Easter arrives earlier than usual this year on Sunday, March 31, but that just means we get to celebrate sooner for this special holiday. Whether you want to get your church on at the Hollywood Bowl (without waking up before sunrise!), feel like a fab brunch with friends, or want to enjoy family time in the great outdoors, there's a whole lot going on this Easter weekend around LA and OC.

Even if you don't know the name, you know the face. Cristina Ferrare has been an entertainment fixture since the 70s, first as a model, then as an actress, talk show host, author and now as the star of her own cooking show on Oprah's OWN network. Her new cookbook, "Cristina Ferrare's Big Bowl of Love," is named after the show and takes you through some of her tried and true recipes that are easy, healthy, and oh so good.