I would be willing to try them but I am sure they are loaded with sodium and I would be a balloon for days !!!

We are still in FL for the winter. We are leaving for home the Saturday after Easter and I didn't want to cook because I didn't want to have leftovers, so we decided to go out to dinner with friends. At home we always have a spiral sliced ham and all the trimmings so I insisted that, wherever we go, they have to be serving ham.

Very traditional. I traditionally mooch off my parents. I am happy with whatever she makes. My siblings bring some food but they live close to my parents. I bring my 2 kids and eat whatever my mom makes. LOL. I help with cleaning and whatever food prep my mother trusts me with. I travel 2 hours to my mother's house and stay for a couple days. My husband takes the weekend off at home with no responsibilities and no kids to watch. He enjoys the break and I enjoy the free meals.

hard boiled eggs and chocolate rabbits!!!

In my family, variety is the spice of life, we very seldom have the same thing year to year. The girls and I talk it over and see what recipes we've seen and what sounds good. This year we will only have one daughter at home and hopefully the weather will be warm enough to cook steak on the grill with potatoes w/onions, broccoli and fruit salad. Jelll-o poke cake for dessert. MMMM!!

For the 2nd time in 52 years I am going out for dinner. First time, I had had shoulder surgery and was unabale to cook---this time, I am still unable to cook, I lost my darling husband 03/14/12---cooking is not on my agenda..really, eating isn't either. I was invited by my daughter's fiance's family and then TOLD I was going..be ready at 12:30!

We will have a traditional ham dinner with the trimmings also. Grilled green beans, deviled eggs, corn on the cob, rolls, and Dutch apple pie.

That's what we're having too. I'm going to grill chicken and we'll have potato salad and baked beans. Since it's just the two of us I'll probably skip the deviled eggs although they're a favorite.

The only holiday we have a traditional holiday dinner is Thanksgiving.

GOOD FOR THEM AND YOU!!! So sorry about DH and try to remember the reason for Easter...He is Risen!!

DH and I will treat ourselves with steak, mashed spuds and a green salad. Coconut cream pie for dessert. When the family would get together, long ago, we'd have ham and trimmings. Everyones menu's sound very good.

My daughter and I just agreed that it's hamburgers/hot dogs on their beautiful patio. They have a kitchen out there complete with stove top, grill, sink, fridge ceiling fan. The weather is supposed to be cool enough to enjoy and the mosquitoes are not in full force yet. Grandkids (2) will be hunting eggs so it's a win-win for all of us.

Mine is pretty traditional. Ham, carrots (in honor of the bunny) potatoes, bunny shaped bread, etc.
My MIL used to make a 3D bunny cake that was always the subject of many family jokes, then and now.
So in her honor I make a 3D bunny cake that is also the subject of family jokes - Guess making a bunny cake isn't as easy as it looked! Happy Easter everyone!

[QUOTE=Sunnye;5116546]Well, this year a friend and I will be in Asheville!

I assume Asheville, NC. Welcome to the mountains! They are beautiful this time of year, and the rain should stop after today (according to the forecast). Pictures of the flowers of Biltmore Estate have been in the paper recently, so that might be a stop for you - to see the tulips, azaleas, etc. that are on the grounds of the estate. Have fun!

Try this one, you will love it:

[h=1]Pineapple Casserole[/h]Recipe courtesy Paula Deen
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• 1 cup sugar
• 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 cups grated sharp cheddar
• 2 (20-ounce) cans pineapple chunks, drained, and 6 tablespoons pineapple juice reserved
• 1 cup cracker crumbs (recommended: Ritz)
• 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, melted, plus extra for greasing pan

<!--concordance-end-->[h=2]Directions[/h]Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease a medium-size casserole dish with butter.
In a large bowl, stir together the sugar and flour. Gradually stir in the cheese. Add the drained pineapple chunks, and stir until ingredients are well combined. Pour the mixture into the prepared casserole dish.
In another medium bowl, combine the cracker crumbs, melted butter, and reserved pineapple juice, stirring with a rubber spatula until evenly blended. Spread crumb mixture on top of pineapple mixture. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until golden brown.

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I guess I am the only one having roast lamb -- a nod to the sacrificial lamb, reason for the season -- with my mother who will be preparing some traditional Passover foods, as she celebrates Easter as a Messianic Jew.

We do Turkey at Thanksgiving, ham and beef tenderloin for Christmas, lamb for Easter, ribs on July 4th.

Along that line, how did ham become "traditional" for Easter?

Jan in VA

I am cooking this year. We will have about 30 people. We are having ham, roasted asparagus, broccoli casserole, rolls augraitin potatoes, sweet potatoes, deviled eggs, jello salad, tossed salad, and I'm not sure what else, still thinking about it. MYsister and niece are in charge of appetizers and my SIL is in charge of dessert. We don't have any set rules for Easter dinner. A few years ago I grilled steaks. Not this year, the weather is good, beef is too expensive.

No ham dinner this year....hubby requested spaghetti/meatballs, everyone loved the idea....shrimp salad, garlic bread, green beans....desserts....

This year I am keeping it simple as I am doing all the cooking and really want to also make it to church Sunday morning. Tomorrow evening we are taking my parents out to dinner and to visit. For Sunday dinner with my FIL and DH's brother's family (who are currently on their way home from spring break and won't get in until tomorrow night) I am baking a ham, doing a bunch of baked potatoes in the crock pot, doing a tossed salad and deviled eggs, and baking a cake and a couple pies.

For our Easter dinner I bought a stuffed - boneless leg of lamb from this boutique grocery store by me. It is stuffed with cheese and spinach. Looks good. For sides I am making Basalmic glazed asparagras, roasted baby potatoes and a spinach salad. Dessert is going to be Italian Canolis. I'm also going to make Chicken Motzah Ball soup just because we like it.

I would like to have dinner at your house !

Main Holidays (Christmas, Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day, or Thanksgiving) are usually the same menu, except the potatoes change and Thanksgiving has ham and turkey.
Baked glazed ham with pineapple, cheesy hashbrowns or scalloped potatoes, candied carrots and escalloped corn, snicker salad, glorified rice or acini di pepe pasta salad, pistachio bread or pumpkin bread, rolls with real butter, pies depending on the holiday and sugar cookies decorated for the holiday.
Always a big group of us, no shortage of food here!!

My mom is Polish and our tradition is Easter Breakfast. Hard boiled eggs, kielbasa, ham, home fries, fruit salad and lots of home-made horse radish. She also makes a traditional Easter bread called chasta, it's yellow from lots of eggs and full of golden raisins it's soooo good. After breakfast we have some sort cake, coffee and chat. I lay around all afternoon and watch Ben Hur digesting it all.

DH wants grilled ham steaks. Works for me, so that's what I got and will put them on the grill out back; less mess to clean up. We'll have baked sweet potatoes and broccoli slaw to round out dinner. More of a barbeque than Easter dinner, but what he asked for. Easy peasy! Have a wonderful Easter, everyone!
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Going out to restaurant, today I plan to have duck, when I get there and hear the specials I may change my mind.

We are usually very traditional, but this year...NOT! We had pizza! Let me explain. My first child, daughter, is getting married this summer. Her shower was Saturday morning, so we were all very tired and didn't want to prepare another meal Saturday evening for the family, so we had pizza. It was a big hit!! I think we will be more traditional next year, though!

No you are not- we always have lamb! I never heard of ham for Easter!

I enjoyed reading all of these. Last Monday I made 17 Biblical costumes, on Saturday morning I made 4 more. Saturday evening dd and I were in an Easter drama at church. Sunday morning was Easter service and then we had about 3 hours before the second presentation of the drama. We had one of those super sub sandwiches from Walmart for Easter dinner. I was too tired to do much of anything but cut up the sub, eat, take a quick nap then get ready to back to church. The drama was wonderful btw.

Our youngest son, 34, went to church with us. He was baptized in a horse trough! It's a Cowboy Church. I just cried and cried; I was so happy. We went home and ate left-overs.
Best meal ever.