What's Everyone Doing For Easter This Year?

[LindasBusyKitchen]

What you are having for your Easter/Brunch/ Dinner/Celebration this year?

What is your favorite dessert to have for Easter?

Do you have any family traditions that you do each year?

Tell us how you celebrate this holiday!

[Kchurchill5]

Morning Linda!

Easter ... growing up, we were always on vacation. Usually Sarasota FL, where we ended up. But we did take other vacations, Hawaii, Mexico, Colorado (skiing), etc. But, we we got back ... we did celebrate Easter. On vacation, we just ate out where ever.

Once we got back from vacation, it was: baked ham with a brown sugar mustard glaze; baked beans; potato salad; a pickle, olive, veggie relish tray, and pickled herring and shrimp to start; dessert, we rarely had dessert, but if anything - My grandpas rice pudding, warm with a drizzle of heavy cream and cinnamon.

Now, once we moved to FL, I took over Easter. Many times, I continued the same menu; but, I prefer rack of lamb.

I did lamb with a rosemary rub and port wine glaze; roasted figs and onions; mascarpone mashed spuds; asparagus; lemon curd; and often fresh roasted oysters with grilled shrimp and crab to start.

Now, being single w/my son who no longer lives with me ... I will probably just continue the ham dinner.

Dessert is not my thing; so, we rarely had it. It would be light and simple. Nothing much and most of us just had a little if any.

Growing up ... we were not very religious. I guess I should say religious, but did not practice it. Moving to FL, we did go to the Sunrise Service. Beautiful ... ON THE BEACH, watching the sun come up. Really nice. I still try to do that each year.

Brunch or Breakfast ... we were never much of a brunch family. In MI, when everyone woke up - usually early. It was just a nice big breakfast. Nothing special. But we did have Bloody Mary's, and I was allowed a mild one.

Now, when we moved to FL. Breakfast was after the sunrise service. Also, my Dad finally learned that eggs benedict was good.
So: breakfast was eggs benedict with crab or shrimp; on the side was usually a citrus salad and dad had to have his bacon; and always mimosas. And yes, I was 21, so I definitely took part in that.
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So this year for dinner: Baked ham, spud salad, baked beans. Breakfast ... probably a poached egg on an english muffin, keep it a bit healthier. Fresh fruit and a Bloody Mary. My son will probably join me for dinner and I will do Sunrise Service if the weather is nice.

[Gerry]

Great to see your Easter plans! Feeling a little lonely over at our Poluck Forum where I have started an Easter thead. Would love to see you and more of our members adding some of their favourite holiday recipes!

Turkey is a must make at our house over the Easter weekend, remains I am still deciding and looking to add a couple new to us recipes to add variety to our menu - so please do come on over and share recipes - photos welcome o!

Linda, after making a small batch of your your ahttp://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/finger-lickin ... -ribs-6085 I made them for family on Saturday - to rave reviews! Everyone loves them, thinking they will soon become one of the must makes at holidays and gatheings.

[Dissie]

After Mass we are going to my moms for a ham dinner. I am making a ham dinner too for the evening. (That way we will have leftovers.)

[Joni]

I just tagged these to have for Easter Brunch at my house. We are having a huge family get together and tag - I'm it this year!

Waffles - Grandma B's Best Ever Waffles
Tagging Gerry's http://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/waffle ... ffles-1973

Old English Breakfast Sausage Patties
Tagging Gerry's http://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/old-en ... tties-2294


This will be our Easter dinner later on. I found just about all my recipes for my dinner right at the Billboard Game!

Roasted Clove N Glaze Honey Of Ham ~ Easter
Tagging LindasBusyKitchen's http://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/roaste ... aster-4855

Garlic Potatoes
Tagging Sue's http://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/garlic-potatoes-8625

Glazed Baby Carrots Dijonaise
Tagging Sue's http://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/glazed ... naise-8619

Judy's Peas And Baby Portabellas
Tagging LindasBusyKitchen's http://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/judys- ... ellas-7217

Chocolate Crumb Cheesecake Bars
Tagging Kimber's http://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/chocol ... -bars-7536


I am making these for my kids and granddaughter's Easter Baskets!

Linda's Peanut Butter Easter Eggs Or Balls For The Holidays
Tagging LindasBusyKitchen's http://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/lindas ... idays-4859

[Joni]

What's everybody else having?

[Sue]

What's everybody else having?

Wow! Tagged 2 of mine- I hope you enjoy!

I have been known to switch gears at the last minute but I am thinking of having pulled pork if it doesn't, ahem, SNOW. Pork butt and shoulder is kind of like ham, right? ;)
For dessert, I am thinking of making a lemon coconut cake with curd in between the layers. Coconut on top.
For sides, some veggies, whichever catches my eye when I shop on Saturday. For a starch, maybe some potato salad with egg. Asparagus is the likely choice for veggie.
Devilled eggs, I don't know what else.

[Kchurchill5]

We are going with ham definitely. My son's choice. That is fine with me ... tradition. Jazzed up baked beans, spud salad and ham. Very classic and simple. Easter wasn't too big with my family, so we were always very simple.

[Gerry]

Thank you Joni! Sounds like one awesome Easter Brunch at your house! http://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/waffle ... ffles-1973 & http://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/old-en ... tties-2294 have been two of my favourites for holiday brunches. I hope you enjoy them as much as we do.

At our house Easter has always made for the gathering of family, life sees to the family growing and it sees to changes. Be they happy or sad come these special days we gather. Some years more some years less and for those who cannot make there are the holiday calls.

Easter is a special time at our house with family travelling in for the weekend, often as early as Thursday. Means being prepared for brunches, lunches and our special Easter meals. Friday has always made for the traditional fish or salmon for our evening meal. The past two years the student does the salmon and the vegetable bake.

Saturday brunch and a day of family time. I assure there is plenty of food and we do the mini potlucks which makes for some great appetizers, meals and desserts.

We have always had a Potluck brunch at our church following the Sunday service. Two of my favourite contributions have been http://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/cinnam ... bread-7246 made with my Feather Bread http://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/feathe ... d-buns-127 or http://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/cherry ... -cake-7175 both of which have the platter come home empty.

For each of the brunches or meals I always add a new to us recipe, which will see me back gleaning for recipes. I have also charged my batteries and plan to take as many photos as I can this weekend, all the whole crossing my fingers the aim and shoot works for me!

[Gerry]

We are going with ham definitely. My son's choice. That is fine with me ... tradition. Jazzed up baked beans, spud salad and ham. Very classic and simple. Easter wasn't too big with my family, so we were always very simple.

Ham is a great choice! I think I will be doing two smaller hams for Easter Saturday, have to love having plenty of leftovers for breakfast/brunch or lunch!