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EASTER BRUNCH OR EASTER DINNER?

Noel7 — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 19:30:39 GMT

I've always made Easter dinner except for the time we went to the Cliff House for Easter brunch.

I'm going with brunch this year since I am relegated to soft foods for awhile.

I would love to know what other people make for Easter brunch, soft food or not, LOL.

I'm thinking of an egg bake with cheese and hashbrowns, fruit, pastries and maybe a traditional Finnish cake. I just found out my ancestry includes Finnish so I looked into it and those people love their cakes, cookies and pastries!

Oh, maybe Mimosas although I don't know exactly what they are

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deepwaterdotter — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 19:51:21 GMT

My recipe for Mimosas:

12-oz can apricot (or apricot-mango if available) nectar

12-oz can pineapple juice

3/4 cup water

6-oz can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed

750-milliliter bottle chilled champagne

Combine nectar, juice, water, and concentrate in pitcher. Add champagne just before serving.

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cottage blossoms — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 19:49:08 GMT

Let me tell you what Mimosas are.....delicious! They are champagne/wine and orange juice combined. Fresh orange juice is best, but Simply brand is a close second to fresh. Use a dry sparkling wine, not sweet. Make sure the wine and orange juice are cold. Add the wine first, then the orange juice and do not stir. Combine equal amounts of each. It is an absolutely perfect drink for a brunch. Enjoy!

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Snowpuppy — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 19:49:22 GMT

Mimosas are equal parts oj & champagne. You can substitute gingerale for little ones or those who don't drink. Sugar free gingerale & Trop 50 if you want low sugar.

I'm thinking Brunch!

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kcladyz — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 19:50:00 GMT

I think Mimosas are orange juice with champagne.

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GingerPeach — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 19:50:28 GMT

If you like Ina Garten recipes, she has a French toast casserole that always seemed appealing (and would be soft to eat). She uses challah bread, but I imagine many other breads could be used.

It all sounds inviting, @Noel7 Whatever you serve your family and guests will be wanting more!

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GCR18 — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 19:51:01 GMT

I like brunch. We always have a ham on Easter with bakery rolls. It's a staple.

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Noel7 — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 19:52:06 GMT

@deepwaterdotterwrote:
My recipe for Mimosas:

12-oz can apricot (or apricot-mango if available) nectar
12-oz can pineapple juice
3/4 cup water
6-oz can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
750-milliliter bottle chilled champagne

Combine nectar, juice, water, and concentrate in pitcher. Add champagne just before serving.

Oh, THANK YOU! @deepwaterdotter

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Noel7 — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 19:53:46 GMT

@cottage blossomswrote:
Let me tell you what Mimosas are.....delicious! They are champagne/wine and orange juice combined. Fresh orange juice is best, but Simply brand is a close second to fresh. Use a dry sparkling wine, not sweet. Make sure the wine and orange juice are cold. Add the wine first, then the orange juice and do not stir. Combine equal amounts of each. It is an absolutely perfect drink for a brunch. Enjoy!

And thank you @cottage blossoms !

I like a dry champagne, too.

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Noel7 — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 19:55:36 GMT

@Snowpuppywrote:
Mimosas are equal parts oj & champagne. You can substitute gingerale for little ones or those who don't drink. Sugar free gingerale & Trop 50 if you want low sugar.

I'm thinking Brunch!

I'm so glad you mentioned that, about the gingerale @Snowpuppy My daughter doesn't like a lot of alcohols but she may like that!

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Noel7 — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 19:57:51 GMT

@GingerPeachwrote:
If you like Ina Garten recipes, she has a French toast casserole that always seemed appealing (and would be soft to eat). She uses challah bread, but I imagine many other breads could be used.

It all sounds inviting, @Noel7 Whatever you serve your family and guests will be wanting more!

Gee, those look delicious @GingerPeach

I would love a French toast casserole, but DH can't have too much sweets. I may be the only one drinking champagne, lol.

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Noel7 — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 20:00:46 GMT

@GCR18wrote:
I like brunch. We always have a ham on Easter with bakery rolls. It's a staple.

I love ham, too. I've seen recipes for making small ham sandwiches on soft sweet rolls, like Hawaiian rolls, adding a piece of Swiss cheese, sometimes a little jam, putting a bunch of them next to each other in a casserole and heating them in the oven. Looks good.

@GCR18

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Sweet Caroline 1 — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 20:16:48 GMT

I want brunch! I want mimosas! Sounds so good!

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GingerPeach — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 20:32:05 GMT

@Noel7

I have no doubt you have your own favorite recipes. I wanted someone to make Ina's so I could read your review! Actually, I see no sweets in it except honey (which could be left out) and syrup on top (which needn't be used). I don't put syrup on anything anymore.

The pic is of a "mimosa bar" that caught my eye.

It promises to be a lovely day at the Noel7 household!

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GCR18 — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 21:09:14 GMT

@Noel7wrote:
@GCR18wrote:
I like brunch. We always have a ham on Easter with bakery rolls. It's a staple.

I love ham, too. I've seen recipes for making small ham sandwiches on soft sweet rolls, like Hawaiian rolls, adding a piece of Swiss cheese, sometimes a little jam, putting a bunch of them next to each other in a casserole and heating them in the oven. Looks good.

@GCR18

@Noel7 .Yes, I'll have a couple. 😁

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Noel7 — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 21:37:43 GMT

@GingerPeachwrote:
@Noel7
I have no doubt you have your own favorite recipes. I wanted someone to make Ina's so I could read your review! Actually, I see no sweets in it except honey (which could be left out) and syrup on top (which needn't be used). I don't put syrup on anything anymore.

The pic is of a "mimosa bar" that caught my eye.

It promises to be a lovely day at the Noel7 household!

I have her book, I will look @GingerPeach I've always wanted to make one and it's a great idea for brunch!

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GingerPeach — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 21:49:36 GMT

No pressure, now, @Noel7

I don't want you to feel you have to do this!

I just checked online and, while I'm not sure in which of her books it might be, apparently she calls it French Toast Bread Pudding.

https://barefootcontessa.com/recipes/french-toast-bread-pudding

I've seen her make it on air and it looked pretty simple to put together.

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Noel7 — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 21:54:00 GMT

@GingerPeachwrote:
No pressure, now, @Noel7
I don't want you to feel you have to do this!

I just checked online and, while I'm not sure in which of her books it might be, apparently she calls it French Toast Bread Pudding.
https://barefootcontessa.com/recipes/french-toast-bread-pudding
I've seen her make it on air and it looked pretty simple to put together.

Thank you @GingerPeach ! I just read the recipe and it's obviously delicious. I try to stretch out the treats for DH, he's diabetic and we just imbibed in a couple of Irish Coffees for St. Patrick's Day, no dessert.

He's pretty good about testing and being careful and he's not overweight. It runs in his family.

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GingerPeach — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 22:00:58 GMT

I understand, @Noel7. I'm not diabetic but even so do not react well to anything sweet early in the day. Truth be told, I could do without for the remainder of the day as well.

It makes me wonder how we all got so hooked on sweet things for breakfast, with commercials and tv shows, and more making it seem normal: doughnuts, pastries, pancakes with lots of syrup, etc. The more I think about it, the odder it seems.

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PA Mom-mom — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 22:40:37 GMT

@Noel7 A few people in my family require a full Easter meal. That means ham or lamb and all the trimmings along with shrimp cocktail first.I think Easter is much easier than Thanksgiving or Christmas, because ham is so forgiving.I buy a spiral cut ham and brush at the last half hour with a brown sugar, mustard and apple cider vinegar glaze. My favorite part of the meal is the "Dutchy" salad with a sweet and sour dressing and hard boiled eggs.