Rose_P

May in Jersey

If I was cooking dinner this year it probably be green salad, spiral ham, sweet potatoes, green veggies, pineapple casserole, rolls and later coffee/tea and dessert. My sister invited DH and I this year and I hope there will be more than her, her DH, DD and us as her menu is huge. First course - macaroni (we don't call it pasta) with fresh tomato sauce, meat balls and sausage and Italian bread from the nearby bakery, next spiral ham, veggies and maybe a small leg of lamb or pork tenderloin. I'm bringing a bean salad to have with thin slices of Italian bread before the macaroni, pineapple casserole to go with the ham, home made anise biscotti for the coffee and a bottle of wine.

All this after we've had DH's B-day lunch yesterday with DGranddaughter Catherine, we'll be having an early dinner with DS Pat Saturday, Easter dinner at my sisters, then lunch with DGranddaughter Mary next week (lives in CA and will be visiting family here), lunch with best friend Mary, lunch with good friend Elaine for her B-day, and ending with Granny's Lunch with my Granny cousins. Here I'm trying to keep my food intake simple and light because DGranddaugther Christine's wedding is beginning of June and I want my outfit to still fit me.

sandybeach

[QUOTE=May in Jersey;5118297]If I was cooking dinner this year it probably be green salad, spiral ham, sweet potatoes, green veggies, pineapple casserole, rolls and later coffee/tea and dessert.

Do you make Paula Deen's Pineapple Casserole? I just love it. The first time I made it my son turned up his nose when he heard the ingredients, but I talked him into trying it. He ate half the pan.

I have a turkey that I bought at Christmas (BOGO). So I will cook that. My oldest son will come, and perhaps my sister and brother-in-law if they get back from the Viva Las Vegas Car Show in time. My youngest son and his wife are returning Saturday from a week long trip back East so they will probably want to just stay home in their pj's all day.

MrsM

Our plans are up in the air because of a family crisis. This is the first year we wont be celebrating Easter with a meal together. I actually will be working on Easter Sunday. It feels so odd and unreal. I will be keeping Easter in my heart though. Happy Easter to you all and God bless you and your families.

QKO

We're probably having our traditional Nevada Easter Brunch -- i.e. whatever they have on the Easter Brunch menu at the local casino.

May in Jersey

sandybeach asked "Do you make Paula Deen's Pineapple Casserole? I just love it. The first time I made it my son turned up his nose when he heard the ingredients, but I talked him into trying it. He ate half the pan. "

Not sure whose recipe it is, found it in cookbook with recipes from co workers. Don't have recipe handy right now but main ingredinets are a large can of crushed pineapple with juice, several eggs and about 5 slices of bread. Goes nicely with ham and could also be eaten as a dessert. May in Jersey

TanyaL

With 3 people on medical imposed diets, our menu cannot include salt, potassium, wheat, gluten, diary products and must be low glycemic. I have no idea what to serve.

misseva

I looooove dill pickles in deviled eggs too plus minced onion instead of garlic salt.

Ruby the Quilter

One of the holiday dishes I fix is stuffed dill pickles. One of those things that most people turn up their noses but when the try them they love them. Take a large dill pickle and to make it easy cut it in thirds, core out the seeds and stuff with a stick of velveeta cheese. Slice and chill before serving. My grandmother made them when I was little - probably when Velveeta cheese was first introduced.

BMP

WATER ??? It sure doesnt make planning meals easy with so many restrictions !!