A Season in Full Color

“Color is a power which directly influences the soul.”

– Wassily Kandinsky

April arrives not with a shout, but with a soft unveiling.
A tender green unfurls on the trees.
The skies stretch open in wide swaths of robin’s egg blue.
The kind of blue that feels like hope, like renewal, like Easter morning light.

There’s something sacred in the way color returns with the season.
A blush on blooming branches, the softened gold of afternoon light warming your kitchen counter, a fresh green stem rising from the earth, as if to whisper, you can begin again.

This is the month when color becomes more than something you see.
It becomes something you feel.
A kind of poetry without words. A love language.

In the Bella Cucina kitchen, color is a way of living.

We find it in the swirl of pesto spun with sun-drenched peppers.
In petals scattered like confetti over the humble perfection of a fried egg.
In the intention behind the objects we choose to surround ourselves with.

Plates passed down, spoons with stories,
gifts wrapped in ribboned hues that softly say, I thought of you.

This month, we celebrate color as affection.
As nourishment.
As beauty you can taste.

A Recipe that inspires the Vibrancy of Color

If you’ve ever wished to eat sunshine, let this be your Easter invitation.
Or any slow, spring morning that deserves a little more color, and a little more care. Our Calendula & Chive Fried Eggs with Golden Pepper Pesto and Greens recipe is a sensory ode to the season. Golden yolks sizzle in olive oil until edges lightly crisp like lace. A flutter of calendula petals brings brightness and bloom. All finished with a generous spoonful of Golden Pepper Pesto adding warmth and flavor. This is a breakfast (or brunch, or supper) that has its own vibrant language.

Gather greens. Crack eggs. Let the morning be slow, and the colors speak for themselves.

Make the Recipe →

An Easter Ritual

As Easter approaches, we return to a timeless ritual. One that begins with our hands, guided by nature’s own palette.
Golden turmeric, pink hibiscus, deep red cabbage. These aren’t just colors. They are stories. Heirloom hues, passed from hand to hand, season to season.

There’s something sacred in the simplicity of it: gathering natural ingredients, watching vibrant tones bloom in water, dyeing each egg with intention.
Not just decoration but devotion. A quiet act of beauty. A shared memory in the making.

Whether for your Easter table or as a moment of slow, seasonal joy, this practice is a gentle reminder. Art lives in the everyday.

We love this step-by-step guide to naturally dye Easter eggs.
It’s simple. Sustainable. And stunning — just like spring.

This month, linger longer at the table. Wrap a gift in a hue that carries meaning. Pick up a spoon that has stirred love for generations. And remember — there’s color in everything, if you know how to look.