR YOGURT CUP

44 FARMS BEEF CARPACCIO

fresh horseradish, Meyer lemon, parmesan, garlic crouton

LITTLE LETTUCE

SECOND

POTATO FRICO

whipped mascarpone, smoked salmon, capers, red onion, herbs

AGNOLOTTI CARBONARA

egg cream, crispy pancetta, peas, toasted black pepper, brown butter

FLUFFY PANCAKE

fennel-lemon syrup, butter

UNCLE NICKY’S PLATE soft scramble, bacon, crispy fingerling potatoes, Foccacia

pork & beef bolognese, ricotta, mozzarella, sunny-side egg

EGG BENEDICT

poached egg, roasted pancetta, tomato hollandaise, Foccacia

Normally we would be serving wine, but Juniper has some interesting drinks, so here is the list.

MIMOSA FLIGHT

one bottle of Stellina di Notte prosecco, with orange, cranberry, and peach juices

EARL GREY COCKTAIL

Barr hill gin, amaro nonino, earl grey syrup, lemon

SPRING NEGRONI

royal dock navy strength gin, bruto americano, alessio bianco, ramazzotti

JUNIPER G&T

pink peppercorn infused gin, rosemary syrup, grapefruit juice, tonic

SGROPPINO

house limoncello, prosecco, lemon sorbetto, mint

HUGO SPRITZ

fiorente elderflower, lime, mint, prosecco, sparkling water

APEROL SPRITZ

Aperol, prosecco, sparkling water

HIBISCUS SPRITZ

ramazzotti apertivo rosato, prosecco, sparkling water

CAFÉ MOCHA

greater goods kickstart espresso, chocolate syrup, mint

TOASTED ALMOND SHAKERATO

Greater goods kickstart espresso, toasted almond syrup, cocoa nib

GREATER GOODS NITRO COLD BREW ON DRAFT GREATER GOODS COFFEE

LATTE ESPRESSO CAPPUCCINO MACCHIATO ZHI TEA
ICED TEA

For dessert, we have chocolate chip cookie dough cheesecake with dark chocolate ganache.

So let’s get going.

Views of the Neighborhood

Our first stop shows Easter is celebrated in this house.

Views of the neighborhood

Here is a cute display.

Views of the Neighborhood

Wow. Now we are talking Easter display.

Views of the Neighborhood

The Easter Bunny.

Views of the neighborhood

Cute cutouts of a bunny and chick.

The Producer and I scoured the neighborhood, and these were the only decorations we could find. So sit back and enjoy the music and have way more to eat. Thanks for coming, and I hope you all have a great week.

 

85 thoughts on “Views of the Neighborhood – In Search of Easter”

  1. Happy Easter, John, and thank you for the neighborhood jaunt. Our neighborhood is rather quiet in terms of decorations. And as for feasts, I suspect you have no competition. Have a great day! 😊

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  6. Ohmygosh, that spread is awesome, John! I got to ‘Uncle Nicky’s Plate’ and didn’t need to go any further, well, except maybe for one of those fabulous drinks. Have *got* to visit Juniper next time we’re in town. Thanks for the neighborhood jaunt…always fun. Happy Easter!

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  12. A Happy Easter to you, John, too.
    Maybe we’ll walk around the neighbourhood here in north Waco some time later, and see what Easter looks like here. It’s quite a mixed neighboourhood, btw, from posh mansions to decrepit housing. We’re staying at a cottage in 2 acres of a kind of a park and we like it a lot.
    Enjoy your day,
    Pit

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      1. We really like(d) the walks along the Brazos. But there’s one real disappointment: the historic bridge is being renovated and nearly all of it is covered in plastic tarps! 😦

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        2. We’ll just have to come back in a year.
          Btw, the same happened when I took Mary to Berlin for the first time: the Brandenburg Gate was covered with tarps.

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  19. Happy Easter, John. Hope you had a great day. No big Easter parades here this year, again. I guess we will really appreciate them when they return, hopefully, next year.

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  20. There weren’t any Easter decorations in our neighborhood this year for some reason. Thanks for sharing yours – it is the quality, not quantity, that counts. And the food choices were plentiful! Beautiful day here. Happy Easter to you and The Producer. Have a good week!

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  21. Hey, sorry I’m late – Phew, thought I’d missed the bus. You have great displays today, John, but I’m going to spend the rest of the day eating through your menu!!

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  23. That menu! Puts my raisin toast I had for breakfast to shame! And I love me some Brad Paisley – what a fun video.
    Happy Easter, John. At least you found some decorations… Here? Nada!

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  30. Easter Monday greetings from Rockport/Fulton! I came down to check out Mother Nature’s decorations — birds and flowers! They’re not as cute as the ones you showed us, but they’re pretty. I could have used your buffet, though. There’s nothing wrong with my usual travel food, but it’s built more for nutrition than enjoyment!

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