Easter 2022

[Gerry]

Having seen to 2020 a year unlike one we have ever known, challenges we never expected to see and the first Easter we could not gather. Though it all I decided I would not let it take away our family holiday traditions. The last two Easters as always salmon for Good Friday and colored the eggs but with just me. A full course Easter Sunday dinner albeit no gatherings allowed, as I had been doing holiday meals were passed to family via door step pick up.

This year looks promising hoping to see family home for Easter. May be in small groups which will see to ham for Easter Sunday and likely turkey dinner during Easter week.

https://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/holiday-ham-8741

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have lovely orange and yellow garden grown carrots, if I manage to find fresh green beans I will be making

https://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/vegetable-bundles-124



https://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/no-ba ... cake-30589

One of the Easter desserts the must make

[lovinretirement]

I'll be there!

[QueenBea]

Looks and sounds perfect to me!!

[Shadows1]

Looks and sounds great!

[Gerry]

Great to see members dropping in. I am hoping to see you and members stop by to add your recipe plans for the holiday season. With much depending on the numbers for safe gathering plans for this Easter season seems one has to plan with that in mind but it does sound promising. I have always thought planning was half the fun.

For years and years dh saw to pink salmon which we enjoyed baked with a delicious dressing, one of the grans kept the tradition going. Have to love the memories we made doing the salmon especially when the weather cooperated and we could bbq. Seeing my gran is now in Toronto I now do salmon fillets.
Our family favorite for salmon fillets
https://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/baked ... vers-28553



Daughter gifted me with lovely parchment cedar wrappings which has me looking to limeleaf's
https://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/salmo ... rrots-2348



Needing leeks to tie my Vegetable Bundles will work out really well, the greens to tie will likely see me cutting the white as well as some green in strips and possibly the carrots in thin strips as well. Maybe! But limeleaf's recipe is on the menu!

With salmon we like coleslaw, our family favorite
https://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/deluxe-cole-slaw-27



Having recently made lovenretirment's cole slaw recipe which dd and I loved, finding it a perfect make ahead that really keeps well in the fridge for days, likely longer but it didn't last that long! It is so on for the holidays.
https://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/biltm ... -slaw-7509

Hoping to see members sharing their plans for the holidays!

[Gerry]

Adding fresh herbs to my Easter shop list had me think to the Dill Mayonnaise that is a favorite at our house when salmon is on the menu.
https://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/dill- ... lmon-19571



Working on the list I was reminded one of the grans is not fond of cabbage which sees me assuring extra croutons on hand for the Caesar Salad. A small bowl of the family favorite must make Caesar Salad for Friday and of course a large bowl over the holiday season is a given.
https://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/cathy ... ssing-7456



For those of you doing battered fish, you may want to have a look at Crispy Fry Batter, it is one of the best batters I have found, always makes for light, crispy and golden brown. I suspect it is the beaten egg whites that make this recipe work so well.
https://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/crisp ... atter-2300



I like adding a new to us recipe when we gather, hoping some of you will share some of your holiday favorites to add to my family recipes.

[Gerry]

Another must make. Makes a large loaf of bread or fluffy buns
https://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/feath ... d-buns-127



If you do the old fashioned method this makes great buns and braided loaves
https://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/holid ... -bread-126



Another favorite at our house during the holiday season
https://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/monke ... e-bun-7246

[Gerry]

We are told to expect the worst blizzard in decades to happen this week here in Saskatchewan, to expect road closures, power outages and poor travel conditions until it clears, hopefully we manage to see it not happen. Keeping plans in place to make for family getting together be it two three or more at at time when travel time is safe and those numbers don't go up.

For smaller groups I find Orange Rosemary Chicken an excellent option, never sees to left overs.
https://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/orang ... icken-2372



Another good option is Roast Duck.
https://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/roast ... auce-28789

[Gerry]

Seems Easter Sunday will see to some extra grans which means tomorrow best get the cheesecakes made adding to the Cookies and Cream Strawberry Freeze that I have in my Easter freezer stash.
https://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/cooki ... ssert-3293



A number of my friends make Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting for their Easter dessert, my absolute favorite recipe is one I use for carrot cake, muffins and loaves. Most holidays carrot muffins for brunch a real treat.
https://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/best- ... ffins-1932



Cream Cheese Frosting
https://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/cream ... sting-3266

[Gerry]

Planning here in Saskatchewan has me looking to options as in many areas we are seeing to a winter blizzard predicted to be the worst in two decades, some family to the south have already received the brunt of it. Here more than enough snow to my driveway and walkways to have clean up early this morning, remains to be seen if our area will see to the heavy snow and roadway closures predicted. Thanks to freezers I continue to prepare what can be made ahead, we will have to work around both the numbers and the major Colorado Low that has hit us to see just when we can get together.

Guessing chances of fresh green beans being available not likely, having great tasting garden grown carrots still on hand will go with one of our family favorites
https://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/carro ... rrots-7847



If my shrimp lover escapes the storm have shrimp on hand for both appetizers as well as
https://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/shrim ... assic-5951



Some of our favorites for breakfast or brunch are
https://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/eggs- ... kfast-5197



https://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/waffl ... ffles-1973



https://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/old-e ... tties-2294



Finally got to the cheesecakes, if time allows I may make one or two more to add to the freezer stash
This wows at Easter brunches, an absolute knock your socks off dessert for brunches or a sweet ending to your Easter meal. Would that I had a photo as along with great taste it makes for great presentation.

https://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/cherr ... -cake-7175

Another favorite
https://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/hunga ... -cake-2383