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  • Easter Lamb Cake
    desserts | Easter | holiday decorating | Recipes | Spring

    Easter Lamb Cake

    ByMary Crozier April 16, 2017March 25, 2024

    Easter lamb cake (known as agnuszek or baranek wielkanocny in Polish) is a traditional Eastern European dessert. Every year during my childhood, we looked forward to Mom making the traditional Easter Lamb cake.  The cast iron mold was a cherished gift from her mother.  I knew, being one of 5 children, that I probably wasn’t the…

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  • Happy St. Patrick’s Day
    desserts | holiday decorating | Recipes | St. Patrick's Day | Uncategorized

    Happy St. Patrick’s Day

    ByMary Crozier March 17, 2017March 15, 2022

    May the Irish hills caress you. May her lakes and rivers bless you. May the luck of the Irish enfold you. May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you. St. Patrick’s Day is a significant day for our family.  March 17 is my Mother’s birthday. Mom passed away in 2014 at the age of 89….

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  • Eating Healthy
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    Eating Healthy

    ByMary Crozier March 6, 2017July 27, 2017

    Yesterday morning,  I noticed so many people photographing their breakfast and sharing it on Instagram.  So I was inspired to do the same. I made a fresh egg cooked inside a slice of 7 sprouted grains bread, seasoned with fresh thyme, sea salt and pepper. I toasted the bread in olive oil first, then cut…

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  • Love is in the Air
    desserts | Entertaining | house restoration | Recipes | Uncategorized | Valentines Day

    Love is in the Air

    ByMary Crozier February 14, 2017January 23, 2023

    I wanted to make something for my husband and the wonderful crew I have at the Willetta restoration.  One of my husband’s favorite desserts is homemade cherry pie.  I did think about making a whole one but we’ve been trying to eat healthy since the first of the year and I knew a huge pie…

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  • All Things Valentine
    flowers | holiday decorating | online store | painting | Recipes | Valentines Day

    All Things Valentine

    ByMary Crozier February 10, 2017January 23, 2023

    February is the month of romance. I do some limited decorating for this fun holiday-who doesn’t love the colors of red or pink! As with most holidays, I am interested in its origins, its traditions and why we celebrate.  Here are a few fun facts about Valentine’s Day. 1. The most popular theory about the…

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Welcome to Life at Bella Terra. I’m Mary and I am delighted you are here. Life at Bella Terra is about embracing what the present can bring by valuing what the past built. Here, from our historic property, I will share decorating, entertaining, gardening tips as well as my adventures in the kitchen. Occasionally you may see a DIY but it’s only because it was a rare success! I hope that this blog will be a place of comfort and joy and together, we will learn something from each other along the way. Learn more >

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