Easter Menus- What's on Yours?

[alayne926]

My parents are doing a turkey and a roast. We'll also have a fruit salad, green bean casserole, pasta salad, regular salad, and whatever else my cousins decide to bring.

[Deleted]

We don't celebrate Easter so it's just a regular food day in our house. Plus it will only be me at home anyway. DH will be working all day since his restaurant does an Easter brunch thing and DS will be at his dad's house. I plan to sleep late and graze on whatever is around. But now I want pie.

[laurenlou83]

We are 3-4 hours from either of our families, so it is going to just be DH and I this year for Easter. We will be back to both our hometowns in April for our 2 baby showers, so we decided no traveling this holiday.

We are planning on going to a restaurant near Lake Michigan and indulging in their brunch buffet -- omelettes, french toast, bacon, chicken sausage, salmon, shrimps, fruit, cheeses, oysters, carving station. My mouth is watering just thinking about it!! DH will also partake in the bloody mary bar and I will envy him all day.

Afterwards we plan on bopping around the town and walking by the lake (if it's nice weather!).

[Bluedaisy]

We're hosting my parents and sister and her husband so there will be six of us. We're going to do a turkey breast with stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, green salad. Haven't quite decided on what to have for dessert yet.

@demanda88, dammit now I want ham instead of turkey lol!

[mrsmonogrammed]

We'll be hosting this year, but it's only about 11 people. We're having ham, carrots, green bean casserole, deviled eggs, scalloped potatoes, rolls, cherry salad (grandma's secret recipe-it does involve cool whip from what I can tell), and pies for dessert! French silk & Apple to be exact;)

[turtletyme]

I really wanted to go to brunch, so of course my MIL decided, totally uncharacteristically, to cook at her house. She will be making all the Polish food I don't like. Maybe I will have waffles before we go.

[nettje]

We're going over to my dads house where we will also celebrate my grandmothers birthday with the rest of the family. I'm bringing sugar cookies and probably a veggie. There will be ham and other delicious foods.

I'm thinking oven roasted brussel sprouts with bacon. Mmmmm.... Bacon.

[erbear]

My mom offered to take us to brunch but we couldn't find something in the price range she wanted - granted, I wasn't actually calling places, so it was a halfhearted effort. She's going to make a roast and veggies instead and I'm going to make a cake for our second anniversary (it's the 6th).

[leenziepops]

Eat all the chocolate! Ive been so good waiting for easter sales.

[Widget123]

My ILs host and I let them worry about the food. what we do that is more of a bigger deal is have a competitive family Easter egg hunt. I have been known to cheat or break the rules to keep things interesting since my team is outnumbered. After LO and DD are older we will be more evenly matched.

[txngrl31]

Yes! I love talking about food these days!

Since we live so far away from both sides of the family, we are having a few friends over who are in the same boat family/ distance wise. We will be having ham ( I am so looking forward to leftover ham sandwiches), mashed potatoes, hash brown casserole, corn on the cob, creamed corn, fruit salad, deviled eggs, green beans, corn bread, banana pudding and chocolate cream pie. I bought bags of jelly beans and Cadbury mini eggs to place in bowls to munch on....I'm practicing extreme self- control. Of course, everyone will be drinking wine, so I'll just partake in more chocolate .

[sugarkissed]

SIL is hosting so I have no idea what we are having. Hopefully turkey, I'm not a fan of ham..

She did inform me that we are to bring a pie. Pumpkin pie to be specific. I think that she has her holidays mixed up and I hope she isn't too upset when I show up with blueberry instead.

ETA... I gave up chocolate for lent so whatever is served doesn't really matter. I'll be dining on mini eggs and chocolate bunnies.

[tjanca22]

We're hosting this year and there will be 14 of us. I've decided to make ham, rolls, deviled eggs, 7 layer salad, au gratin potatoes, roasted mushrooms, carmel Apple snicker salad and pound cake with berries for dessert! This mama is ready to eat!

[junch817]

My MIL is hosting (I've never hosted a holiday dinner yet and I hope it stays that way for a long, long time!) and I'm not positive, but in the past it's been ham, cheesy potatoes, salad, green beans, rolls, sirecz (easter cheese), dessert (probably this orange jello she makes with shredded carrots in it; yes carrots, doesn't taste like carrots, it's just for the texture) ... I can't even wait!!! After suffering through a Thanksgiving meal that I could barely eat a few bites of due to nonstop nausea, I am soooo looking forward to it!

[tiffbot]

We'll be at the ILs from Thurs-Sat lunch and I'm not sure what they are making, and then my parents from Sat-Sunday and I know we gave them a turkey so that is a meal I am looking forward to soon!

ETA I just realized we are also invited to a 2nd birthday party on the 6th..we don't have to make supper for 5 days straight!!

[leenziepops]

Mar 29, 2015 20:35:45 GMT -5 tjanca22 said:

We're hosting this year and there will be 14 of us. I've decided to make ham, rolls, deviled eggs, 7 layer salad, au gratin potatoes, roasted mushrooms, carmel Apple snicker salad and pound cake with berries for dessert! This mama is ready to eat!

How the heck do you have the energy to host for 14 and cook all that food. Cudos to ya !

[mcp6286]

Our Easter plan is to get Indian food and not answer our phones all day so our families don't know we're avoiding them. Both moms invited us over but DH is throwing his younger brother's bachelor party this week and they'll be at a cabin in the Poconos from Wed AM-Sun AM. DH and I really want to have the rest of Sunday together so we told our moms that we already have plans. Which we do...to stay home and not see anyone lol

[wifedeangel]

We're going to my sisters, and we all bring something. Hosting sister will do a turkey and a veggie. I'm bringing the best potaotes au gratin ever, and a rice side for the salt/fat/gluten/dairy free part of the family. My other sister will bring dessert and rolls. it's nice to split the cooking responsibilities.

Potato recipe. You're welcome. www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/potato-gratin-with-gruyere-and-creme-fraiche-107310

[kemdupuis]

Boiled ham, scalloped potatoes, grilled asparagus, brocoli rice casserole and homemade rosemary olive oil bread. I'm planning on doing strawberry shortcake for dessert.

[dmoney]

Soo im coming to someones house for Easter dinner!! Friday night Starts Passover, so Ill have a turkey and brisket with some other Kosher for passover yummies (not sure what my sister is making) Friday night. Saturday night we will be with DH's cousins and they always go all out, some Stuffed cabbage, brisket, gefilte fish, matzah ball soup, some really yummy Kosher for Passover Desserts. Im pretty upset that I am pregnant this year because they always have a fantastic win selection, and I usually get pretty drunk to deal with the BS Stories that come from my MIL's mouth. My Cousin and I always play a drinking game, when either of our MIL's (She married into the family as well) Tell a story that is just so out there, that there is no way that it is true we drink...WE usually end of pretty wasted.