So are you making a holiday meal this weekend?

[grasswire]

Please share your menu!

[Warpy]

1. I might do Chinese takeout

It's my usual holiday fare and I haven't done it since Xmas.

Then I'll itch and wheeze for three days because of the wheat in it.

But it's generally worth it.

[Lugnut]

2. I'm making the usual fare.

We're having ham, potato salad, cole slaw, kielbasi, paprika bacon, asparagus salad, deviled eggs and Easter pie all served cold. Dessert will be chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting for my daughter's birthday. Everything is done ahead so it doesn't matter what time my son and his family wander in. They're always late so cold stuff means less stress for me.

[grasswire]

6. gotta ask

What is Easter pie?

[Lugnut]

9. It's a savory pie.

My Italian m-i-l always made them and I continued the tradition. I mix specific quantities of fresh ricotta, tuma and grated Locatelli cheeses. Add cubed hard boiled eggs, ham, sausage and pepperoni and chopped fresh parsley. It's put into an egg based pie crust and baked for an hour or so. We eat it cold but some like to warm it up.

[cbayer]

12. What a great plan that is.

I love doing antipasto dinners when I know that guests will be arriving at different times. It's a great way to just hang out and eat over a long period of time.

Enjoy your dinner and your family.

[Lugnut]

19. Thank you!

Enjoy your day, too!

[Freddie]

3. Yes, dinner for 10

Glazed spiral ham, hash brown casserole (no peeling!), green bean casserole, roasted asparagus, coleslaw, rolls, cheesecake. The hitch is this time, after we eat, we are taking a hot meal to my folks at a nearby assisted living instead of bringing them here, since Mom is not "transportable" anymore. I like the idea of serving cold foods (above) but don't think my family would like it.

[LeftofObama]

4. So far,

Ham, mashed potatoes, green beans, corn, dinner rolls. I'm trying to keep it simple so I might add one or two more dishes.

[cbayer]

5. I hadn't really though about it, so didn't get any supplies before we left the only place

out here with a real grocery store.

I've got a decent looking filet in the freezer, so maybe something around that.

[grasswire]

7. Do you ever harvest dinner from the sea?

I would have a crab pot in the water regularly.

[cbayer]

8. No crabs out here.

There are some lobsters, but they can't hold a candle to Maine lobsters.

Neither DH nor I are very good at or interested in fishing. I'm not a big fan of cooked fish. Occasionally someone brings something ultra fresh, and I will eat it raw. One problem is that my space is small and the smell after cooking fish just lingers and lingers.

So, the answer is pretty much no, but lots of people do around here.

[bif]

10. Polish Sunday lunch

Having my Dad and brother over. Keeping it simple. Fresh & smoked kielbasa, pumpernickel bread, asparagus, and poppy seed cake.

[NJCher]

11. roasted asparagus using sesame oil

Yum.

Also roasted black plums and roasted orange peppers, too.

Chicken as the main entree.


Cher

[pinto]

13. Had plans for a cold picnic with family & friends on Sunday, but weather may interfere.

So it's up in the air for now.

[cbayer]

14. It says "slight chance of rain" over here right now.

Hope it works out for you.

[struggle4progress]

15. I'm doing gallons of spaghetti sauce. It'll be served Sunday on pasta with

salad, bread, a veggie, plus drink and dessert

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[yellerpup]

16. Nope.

I'm all cooked out after last week. Enjoy your holiday!

[greatauntoftriplets]

17. Heading to the triplets' house again.

They have enough space to accommodate us all. I am hoping that lamb will be on the menu.

[blaze]

18. Bison Roast

That's what the host is preparing.

I'll be bringing a scalloped potato/savoy cabbage dish.

Not sure what else is on the menu!

[noamnety]

20. pot luck here.

I'm bringing a homemade carrot cake. The trick is to make a giant one and then get stuck with leftovers.

[pinto]

21. Looks like an indoor picnic. So far the line up - couscous, flat bread, Anasazi beans, sliced ham,

sliced cheese, marinated artichoke hearts, tomato, cucumber & red onion salad. I'm hoping someone throws in a sweet pastry...

[NRaleighLiberal]

22. Easter dinner is.....Roast Cod, Brocolli, Roasted potatoes, sauteed collard greens.....

maybe some carrots vichy (we will see how hungry people are), really nice chardonnay, berry cobbler and vanilla soy Creamy (Trader Joe's - great stuff) for dessert. having our two girls over for dinner....

Easter Breakfast is an apple cinnamon Dutch Baby just for my wife and I will a nice French Press of home roasted Kenya peaberry.