Easter Dinner
The Easter tradition is one of my Family Favorites,
mostly because I love a good scavenger hunt and eggs make the best
hidey-holes! You can put anything in those little plastic eggs, and I
swear it's more exciting than Christmas. (I'm easily amused.)
We've put together some dishes to complete a great Easter meal and a Menu
Planner to keep you out with the hunters instead of stationed behind the
kitchen counter. You can substitute ham for our Grilled Lamb to save
time as well, and some alternate suggestions are at the bottom of the page.
It's going to be a beautiful spring day, so enjoy!
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Easter Line-up |
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Deviled Eggs |
Grilled Lamb |
Bundt Pan Rolls |
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Carrot Cake |
BerryBalsamic
Salad |
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Choice of 3 Potatoes |
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Au Gratin
Potatoes |
Mashed Potatoes
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Alfredo
Potatoes |
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Menu Planner
Step-by-step instuctions to make this
meal:
Day before
Cake- Make the cake. The decorating is time
consuming, so making ahead will save you stress. Regridgerate the cake because of the cream cheese frosting, but it
will retain the moistness very well
for several days. Rolls- Make the dough and refrigerate before the first rise. It will rise
slowly in the refrigerator for about 8 hours. It then maintains the
rise for another 4-8 hours. Salad- Make the walnuts and
the drizzle
Morning of Deviled Eggs-
Boil, peel, slice and prepare filling. Cold eggs
don't peel as well, but you can refridgerate the prepared eggs all morning
as long as they are covered. Rolls- Shape, cover and refrigerate
Potatoes- Mash and AuGratin Scrub, slice or cut, cover in cold water until
ready to use. (For Alfredo, see one to two hours before) Lamb- Prepare marinade
Salad- Rinse and dry greens Set Table-
you won't regret this step!
Three hours before Rolls-
Remove bundt pan rolls from the refrigerator and rise Lamb-
Marinate meat
One to two hours
before Potatoes-Prepare 1 hour prior to eating.
Alfredo chop potatoes, toss in oil and bake.
Lamb- Light grill and grill 45 minutes to 1 hour prior to
eating
Right before
Eggs- Fill deviled eggs Potatoes- Finish
potatoes Rolls- Bake rolls Lamb-
Remove from grill and let rest 15 minutes prior to slicing Salad-
Toss the salad Cake-
Set out to bring to room temperature
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