Easter Menu

"ravenlynne" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

What are you making that day? I could use some ideas. Right now I have a
tangerine/sage glazed ham and deviled eggs planned. Thinking about hashbrown
casserole and ambrosia salad...

If the temperature cooperates this year the theme is "screw tradition" we'll
have a hamburger and hot dog Picnic/Grill in the back yard with all the kids &
Grandkids. Everyone can assemble their own burger/hot dog just way they like
it.

Mustard
Ketchup
Relish
Mayo
Miracle Whip
Sautéed shrooms
Sautéed onions
Raw Onions
Swiss cheese
American Cheese
Lettuce
Tomato
1/2 sour pickles
Slaw
Potato Salad
Green salad
Some Zinfandel
Some Chardonnay
Some Brewskies

Chips & Dips
;-)

Dimitri

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Melba's Jammin said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

ravenlynne said:

What are you making that day? I could use some ideas. Right now I have
a tangerine/sage glazed ham and deviled eggs planned. Thinking about
hashbrown casserole and ambrosia salad...

Devilled eggs - hooray!

And the ham glaze sounds deeelish.

Quoted message said:

Oh, Raven, you're my kind of girl. Nothing especially fancy. Try that
hashbrown casserole (I'm pretty sure I know the one you're thinking
about) with red-skin boiled potatoes, peeled and diced, instead of
thawed hashbrowns. Undercook the spuds a tad.

*perks up*

Hey, I am looking for something to take to the Easter potluck breakfast at
the church. Got a link to the recipe or somesuch? Or a good suggestion
for an egg dish that can be prepped in a Pyrex pan and holds well?

I should get a bunch more eggs and do devilled eggs for coffee hour.
Those are always popular.

Quoted message said:

We're guests again this year and I said I would bring a relish plate and
a dessert. Our hosts will do turkey (dressing and mashed potatoes and
gravy) and ham, plus other stuff.

Since I switched parishes and joined the Church Lady battalion, I
am usually exhausted on Easter afternoon - will have the festive
breakfast including ham and champagne, and various treats after main
service, then a nap. Will try to have something eastery for my small
dinner such as asparagus (very traditional in my California family).

Our family dinner is usually barbequed marinated* leg of lamb and
asparagus. Rolls or some sort of potatoes (scalloped is nice). Candy for
dessert 😉. Back when I was a kid and my grandfather hosted, it was ham
all the way, but marinated lamb *r00lz*.

*I'm pretty sure I've posted the recipe before, but it's also similar to
Jamie Utter's "lamb on a stick". Trim off the fat, marinate it well, cook
on the grill, and watch people who think they hate lamb marvel ...

Charlotte
(who needs to start baking now for coffee hour ...)

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Dimitri said:

"ravenlynne" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

What are you making that day? I could use some ideas. Right now I have a
tangerine/sage glazed ham and deviled eggs planned. Thinking about hashbrown
casserole and ambrosia salad...

If the temperature cooperates this year the theme is "screw tradition" we'll
have a hamburger and hot dog Picnic/Grill in the back yard with all the kids &
Grandkids. Everyone can assemble their own burger/hot dog just way they like
it.

Mustard
Ketchup
Relish
Mayo
Miracle Whip
Sautéed shrooms
Sautéed onions
Raw Onions
Swiss cheese
American Cheese
Lettuce
Tomato
1/2 sour pickles
Slaw
Potato Salad
Green salad
Some Zinfandel
Some Chardonnay
Some Brewskies

Chips & Dips
;-)

Dimitri

Nothing wrong with that! The big kids (us) can eat while the littles
look for eggs.

On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 09:05:02 -0500, zxcvbob <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

ravenlynne said:

What are you making that day? I could use some ideas. Right now I have
a tangerine/sage glazed ham and deviled eggs planned. Thinking about
hashbrown casserole and ambrosia salad...

I hadn't really thought about it yet. Thanks for the reminder.

I think there are some lamb chops in the freezer. If I can find 'em,
I'll grill those. I like ham, but it doesn't seem right to me to eat
pork on Easter -- Jesus was a Jew, you know.

Bob

of course jesus was a jew. he lived at home until he was thirty-three
and his mom thought he was the greatest thing since sliced matzos.
broke her heart that he didn't become a doctor.

your pal,
blake

Cindy Hamilton said:

Sushi. We've been having eel for Easter for a number
of years now.

We're having ethnic food too.

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Dimitri said:

"ravenlynne" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

What are you making that day? I could use some ideas. Right now I
have a tangerine/sage glazed ham and deviled eggs planned. Thinking
about hashbrown casserole and ambrosia salad...

If the temperature cooperates this year the theme is "screw
tradition" we'll have a hamburger and hot dog Picnic/Grill in the
back yard with all the kids & Grandkids. Everyone can assemble their
own burger/hot dog just way they like it.

(snip ingredients)

I like that idea, Dimitri! Maybe I can get my husband to fire up the grill.
He can do pork chops and I can have a slab of fish. I'll throw a potato on
the coals for me and make him a vinaigrette style cole slaw. Then all we
need is a veggie. Green beans, maybe? I know, cooked southern style with
bacon! We'll probably end up doing nothing, but right now, this sounds
good. :~)

kili

On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:19:23 +0200, ravenlynne <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

What are you making that day? I could use some ideas. Right now I have
a tangerine/sage glazed ham and deviled eggs planned. Thinking about
hashbrown casserole and ambrosia salad...

What? Nothing Italian on the list? This is your golden opportunity,
Lynn!

PS: nix that hashed brown casserole, make rosemary and garlic roasted
potatoes instead. For vegetables, serve artichokes, fava beans or
asparagus. For salad, serve a tossed salad made with romaine lettuce
and roasted peppers, olives and artichoke hearts, pimientos or a
simple platter of sliced tomatoes with parsley and garlic.

Daughter cooks hers at 350° and even though they are in a casserole
dish... (you stir it occasionally) they brown! I take no chances and
layer them on a sheet pan.

Rosemary and Garlic Roasted Potatoes

2 pounds baby potatoes (red or white)
cut larger potatoes into chunks if you can't find small ones

3 cloves of garlic, peeled and chopped
(use more if you like garlic.... I use 6 cloves)

4 Tablespoons fresh rosemary, chopped
(this is only approximate - if you chopped more, use it up)

5 Tablespoons olive oil (I use extra virgin)

salt & pepper to taste

Preheat the oven 350° to 400 degrees F.

In an ovenproof casserole dish, mix together all of the listed
ingredients.

Cook for about 45 minutes, or until the potatoes are soft when pierced
with a fork, and are beginning to brown nicely.

Serve hot.

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ravenlynne said:

kilikini said:

jmcquown said:

ravenlynne wrote:
> What are you making that day? I could use some ideas. Right now I
> have a tangerine/sage glazed ham and deviled eggs planned.
> Thinking about hashbrown casserole and ambrosia salad...
If I can find some decent lamb loin chops I'll get a couple and rub
them with some olive oil, sprinkle with salt & pepper and rub them
with a little thyme and finely crushed rosemary (in my pestle &
mortar), then grill them. If it's raining I've got an indoor
stovetop grill. Mashed potatoes and steamed green beans. No
dessert here. But my aunt used to make ambrosia (fruit salad with
whipped cream, maybe it was Dream Whip or Cool Whip; I don't really
remember, it was back in the 1960's)

Jill

My mom used to make Ambrosia with fruit cocktail, cool whip and
little marshmallows. When I was little, I liked it, but even as a
pre-teen I thought it was too sweet. Apparently my brother and
sister did, too, because after a while she quit making it. LOL.

kili

Mine is pineapple, mandarin oranges, coconut, little marshmallows,
cherries and cool whip.

I think that's what my aunt made. Cool whip, not sour cream. Fresh fruit
and I don't recall marshmallows on top but it was a while back. Even back
then I didn't really care for desserts. Except for her homemade German
chocolate cake! YUM!

Jill

In article <[email hidden]>,

(Charlotte L. Blackmer) said:

Since I switched parishes and joined the Church Lady battalion, I
am usually exhausted on Easter afternoon - will have the festive
breakfast including ham and champagne, and various treats after main
service, then a nap. Will try to have something eastery for my small
dinner such as asparagus (very traditional in my California family).

OMA! What the hell kind of church are you going to that serves
CHAMPAGNE for Easter breakfast? ROTFL!! Never mind that's it the
biggest celebration/holy day in the Christian church. Champagne??
--
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3-16-2007
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Garlic Chicken, 3-29-2007
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/amytaylor

Vilco said:

Ripasso from Valpolicella

Have you tried Corte Sant'Alda? It is the best "ripasso" I have ever
had.

Victor

Melba's Jammin said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

(Charlotte L. Blackmer) said:

Since I switched parishes and joined the Church Lady battalion, I
am usually exhausted on Easter afternoon - will have the festive
breakfast including ham and champagne, and various treats after main
service, then a nap. Will try to have something eastery for my small
dinner such as asparagus (very traditional in my California family).

OMA! What the hell kind of church are you going to that serves
CHAMPAGNE for Easter breakfast? ROTFL!! Never mind that's it the
biggest celebration/holy day in the Christian church. Champagne??

Sounds like Unitarian Universalist to me. HOWEVER, if you recall what
Jesus's first recorded miracle was, I think he might approve.

Bob

Goomba38 said:

jmcquown wrote:
No dessert here. But my aunt used to make ambrosia

Quoted message said:

(fruit salad with whipped cream, maybe it was Dream Whip or Cool
Whip; I don't really remember, it was back in the 1960's)

That is NOT ambrosia. That is something gacky, but not a classic
southern ambrosia.

Funny, my aunt never lived in the south in her life. She grew up in Ohio
and Pennsylvania. And that's what she called "Ambrosia". It's strange how
people make assumptions that because I wound up down here my family must be
from here. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Jill

"ravenlynne" wrote

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What are you making that day? I could use some ideas. Right now I
have a tangerine/sage glazed ham and deviled eggs planned. Thinking
about hashbrown casserole and ambrosia salad...

Hasenpheffer

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
2 1/2 pounds rabbit (up to 3 lb) -- cut up
2 cups dry red wine
2 tablespoons wine vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon whole cloves
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 bay leaves

Place cut-up rabbit in flat refrigerator container. In bowl, combine
remaining
ingredients; Pour over rabbit. Marinate overnight in refrigerator. Place
mari
nated rabbit in Crock-Pot. Add 1 1/2 cups marinade. cover and cook on Low
for
8 to 10 hours.

Remove meat to warm platter. Thicken gravy, if desired.

Serves 4

BOB said:

"ravenlynne" wrote

Quoted message said:

What are you making that day? I could use some ideas. Right now I
have a tangerine/sage glazed ham and deviled eggs planned. Thinking
about hashbrown casserole and ambrosia salad...

Hasenpheffer

LOL!

In my neighborhood you can usually get rabbit and lamb, but at Easter,
neither is available, even at the butcher with the 'do it yourself pig
kit' in the window.

On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:37:39 -0400, Goomba38 <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

jmcquown wrote:
No dessert here. But my aunt used to make ambrosia

Quoted message said:

(fruit salad with whipped cream, maybe it was Dream Whip or Cool Whip; I
don't really remember, it was back in the 1960's)

That is NOT ambrosia. That is something gacky, but not a classic
southern ambrosia.

It's a classic mid-western ambrosia. I was brought up on that version
too.

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Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

(Charlotte L. Blackmer) said:

Since I switched parishes and joined the Church Lady battalion, I
am usually exhausted on Easter afternoon - will have the festive
breakfast including ham and champagne, and various treats after main
service, then a nap. Will try to have something eastery for my small
dinner such as asparagus (very traditional in my California family).

OMA! What the hell kind of church are you going to that serves
CHAMPAGNE for Easter breakfast? ROTFL!! Never mind that's it the
biggest celebration/holy day in the Christian church. Champagne??

LOL... I'm going to a trivia night with some friends at a Catholic church
on April 14th. Never been to trivia night before. I will most likely be
vaporized the instant I set food inside of the church. Any church for that
matter 😉 Anyway, apparently the booze and snacks flow profusely at this
yearly event. I'll report back what is served up.

Michael
--
“The age of your children is a key factor in how quickly you are served in
a restaurant. We once had a waiter in Canada who said, "Could I get you
your check?" and we answered, "How about the menu first?"”
~Erma Bombeck

jmcquown said:

Funny, my aunt never lived in the south in her life. She grew up in Ohio
and Pennsylvania. And that's what she called "Ambrosia". It's strange how
people make assumptions that because I wound up down here my family must be
from here. Nothing could be further from the truth.

I wasn't making *any* assumptions about you or your family. Ambrosia is
an old southern dish,if my food anthropology is correct?

"ravenlynne" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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What are you making that day? I could use some ideas. Right now I have a
tangerine/sage glazed ham and deviled eggs planned. Thinking about
hashbrown casserole and ambrosia salad...

Haven't really thought about it much, since the only thing we celebrate
about Easter is the Easter Bunny (includes an egg hunt and lots of candy
that our 4-year-old doesn't eat, which leaves plenty for us...). I'm
starting to think about either doing a grilled leg of lamb (FIL has an
awesome marinade recipe) or smoking something that day (since it will be a
Sunday and we typically BBQ on Sundays). Side dishes TBD later, but if we go
with the lamb, I'm thinking baked brie (appetizer), mixed green salad,
twice-baked taters, and grilled asparagus. After all that candy, we may or
may not have dessert...

Mary

zxcvbob said:

Melba's Jammin said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

(Charlotte L. Blackmer) said:

Since I switched parishes and joined the Church Lady battalion, I am
usually exhausted on Easter afternoon - will have the festive
breakfast including ham and champagne, and various treats after main
service, then a nap. Will try to have something eastery for my small
dinner such as asparagus (very traditional in my California family).

OMA! What the hell kind of church are you going to that serves
CHAMPAGNE for Easter breakfast? ROTFL!! Never mind that's it the
biggest celebration/holy day in the Christian church. Champagne??

Sounds like Unitarian Universalist to me. HOWEVER, if you recall what
Jesus's first recorded miracle was, I think he might approve.

Bob

I was raised catholic and there was always alcohol around!

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Sheldon said:

Virginia Tadrzynski said:

Ham, fresh and smoked kielbasa, mashed potatoes, green beans, corn, sweet
potatoes (maybe), rye bread, butter lamb, carrot cake, house full of hungry
Pollacks to eat the whole thing.

What is "butter lamb"?

Quoted message said:

Sheldon

Butter lamb - butter molded in the shape of a lamb.

-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://jamlady.eboard.com - Comfort Food for Bob Pastorio, updated
3-16-2007
http://web.mac.com/barbschaller - blahblahblog - Orange Honey
Garlic Chicken, 3-29-2007
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/amytaylor