RT @: Chow Mein Noodle Easter Birds Nest Cupcakes:
via and recipe available at Taste and Tell 
Chow Mein Noodle Easter Birds Nest Cupcakes:
via and recipe available at Taste and Tell 
Im making a birds nest from chow mein noodles and chocolate, but the question is - What should I put in it? I want to make it creative like eggs or worms, but I don't have gummy worms! WAH!
Here is a recipe for Chocolate eggs- if you can go to the store, you could get jordan or candy coated almonds, or make sugar cookies and cut into egg and bird shapes, decorate with royal icing.
Chocolate Eggs
1/2 cup butter, softened
The legend goes that the great Zheng He , admiral of the Chinese treasure ship armada in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), became stranded on a South East Asian island with little food and water. With starvation looming, he and his men harvested and cooked the ovular nests they had seen attached to the island’s cliffs, even though they feared that these seemingly flimsy structures would offer little sustenance.
To their amazement, the nests both nourished and imbued the sailors with incredible energy, prompting them to send some to the emperor as a gift, thereby introducing bird’s nest to China.
If the story proves true, bird’s nest would be a fairly recent delicacy in the scheme of the Chinese culinary timeline. But other sources trace it back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907), where the celestial spittle was an imperial food reserved for the emperor and his royal subjects.
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I added a tiny bit of sunflower and sesame oil, fresh ginger, chives, and soy to the noodles before twisting them into little nests. While I bide my time eating peanut butter and fluff sandwiches , more humble ingredients in the shape of a swallow’s nest will have to suffice. I’ve always wanted to try swallow’s nest soup....
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Chow Mein Noodle Easter Birds Nest Cupcakes