What do you eat for Easter dinner

[yvr girl]

I don't remember anything specific from childhood. For the last number of years, I always have Easter with a friend. She makes a ham, scalloped potatoes and asparagus.

[matcom]

1. Bunny

[spinbaby]

2. This year, probably pot roast

We're not in any way traditionalists--we just do a big dinner because family usually comes over.

[amber dog democrat]

3. hot dogs

with chili. ( or in my vegitative state of TEXAS, we called them hot doags )

[sniffa]

4. whatever's around

we are invited to a famiLy dinner, which we may go to. they're having ham, stuffed turkey, green bean casseroLe, scaLLoped potatoes, squash, mashed potatos, and Lots of aLcohoL.

[ET Awful]

5. Whatever, probably pizza :) n/t

[sybylla]

6. Grilled (BBQ) chicken is a tradition in my family

Though we live in Wisconsin and Easter often comes when we still have snow on the ground, it was always the first time we put chicken on the grill in the spring.

My grandfather, as excited as a little kid before xmas, would get the charcoal going (in two or three grills as the family grew) and stand outside in a winter coat, hat and gloves turning and basting the chicken. After he died 16 years ago, we dropped the tradition a few years but now my father has taken up the tongs and every year we celebrate the coming of spring with grilled chicken.

My grandmother is still with us and still puts together a fabulous table with potato salad, a fruit salad, Watergate Salad or Glorified Rice and several wonderful deserts.

I'm getting hungry just thinking about it.

[HeeBGBz]

7. We're having turkey and all de trimmins

Our typical holiday fare.

[Dhalgren]

8. Black-eyed peas, rice and ham - now that's Easter!

[Mizmoon]

9. Ham and Turkey

They like ham, I like Turkey, so I make both. We have tons of leftovers and the dog sleeps happily. That's our Easter dinner.

[LiberalEsto]

10. Scalloped potatos,

ham slice with pineapple, corn, asparagus, Pepperidge Farm Parker House rolls, and a yummy thing called Sunshine Cake for dessert.

The cake batter includes canned mandarin orange slices, and the frosting contains crushed pineapple. I put green-tinted coconut on top, along with jelly beans to make it look look an Easter basket.

[Stephanie]

21. I need a scalloped potatoes recipe, please

How do you make them?

[LiberalEsto]

28. My scalloped potatos

Step 1 Clip coupon from paper

Step 2 Go to supermarket

Step 3 Buy box of Betty Crocker scalloped potatos

Stpe 4 take home and cook according to directions

Step 5 Serve


When I feel extra creative, I buy one box of scalloped and 1 box of potatos au gratin and combine the 2.

Sunshine Cake

1 box yellow cake mix
11 oz can mandarin oranges
4 whole eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil.

Preheat over to 350. Grease and lightly flour 2 8-inch cake pans (for a layer cake) or 1 large bundt pan.

Beat first 3 ingredients, then add oranges and liquid. Mix on medium for 2 minutes.

Bake 25-30 minutes, longer for Bundt pan. Take out and let cool.

Frost with

20-oz can crushed pineapple - DRAINED
8 oz defrosted frozen whipped topping
3.5 oz box instant vanilla pudding.

Mix everything with electric mixer on low speed for 2 minutes. Frost cake and refrigerate 2 hours before serving.

For Easter, top with tinted green coconut and jellybeans.

[Stephanie]

33. lol!

Got it! Thanks.

[seemunkee]

24. Heck yeah

My mom made a ham w/coke and scalloped potatoes every year. She had a special casserole dish for the potatoes and the kids always looked forward to it. I have the dish now but my recipe pales to mom's.

[stellanoir]

11. I'm cooking

two ginger ducks. Have the coolest recipe that requires that you simmer the ducks in water, ginger, soy, for over two hours the day before. That causes most of the fat to be reduced and separated. Then just warm them up before serving the following day. Best duck I've ever had and the remaining stock is wonderful for multiple purposes.

Normally I scarcely observe this holiday but have some people visiting from out of state so am going all out.

[demnan]

14. That sounds interesting

could you PM me the recipe? I'd love to have a decent recipe for duck.

[stellanoir]

15. Sure . . .will do pronto

[July]

16. Can I get in on that PM? Sounds like a great recipe.

I'd appreciate it.

[stellanoir]

22. yup

but since I just bothered to type it out, I think I'll start thread containing the recipe as well. It's that good.

[stellanoir]

23. ginger duck recipe

can be found here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x2903135

[demnan]

12. Either ham or leg of lamb

and the appropriate sides. With the lamb fresh-made mint sauce (a watery sauce made with water, vinegar, sugar and fresh mint). Browned rice and peas always accompanies this dinner in my household, and probably a nice fresh vegetable like asperagus or beets.

With the ham we would have sweet potatoes and probably a salad.

[Misunderestimator]

13. Pizza and Beer.

[Huckebein the Raven]

17. Don't know yet. We might go out to a nice restaurant

[Zenlitened]

18. Leg o' Christ

Makes up for a full year of missed communion.

[StopTheMorans]

19. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

:yourock:

[City Lights]

20. Anything but ham.

Ham was traditional Easter dinner when I was a kid. I hate ham. Always have, always will.

[jonnyblitz]

25. don't celebrate it . nt

[cmf]

26. We would often eat out, because we would often be on vacation

Spring break would usually coincide with Easter when I was growing up, so that was usually when we went on a family vacation.

But when we were home, we would eat with family, so there was usually several different types of roast meats - usually at least ham and beef. Scalloped potatoes were a must, as was coconut and pound cakes made by my grandmother.

[ScreamingMeemie]

27. Egg salad sandwiches.

:)

[noonwitch]

29. Ham, but the restaurant we started going to later always served roast lamb

That was good, too, unless one doesn't eat baby animals like lamb or veal.

[Phentex]

30. Ham is the main meat. Tons of veggie side dishes.

We go to the in-laws so I only cook some side dishes.

[Swede]

31. A big turkey dinner.

Gravy,stuffing,potatoes,pie for dessert. Bottle of wine,the whole nine yards.

[Left Is Write]

32. We usually eat ham and scalloped potatoes also.

We also vegetables (asparagus is a "traditional" Easter food, but I don't always serve it, and I never serve green bean casserole - yuck), fruit salad, rolls and dessert.

This year it's just my husband and me and our two youngest (5 and 3), so I'm not going to knock myself out cooking dinner. I'll get a half ham, make the potatoes and veggies, buy the fruit salad and rolls, and have a simple dessert like strawberry shortcake.

[greatauntoftriplets]

34. Roast lamb....

Seasoned the way the Greeks do it with lemon, garlic and oregano.