What do you do for Easter Dinner?

**BluegrassCat** · 04-08-2011, 02:46 PM

Pasta dish as a first course. Usually spaghetti w/meatballs and sausage. Lamb roast for the main course with asparagus. This has been my families routine since before I was born.

**RedBullMB** · 04-08-2011, 02:53 PM

Ham, kielbasa and challah bread are the highlights for me. The side dishes are an afterthought. Butter in the shape of a lamb - also beet horseradish. It is my favorite holiday meal, better than Thanksgiving.

**BluegrassCat** · 04-08-2011, 02:59 PM

beet horseradish sounds awesome! I'll have to give that a try. It is my favorite holiday meal as well.

**bonzombiekitty** · 04-08-2011, 03:09 PM

rabbit

**RedBullMB** · 04-08-2011, 03:30 PM

For the past few years I have been picking up the kielbasa from a place in Port Richmond called Czerw's. It is out of the way for me but worth it.

**Eastcoast** · 04-08-2011, 03:39 PM

Get drunk and watch as family friction builds...

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**OldMaestro** · 04-08-2011, 04:00 PM

Man I used to hate Easter Dinner when I was little and sometimes still do. I hate cold ham, keilbasa, potato salad, etc. It's stupid. The one good thing about my parents divorcing was getting an Italian meal on Easter.

**Hospitalitygirl** · 04-08-2011, 04:30 PM

Dad makes his frittata--always an odd number; always in excess of 50+ eggs; contains a farmer's cheese of some sort, often homemade; some diced ham and prosciutto, and looked forward to by everyone. Then I have been in the habit of cooking dinner itself over the past number of years, just one more I do now... and I make a pasta, usually something fresh and Spring-y with a pesto sauce, fresh veggies, usually asparagus since they're seasonal, and an herb-crusted leg of lamb or nice lamb chps, depending upon the number of guests. And a rice and ricotta pie.

**GMonkey** · 04-08-2011, 05:36 PM

When I was in a more Polish neighborhood, fresh kielbasa and a zillion other sides. Since moving here, either rack of lamb or braised lamb shanks with roasted tomatoes, lemony rice, Greek salad.

**LUCas** · 04-08-2011, 05:57 PM

Since it's a celebration of the dead rising from their grave, shouldn't the menu of choice be brains?

**Gladys** · 04-08-2011, 10:23 PM

Originally Posted by Hospitalitygirl

Dad makes his frittata--always an odd number; always in excess of 50+ eggs; contains a farmer's cheese of some sort, often homemade; some diced ham and prosciutto, and looked forward to by everyone. Then I have been in the habit of cooking dinner itself over the past number of years, just one more I do now... and I make a pasta, usually something fresh and Spring-y with a pesto sauce, fresh veggies, usually asparagus since they're seasonal, and an herb-crusted leg of lamb or nice lamb chps, depending upon the number of guests. And a rice and ricotta pie.

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**sophillycpl** · 04-08-2011, 11:21 PM

We eat nothing for Easter dinner because we have a huge brunch with fritattas, pizzagain (aka meat pie), easter bread (you haven't lived, it's a sweet bread that is braided, mmmmm), biscotti and ricotta pie. Okay I'm fibbing, I tap the basket for some chocolate and jelly beans around dinner time, lol.

**Moonraker** · 04-08-2011, 11:34 PM

OK on the red horseradish, RedBullMB. White goes best with beef or beef sandwiches, or on certain sandwiches.

I like to say when we debate whether the Easter or Christmas meal goes better with red or white, we could be talking about either the wine or the horseradish. While we have 2 or 3 good manufacturers in Buck County, I gave my root to 2 friends who grow and process them into Christmas and Easter gift jars.

There is a curious custom which even my sister partakes, and might be a covert Philly thing. Knoshing on Trenton Oyster Crackers with a dolop of white horseradish, while we read the menu at Dinardos or Gallos.

**rojnish** · 04-09-2011, 05:19 PM

Indoor picnic food to kick off spring. Cold ham, potato salad, macaroni salad, meatballs & sausage, sweet rolls, array of olives, and for dessert, a moist (almost wet) coconut cake. Oh, and wine. Yum.

**vincent** · 04-09-2011, 06:20 PM

**Gladys** · 04-09-2011, 07:39 PM

Originally Posted by sophillycpl

We eat nothing for Easter dinner because we have a huge brunch with fritattas, pizzagain (aka meat pie), easter bread (you haven't lived, it's a sweet bread that is braided, mmmmm), biscotti and ricotta pie. Okay I'm fibbing, I tap the basket for some chocolate and jelly beans around dinner time, lol.

hmmmm easter bread... and well made hot cross buns....mmmm even homer simpson would approve.

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