How to Easter: Candles burn with family love

 

Ask about the 100 % happiness and smiles guarantee when you visit Becky Murray’s Vintage Cottonwood shop.

               This scented shop full of faith all came about because “God knows what he’s doing,” Murray says.

Foodie find scents include mixtures of strawberry, bourbon and her best-selling Blueberry Barn Pie. Murray mixes the scents, including Spoiled & Boujee, into her own blends of candles, room sprays, car diffusers and laundry detergent. Look for scripture or stories on labels.

Family is tops for Murry and she may get emotional sharing her stories. Her deep passion and love goes into her craft. Family members got scents including her dad’s Sawdust. They’re inspired by her grandfather’s campfire stories and her grandma’s cooking. Grandma’s gets a cherry note.
               She says God put it in her heart to create this venture after doing a “360” turn around on her life.

Personalized labels for weddings, etc. are one of her offerings. Shop for Easter goodies, caps and some good smelling happiness at Vintage Cottonwood, 2002 Magnolia Ave. 2A in Port Neches. I felt refreshed after stopping by.

 

Celery Nests for Easter?

A friend passed an early ‘70s diet book to me that had some attractive selections that I’d love to try. The following is not one of them.

“Great Easter Sunday breakfast to delight overweight children,” is the intro to eggs in celery nest.

You boil some chopped celery or drain a can of bean sprouts to make the nests. Feel free to tint them brown with red and green food coloring. Parsley and onion flakes flavor the nest you form. Crack an egg into the nests and bake.

Do you know anyone of any age that this would delight in 2026?

Darragh Doiron is a Port Arthur area foodie happy to share fun finds. If you have some, send them her way via panews@panews.com

 

Darragh Doiron is a Port Arthur area foodie happy to share fun finds. If you have some, send them her way via panews@panews.com