Easter dinner - Page 4

NeshamaMama · 04-20-2014, 09:56 AM

I'm making those parmesan potato stacks now too.

milkmommy · 04-20-2014, 11:58 AM

Lamb chops
Asparagus
mashed potatoes
Macaroni salad (DH request might just do it for lunch)
rolls

Dessert
strawberries and fresh whip cream
brownies

2sunshines · 04-20-2014, 04:08 PM

How did everyone's Easter dinner work out?

Mine went perfectly.

Everything came together and all the food was delicious and the company was great. The weather was fantastic so all the kids (and adults) had a great time playing flag football in the yard while the food cooked.

Happy Easter everyone! Christ is Risen!

LikeQuietDreams · 04-20-2014, 04:50 PM

Everything turned out well! I timed everything just about right for once.

It was a great day... but I am TIRED!

Virginia · 04-20-2014, 05:20 PM

Uh...we ate pizza

mamaKristin · 04-20-2014, 09:38 PM

Mine came together beautifully

We had 11 guests, and I ran out of cutlery.

My kitchen is now clean, and I'm tired

LilacPhoenix · 04-20-2014, 11:03 PM

Two of my three guests are still here

DH and our Bahai(sp?) friend are "discussing" religion

Snugglebugmom · 04-21-2014, 09:33 AM

It was lovely. We had homemade pizzas. DH made the dough and the girls helped with the kneading. Then the five of us put on the toppings. We did a barbecue chicken, ham and pineapple with barbecue sauce base, and DH's old favorite, pepperoni, black olives, mushrooms and red bell pepper on a tomato base. Something for everyone! It was delicious, and such a lovely change from our usual forced inlaw-hosted dinner that always involves drama. I have taken back Easter and Christmas, and I am so glad!

jujubnme · 04-21-2014, 02:38 PM

It was great... especially since I only had to make the salad (Greens, beets, goat cheese and walnuts with a honey vinaigrette). Ds rated the salad "tolerable," which is actually high praise for him for a salad (and he ate it!).

It made my MIL feel really great when Ds thanked her for the rest of the meal at the end, saying that it was delicious.

katiekind · 04-21-2014, 03:08 PM

Oh my word--it was fantastic. We were all just oh-ing and ah-ing our way through the meal.

I made Kristin's leg of lamb (http://allrecipes.com/recipe/roast-l...with-rosemary/)
and garlic mashed potatoes, and minted peas. (http://wednesdaychef.typepad.com/the...slaters-p.html)

My middle son made asparagus with hollandaise sauce and bread.

He loves to cook; more and more we team up for holiday meals.

Oh, and we had an insanely good italian wine, a gift from oldest son. It went so well with the lamb.

JoEllen · 04-22-2014, 05:04 PM

We had pretty much the usual: ham, green bean casserole, pasta salad, resurrection rolls, and the adults had wine (kids had milk or raspberry lemonade).

I tried something different with the ham this year, experimental cook that I am. I soaked it in Sprite, to take out some of the salt, and it actually turned out really good!

Sparrow · 04-22-2014, 05:36 PM

We ate at bil's. We had roast beef tenderloin made rotisserie style, scalloped potatoes, green beans in mushroom sauce, and Yorkshire puddings.

I still want to do a dinner for my parents, brainstorming that!

LilacPhoenix · 04-22-2014, 06:24 PM

The food turned out great! DH said the roast was the best I had ever cooked and I have to agree

Our guests asked how I cooked the carrots because they were so good.

2sunshines · 04-23-2014, 09:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cmljll

The food turned out great! DH said the roast was the best I had ever cooked and I have to agree

Our guests asked how I cooked the carrots because they were so good.

How did you cook the carrots (and I apologize in advance if you already told us, I read the earlier part of the thread a long time ago and don't remember.

)

LilacPhoenix · 04-23-2014, 10:02 AM

They're super simple

Cook 5 lbs sliced carrots in 1 1/2 c. chicken broth (and salt and pepper to taste), covered, until fairly soft. Stir in 1 1/2 c. heavy cream and simmer uncovered until desired thickness.

04-20-2014, 09:56 AM	#46
NeshamaMama Rose Garden Formerly emilik :) Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Southeast CT Posts: 3,756	Re: Easter dinner I'm making those parmesan potato stacks now too. __________________ Emili (INFJ, T2/4) wife to Christopher (INTP) Mama to Mayah Evangeline (01/10) and Miriam Anneliese (05/12) Living simply and loving my God!

04-20-2014, 11:58 AM	#47
milkmommy Rose Garden sisters! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sunniest place on Earth and hotter than Phoenix! Might as well be sitting on the sun... Posts: 35,300	Re: Easter dinner Lamb chops Asparagus mashed potatoes Macaroni salad (DH request might just do it for lunch) rolls Dessert strawberries and fresh whip cream brownies __________________ Deanna wife to Shawn since 2001 mom to a young adult Cecilia , tween Margaret and three I will hold one day in heaven.

04-20-2014, 04:08 PM	#48
2sunshines Moderator in Celebrations, Cloth Diapering & EC, Empty Arms, Prayer & Praise, and Swap n' Shop Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 27,024	Re: Easter dinner How did everyone's Easter dinner work out? Mine went perfectly. Everything came together and all the food was delicious and the company was great. The weather was fantastic so all the kids (and adults) had a great time playing flag football in the yard while the food cooked. Happy Easter everyone! Christ is Risen! __________________ married 25 years mom to two young adults (23 and 20) and two teens (17 and 15)

04-20-2014, 04:50 PM	#49
LikeQuietDreams Rose Trellis fka Sweetbelly :) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Tomball, Texas Posts: 1,502	Re: Easter dinner Everything turned out well! I timed everything just about right for once. It was a great day... but I am TIRED! __________________ Kammy- ~~ISFJ~~ ISFP / Type 4/1 Wifey to my always thinking, sarcastic, librarian, INFJ hubby. (10/2007) "So, I've been thinking..." Loving mama to my energetic, compassionate, and BIG feelings having ds "I" (01/2009) "You're going to be okay, little plant." and my easy-going though slightly demanding, tough bulldozer, ds "H". (09/2011) "Hey! Hey! HEEEY!" I'm blogging!

04-20-2014, 05:20 PM	#50
Virginia Rose Garden Don't mind my faces. They usually don't mean anything. Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Virginia Posts: 8,644	Re: Easter dinner Uh...we ate pizza __________________ Christine WAHM as writer/editor; part-time high school teacher; wife to pharmacist DH since 7.31.2010 Lila in heaven, 8/2015 DD1 "KO" born 8/2017 DD2 GIRL born 1/2020 My Blog- full of opinions and teacher stories

04-20-2014, 09:38 PM	#51
mamaKristin Rose Garden parenting better than I garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: just here :) Posts: 26,586	Re: Easter dinner Mine came together beautifully We had 11 guests, and I ran out of cutlery. My kitchen is now clean, and I'm tired

04-20-2014, 11:03 PM	#52
LilacPhoenix Rose Garden E's newborn feet; G's 3-yr-old feet Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: South Louisiana Posts: 8,478	Re: Easter dinner Two of my three guests are still here DH and our Bahai(sp?) friend are "discussing" religion __________________ CMB Wife of P (May 2018) Mommy to two terrific boys, E (July '07) and G (Dec '09), and "bonus mommy" to B (Sept '11) INFPs are a FiNe SiTe to behold! DYT 1/2 My recipe blog! Recipes "I need to live life like some people never will... To ride the wings of dreams into changing horizons." Dream Theater

04-21-2014, 09:33 AM	#53
Snugglebugmom Rose Bush I will live in the moment. Unless the moment is unpleasant, in which case I will eat a cookie. Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Southern Ontario, Canada Posts: 496	Re: Easter dinner It was lovely. We had homemade pizzas. DH made the dough and the girls helped with the kneading. Then the five of us put on the toppings. We did a barbecue chicken, ham and pineapple with barbecue sauce base, and DH's old favorite, pepperoni, black olives, mushrooms and red bell pepper on a tomato base. Something for everyone! It was delicious, and such a lovely change from our usual forced inlaw-hosted dinner that always involves drama. I have taken back Easter and Christmas, and I am so glad! __________________ ~ Iris ~ INFJ, T1 striving to be a gentle mama to Munchkin 11/15/2005, Peanut 28/04/2008, and Sprout 10/07/2011 "Come seek with me. It isn't an easy road. It wasn't meant to be. But it is our road, and we are called to travel it." Mother Angelica

04-21-2014, 02:38 PM	#54
jujubnme Rose Garden Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness. (James 3:18) Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,493	Re: Easter dinner It was great... especially since I only had to make the salad (Greens, beets, goat cheese and walnuts with a honey vinaigrette). Ds rated the salad "tolerable," which is actually high praise for him for a salad (and he ate it!). It made my MIL feel really great when Ds thanked her for the rest of the meal at the end, saying that it was delicious. __________________ ANDREA wife to my awesome dh since 8/2000 - mom to my sweet jujube ds since 9/2001 all INFPs, living in harmonious chaos. GLORY be to God for dappled things--- ... All things counter, original, spare, strange; Whatever is fickle, freckled (who knows how?) With swift, slow; sweet, sour; adazzle, dim; He fathers-forth whose beauty is past change: Praise him. GERARD MANLY HOPKINS

04-21-2014, 03:08 PM	#55
katiekind Deactivated Peace be with you. Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: the sweet sunny south Posts: 15,346	Re: Easter dinner Oh my word--it was fantastic. We were all just oh-ing and ah-ing our way through the meal. I made Kristin's leg of lamb (http://allrecipes.com/recipe/roast-l...with-rosemary/) and garlic mashed potatoes, and minted peas. (http://wednesdaychef.typepad.com/the...slaters-p.html) My middle son made asparagus with hollandaise sauce and bread. He loves to cook; more and more we team up for holiday meals. Oh, and we had an insanely good italian wine, a gift from oldest son. It went so well with the lamb.

04-22-2014, 05:04 PM	#56
JoEllen Banned "When life gives you lemons, cut them in half and squirt life in the eye!" - Unknown Join Date: May 2012 Location: New York City, NY Posts: 1,868	Re: Easter dinner We had pretty much the usual: ham, green bean casserole, pasta salad, resurrection rolls, and the adults had wine (kids had milk or raspberry lemonade). I tried something different with the ham this year, experimental cook that I am. I soaked it in Sprite, to take out some of the salt, and it actually turned out really good! Last edited by JoEllen; 04-22-2014 at 05:07 PM.

04-22-2014, 05:36 PM	#57
Sparrow Rose Garden Immerse your soul in love. Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 17,610	Re: Easter dinner We ate at bil's. We had roast beef tenderloin made rotisserie style, scalloped potatoes, green beans in mushroom sauce, and Yorkshire puddings. I still want to do a dinner for my parents, brainstorming that! __________________ Manda Mama to: Bear 16.75 Funny and Tender. Larger than life. ENFP Max 14 Affectionate and Spirited. Artist Chickadee 8! She's Sunshine and Song. Born in the caul We have a fur baby. A cat called Charlie

04-22-2014, 06:24 PM	#58
LilacPhoenix Rose Garden E's newborn feet; G's 3-yr-old feet Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: South Louisiana Posts: 8,478	Re: Easter dinner The food turned out great! DH said the roast was the best I had ever cooked and I have to agree Our guests asked how I cooked the carrots because they were so good. __________________ CMB Wife of P (May 2018) Mommy to two terrific boys, E (July '07) and G (Dec '09), and "bonus mommy" to B (Sept '11) INFPs are a FiNe SiTe to behold! DYT 1/2 My recipe blog! Recipes "I need to live life like some people never will... To ride the wings of dreams into changing horizons." Dream Theater

04-23-2014, 10:02 AM	#60
LilacPhoenix Rose Garden E's newborn feet; G's 3-yr-old feet Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: South Louisiana Posts: 8,478	Re: Easter dinner They're super simple Cook 5 lbs sliced carrots in 1 1/2 c. chicken broth (and salt and pepper to taste), covered, until fairly soft. Stir in 1 1/2 c. heavy cream and simmer uncovered until desired thickness. __________________ CMB Wife of P (May 2018) Mommy to two terrific boys, E (July '07) and G (Dec '09), and "bonus mommy" to B (Sept '11) INFPs are a FiNe SiTe to behold! DYT 1/2 My recipe blog! Recipes "I need to live life like some people never will... To ride the wings of dreams into changing horizons." Dream Theater

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