Easter is my family holiday to host. We will have about 10-12 we are hosting. We have LOTS of standard foods that always are on the table. My family does bring dishes which is greatly appreciated but also it is usually the. same. thing. I do like trying something new!
Here are two recipes I’m thinking of trying out - one for an appetizer and one for the main meal.
We are going to have honey baked ham, scalloped potatoes, homeade mac and cheese, broccoli salad (the kind with slaw dressing), deviled eggs. Pretty standard fare.
Your beet hummus made me think of an appetizer that is really tasty, you take sliced canned beets and drain them, then put a dollop of regular hummus on each slice (fresh is best), drizzle them with balsamic vinegar and sprinkle with oregano. Sooooo yummy!
For years I’ve done rack of lamb because it’s my youngest son’s favorite. He’s not here this year , so I might do something simpler. I can’t believe it’s next week.
I think we’re ordering out for lobster rolls. But my sister and I will make the age old family recipe Polish Cheesecake which takes 3 lbs of cream cheese, 6 eggs and 2 cups of heavy cream.
Lantana makes a very good beet hummus although I’m sure it would taste excellent made from scratch.
We’re a family of foodies but our menu remains fairly static from year to year. We tend to go traditional for the holidays to please everybody. If it was up to me, we’d have lamb but one extended family member isn’t a lamb fan so we always have ham.
My parents usually host and my Italian father typically makes Sicilian lamb and potatoes and some combination of roasted vegetables. My mom makes dessert. We usually bring appetizers.
Oddly, we have not discussed Easter dinner yet. I think my mom is getting tired of hosting our big family gatherings, even though my father loves to do all the cooking. We never ever have ham,but I may suggest ordering one this year and then I have a great scalloped gruyere potatoes recipe that would go well with it. I’ll offer to host but I don’t even know what my brother’s plans are. He and his family usually come, but they may have other plans.
Easter came quickly for me this year so I hadn’t really given much thought about it yet. Looks like I need to give my mom a call tomorrow to see if she plans to host or wants me to.
Thinking of Potatoes Dauphinoise or Potatoes Anna this year but the family will likely disagree and want mashed potatoes. Definitely making Bourbon Glazed Carrots.
My SisIL is hostessing Easter brunch. I’m bringing fruits. So far, have bought yummy red cara cara oranges from Costco. Still deciding what else to bring with the oranges. Maybe a pineapple, some strawberries and blueberries. Maybe some half-defrosted mix berries and some plain Greek yogurt.
Yes, the puppy @eyemamomhas is adorable but I can’t bring that!
Here’s how brunch for 11 is shaping up:
Shrimp Cocktail
Deviled Eggs
Chips and dip
Cheese & Crackers
Honey Baked Ham
Mashed potatoes
Carrots
French Toast Casserole
Waffle Bar (homemade waffles, syrup, bananas, raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, nutella, whipped cream)
Bacon
Sausage
Croissants
Rugalagh
Mini Blueberry & Chocolate Chip muffins
Fruit Salad
Cupcakes
Brownies
Coffee, Tea, OJ, Mimosas, beer, wine, soda, cranberry juice
I still want to find a quiche or two, and maybe a lemon meringue or Keylime pie…
Maybe bacon, egg & Cheese sandwiches; my daughter found a recipe that involves baking frozen bread in a bundt pan, splitting it, putting in the filling then replacing the top. It sounds easy enough, though I don’t have a bundt pan or anything like it.
That…is a list! An awful lot for 11 people - more dishes than people!! Does everyone bring Tupperware for leftovers?
That said, I would be missing a green salad of some sort. Something cool and fresh. Fruit to me in this list is another sweet. I’d want a green salad. Even like a greens/strawberry/pecan salad or something.
