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Is Anyone Thinking Of Easter Dinner Yet?

ECBG — Thu, 09 Mar 2017 23:55:13 GMT

I'm craving potato salad or pasta salad, deviled eggs, and fresh green beans. We have grilled chicken SO much, that chicken wouldn't be a treat for DH at all. Although I don't normally chose ham, I enjoy it when we have it. I do like a ham sandwich especially with Swiss cheese and rye bread.

Also, my family has favorite parings, and, well, you know!

Also, no one else cooks, so please don't suggest that, LOL!!!

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Pearlee — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 00:11:31 GMT

Nope!

Pearley, Jewish

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nana59 — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 00:16:25 GMT

Nope. Stopped cooking Easter dinner when the kids moved out.

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ChynnaBlue — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 00:30:01 GMT

No. I don't celebrate Easter.

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RedTop — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 01:30:59 GMT

Yes; today I bought 8 cans of small, whole beets to make pickled eggs and beets for Easter. I am leaning towards a turkey breast or boneless ribeye roast; both are in the freezer, and my family will decide what they are in the mood to eat.

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Tigriss — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 01:42:08 GMT

I'm doing a GF free version of David Venderable's Mac and Cheese from the Temtations page. The family loves cheese, so this is perfect, but my nephew has a wheat allergy, so I'm going to do it with GF pasta.

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QVCkitty1 — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 01:53:22 GMT

I think I'll make a turkey breast, then I can have my favorite sandwich as a leftover. Turkey, lettuce, tomato and 🥓 on toast.

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sabatini — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 02:30:13 GMT

@ECBG, I think your menu sounds yummy....and familiar!

When we were growing up, our mom always had a ham, her potato salad, & our very favorite homemade raisin bread that she only made once a year at Easter time.

My sis & I will be flying back east, and will be cooking dinner for our family there. We've been planning, and are going to try to recreate mom's meal for old times' sake.

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homedecor1 — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 03:01:56 GMT

@ECBG

yes, believe it or not since Christmas Day! My niece & new hubby are very excited to host a big family holiday in their new home. So I think every time we talk she & I discuss the menu (her first time cooking for a holiday), so we've discussed menu, desserts, place settings & more!

We are planning on doing the same as @sabatini (I'll have my son & GD visiting the week before then I'll fly home to NJ and be with my niece that weekend).

Our traditional has always been ham,deviled eggs, potato salad, candied yams (my fav), maybe 1 other main and some other sides. My grandmother always made Easter bread - so we are going to try to make it if time allows.

We are just excited for our new "hostess" and the kids Easter egg hunt (which is a tradition in our family!)

Happy Easter!🐇

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ECBG — Sat, 11 Mar 2017 21:18:47 GMT

@homedecor1Have you ever done sweet potatoes as candied yams with kahlua? Oh my! SUPER yum!

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ECBG — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 05:35:43 GMT

@QVCkitty1 wrote:
I think I'll make a turkey breast, then I can have my favorite sandwich as a leftover. Turkey, lettuce, tomato and 🥓 on toast.

@QVCkitty1,That's my FAVORITE holiday meal.

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insomniac2 — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 08:41:21 GMT

Growing up, my family never made a big deal about Easter (except for candy).

So I've grown accustomed to that, and it's fine!

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JeanLouiseFinch — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 09:51:58 GMT

We'll be on a short trip for a few days prior, so whatever we do on Sunday this year is going to be very easy.

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ID2 — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 11:39:53 GMT

@nana59 wrote:
Nope. Stopped cooking Easter dinner when the kids moved out.

I was going to say the same thing!

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AuntG — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 11:48:42 GMT

I'll make ham and mashed potatoes but I haven't given it much thought yet.

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house_cat — Sun, 12 Mar 2017 21:19:49 GMT

Yes.

I'm thinking of not having it.

For Thanksgiving we were a small group, just 7 of us.

I worked my assets off before, during and after the dinner, which took approximately 20 minutes to eat... start to finish.

There were several years when DH and I were alone for Easter. We'd take a very simple picnic to the park and sit on a blanket and enjoy the sunshine. I think that's what we'll do this year.

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CANDLEQUEEN — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 18:44:14 GMT

We will go to church and then right after we have a nice luncheon at church, and so later that day at home, hubby will throw some things on the grill, and our two daughters and 3 grandchildren will come down, usually they come to church with us on Easter as well. They do not live in town, about 1 1/2 hours away, so close enough to come down for the day.......Since Easter is so late this year, hopefully the weather will be decent enough to grill.......

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islandergirl — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 18:48:48 GMT

We will be out in Montauk at the "summer" condo, might go out to eat - although it is a beach town, several places are open year round.

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sabatini — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 19:41:37 GMT

Hi, @homedecor1!

I had to smile when you said that you'd been planning the menu since Christmas time. So have we!

My grandmother made Easter bread too, and then my mom carried on the tradition. It's a slightly eggy, lemony raisin bread and we all adore it.

The challenge is that my grandmother's recipe is: 'a bag of flour, handful of salt, household sized yeast cake, not much kneading...'

Hahaha!

Happy Easter.

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homedecor1 — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 20:21:11 GMT

@sabatini

yup same as my grandmothers recipe ....no measurements just trying to remember from doing with her -- well I do remember the hard boiled egg part! Lol

Thinking a trip to our fav South Philly Italian bakery is going to be the plan.

We are excited for her to be hosting and I just keep telling her "relax we're family!"

Happy Easter to you & your family🐇🐇🐇