Today I thought I’d share our menu for Easter Dinner. It should be a fun Easter this year. My parents will be joining us and then a family from church who is in the middle of moving – from a house to an apartment while their new home is built. They have 5 of the cutest little girls you have ever seen and their mother is 8 months pregnant with another girl!! We are going to have fun.
So here’s the menu.
Honeybaked Ham – I am not a big ham fan but my family likes it so we have it once a year – on Easter.
Fresno Potatoes – this is a nice alternative to scallop potatoes or what we call “funeral potatoes’. You know the recipe – frozen hash browns, lots of sour cream, cream of chicken soup and cheese. It seems ham and potato dinners are a popular thing to do at funerals – thus the name.
Strawberry and Spinach Salad – a perfect combination, spinach and strawberries with a yummy dressing.
Parmesan Roasted Asparagus- this is a Barefoot Contessa recipe and my favorite way to eat asparagus.
Roasted Tomato Tart - this recipe is from Gourmet Magazine and will be one of my experimental recipes this Easter. Want to try it with me?
Mom’s Orange Rolls – my mom will be bringing these and they are wonderful. Everyone loves them and Easter dinner would not be complete without them.
Grandma’s Jello Salad -mom will also be bringing this staple of our Easter Dinner.
Lemon Angel Pie – Yum!
White Chocolate and Raspberry Cheesecake – my favorite cheesecake at The Cheesecake Factory is their White Chocolate and Raspberry. When my new friend Theresa sent me this recipe I knew I would have to try it for Easter. Theresa is also where the Lemon Cheesecake Bar recipe came from so if that is any indication how this recipe is going to be- it is going to GREAT! The original recipe she sent me called for strawberries but hopefully I’ll be able to find some raspberries that don’t cost a fortune and use them.
If you are interested in copies of the recipes that don’t have links just leave a comment below and I’ll email them to you. Happy Easter!
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Oh, my, may I invite myself over as well?? It sounds wonderful!
The motto at our house is always “The more the merrier’ – come on over Tina!
I’m going to try your lemon angel pie recipe for Easter too!
I’m not a big fan of ham either but we always have it on Easter because the others like it. I think I might do mine in the crockpot this year.
Laura
I’m salavating just read the menu. We are looking forward to Easter dinner. Mom & Dad too!
Ohhhh… when’s dinner?
I have to smile as we are doing a lot of the very same menu, only with different names. Whenever I use the term “funeral potatoes” to my friends, they are totally baffled. We call them cheesy potatoes.
Smiling too at your wonderful LARGE selection of desserts…. hehe. YUM
YES I would love an email with the recipes… especially the potatoes! It sounds like a perfect recipe to go with ham.
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Those potatoes sound delicious! I would love the recipe too! Strawberry and Spinach salad is my favorite…what kind of dressing do you use? I put pecans in mine and throw in a little feta cheese. I use a Raspberry vinegarette…yummy!
I made the asparagus tonight for easter dinner. Delish! Definitely going into my vault of tried-and-true. Plus our company raved about it. Thanks!
Thanks for all your help today! We made our own honeybaked ham knockoff with honey and OJ frozen concentrate (yummy) and your asparagus recipe (yummy) and your spinach and strawberry salad recipe (yummy). I bought the Litehouse Balsamic Vinaigrette dressing and it was great together. I joked that I’m not usually a fan of spinach or vinaigrettes, but I finished every piece on my plate! My parents brought a lemon meringue pie from Helen Bernhard and it melted in my mouth. What a great day! Thanks again.
Could you email me your Easter recipes? They sound yummy!
I would love to have a copy of the White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake. Thank you so much.