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twinklebree

POSTED: Tue, 04/19/2011 - 9:50am

Easter

What is everybody making for Easter brunch &/or dinner? Let's get some yummy ideas & recipes flowing! Also, if you're eco*friendly here's a link to some "green" Easter ideas ... http://montville-ct.patch.com/articles/day-12-eco-friendly-easter-baskets

snorklee

POSTED: Wed, 04/20/2011 - 5:20pm Easter Brunch and Dinner Since my kids are grown and have significant others, I keep Easter Brunch easy with a buffet of goodies. Bagels and fresh smoked salmon, hard-boiled Easter eggs, Polish sausage with beet root horseradish, from our wonderful Polish butcher, Placek with organic butter, cheeses and fruit. Dinner will be flexible as well to accommodate my "open house" style holiday. Homemade lasagna, antipasto platter, fresh bread with organic butter, roasted asparagus. Dessert will be Easter chocolate, fruit and cheese platter. A robust Malbec or semi-dry Reisling to go with the meal. Happy Easter! :)

twinklebree

POSTED: Wed, 04/20/2011 - 8:11pm Holy Yum Holy Yum! I'm coming go your house as a "drop in" ;)

Marilyn

POSTED: Tue, 04/19/2011 - 3:47pm No idea yet I haven't decided yet on the Easter menu but it will not be lamb as I dislike it intensely, the smell, the taste, the texture, sorry all lamb lovers. A lot will depend on the weather as we are having a spate of really warm sunny days. Fish will be on the menu somewhere and possibley ham or chicken. I have a 'tarte d'abricot' in the freezer ready for cooking.

twinklebree

POSTED: Wed, 04/20/2011 - 10:22am Fish type What type of fish for Easter? Sounds like a nice "protein" option for those who may not like meat. And the "trate d'abricot" sounds delicious! Please post a picture of it before you enjoy :)

Marilyn

POSTED: Wed, 04/20/2011 - 12:17pm Fish It will be either halibut or cod depending on what the fishman has, or even sword fish. I will go nad browse before I buy unless I change my mind that is!!!

twinklebree

POSTED: Wed, 04/20/2011 - 2:44pm a true french woman that's the way to do it ... go see what the fishman has & what's fresh :)

Marilyn

POSTED: Sun, 04/24/2011 - 12:43pm In the end In the end we had hot smoked salmon on Good Friday and then sirloin steak on Saturday (OH cooked) both with new potatoes and various veggies. Lovely new British asparagus with the steak was one of them. The tarte d'abricot is still in the freezer!!

annamey

POSTED: Tue, 04/19/2011 - 3:34pm Not sure I had wanted to try lamb, but, at $13/kilo, it was a little out of the budget. I will probably go with my family's traditional Easter dinner of roast beef with Yorkshire pudding.

twinklebree

POSTED: Tue, 04/19/2011 - 10:06am Dinner menu So here's my dinner menu ... Lamb & Ham Sweet potato casserole (with marshmellow, brown sugar, & pecans) http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Brown-Sugar-Glazed-Sweet-Po... pineapple casserole green bean casserole wine for dessert: a french chocolate cake (Nid de Paques) http://www.easy-french-food.com/easter-dinner-menu.html coffee

snorklee

POSTED: Sun, 04/24/2011 - 11:13am Easy French Food Website I checked out this website, Twinklebree. It's great! Thanks... and your dinner sounds fantastic! Have a Happy Easter. :)

Vintage1944

POSTED: Tue, 04/19/2011 - 11:36am Hmmmm I'll be there with my own dish,fork and knife!Sounds yum.Actually,I'll be at work during the day.Dinner will be in the evening.We are thinking about ham and have not decided on vegetables yet.Jean

vickie2

POSTED: Tue, 04/19/2011 - 11:15am Website Hi Twinklebree, I was not familiar with the "easy french food" website; thanks for sharing that link! I can't wait to look at all of the recipes and information.

twinklebree

POSTED: Tue, 04/19/2011 - 12:12pm Easy French Food It's a great website. There's a link too where you can get a monthly email newsletter :)