Simple Easter Dinner Ideas

Welcome to Friday's Everything Easter Egg-stravaganza edition. Today our topic is Easter Menu's along with the perfect Easter giveaway.

Egg-Cellent Easter Meals:

Do you have/serve Easter Dinner or Easter Brunch? In our home we have always celebrated Easter with a Big festive dinner including the traditional Ham, Green beans, Mashed potatoes, some sort of Jell-o, Butter flake rolls, Green salad and typically Strawberry shortcake for desert.

This year I'm looking for a few new recipes to give my Easter dinner a bit of a makeover. So, I've begun my recipe search.

First I asked our Facebook moms what YUMMY menus they have planned for the upcoming Easter day:

Kendra Downs Carper at 10:37am March 26

Ham with Pineapple, cheese hashbrown cassarole, jello salad, green beans, deviled eggs, rolls. Yum!

Melissa Phillips at 10:54am March 26

Baked ham, homemade potato filling, lettuce with hot bacon dressing, corn, green beans. Lemon bundt cake for dessert.

Julie Shook Ward at 10:59am March 26

ham scalloped potato dinner Watergate salad lots of yummies

Abbie DeRuyter at 11:01am March 26

lamb, I grew up on lamb, and now my husband (who had never had it) favors having dinner with my side of the family. Usually the lamb is accompanied by roast new potatoes, asparagus and fresh baked bread.

Tamara Worthington Pitman at 11:16am March 26

Oh thanks have to remember to call for reservations so not sure

Jana Johnson Hardin at 12:35pm March 26 via Facebook Mobile

We will have honey baked ham yum, dressing and gravy. Some form of potatos, green beans. And a dessert I have not decided on yet.

Amy Thomas Spencer at 12:46pm March 26

leg of lamb from the lamb we purchased last fall - haven't decided on the rest of the menu yet

Amy Prince at 1:05pm March 26

Baked ham, Strawberry pretzel jello salad, brussel sprouts (yum!) or green beans, green salad, some type of potatoes. Haven't decided what kind, yet, and still need to come up with a dessert. It's coming up too quickly!

Valerie Payton White Whatever my hostess is serving...oh yes plus whatever my husband is making to bring...oh and forgot...I will throw the chicken wings in the oven I bought at Costco the other night (for another party I missed ) and bring those: ) Plus a nice gift for the hostess!!


Next I began my Google search of new recipes and here are a few I found:

I wanted to add Asparagus this year so I found a SIMPLE recipe at the CALIFORNIA ASPARAGUS COMMISSION web site. http://www.calasparagus.com

Baked Asparagus with Parmesan Cheese
By: California Asparagus Commission

INGREDIENTS:

1 lb asparagus
1 Tbl olive oil
2 ½ Tbl grated parmesan cheese
1 ½ Tbl soft white bread crumbs
2 tsp margarine

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Toss asparagus spears in 1-2 tsp olive oil and arrange in baking pan .

Sprinkle with cheese and bread crumbs. Drizzle with remaining olive oil.

Bake uncovered until asparagus is just tender, about 15 minutes.
Serves 4


Next I wanted t a new Garlic Mashed potato recipes so I found one over at about.com

Mashed potatoes with garlic, butter, and Parmesan cheese, along with low fat milk and seasonings.The Parmesan cheese would be a new ingredient I have not tried in garlic mashed potatoes.

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Ingredients:

• 7 cups peeled and cubed baking potatoes
• 6 cloves garlic, peeled
• 1/2 cup low-fat milk
• 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper

Preparation:

Place potatoes and garlic in a saucepan. Cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat. Simmer 20 minutes; drain. Place drained potatoes and garlic in a mixing bowl. Add remaining ingredients; beat with mixer until smooth. Serves 6 to 8.

Then I wanted to find a new raspberry desert. I found this SIMPLE frozen one over at www.cooks.com.

FROZEN RASPBERRY DESSERT

1 c. flour 1/2 c. light brown sugar 1/2 c. chopped walnuts 1/2 c. butter 2 egg whites 1/2 c. sugar 10 oz. raspberries, thawed and drained 2 tsp. lemon juice 12 oz. Cool Whip, thawed Combine 1st 4 ingredients. Mix well. Spread on cookie sheet 1/2 inch thick ungreased. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Stir every 5 minutes to crumble. Let cool. Put 1/2 in 13x9x5 pan. Beat egg whites. Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar (1 tablespoon at a time), beating until stiff peaks form. Add raspberries and lemon juice. Fold in whipped cream topping. Spread evenly in pan. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture. Freeze until firm. Serves 15.

What new recieps are you serving this Easter?

Today's Egg-stravaganza Giveaway:

Easter is the perfect time of year to give your child a new Bible or Bible story book. I recently reviewed The Classic Bible Storybook, which brought back great memories form my own childhood and my fist Bible that my Mom gave to me. The art work from my first Bible was used once again in this new "Classic Bible Storybook" How I love nostalgic things.

This book is hot of the press as it was Just released from Tyndale Kids The " Classic Bible Storybook" by Kenneth N. Taylor. A nostalgic collection of more than 120 Bible stories and art taken from Taylor's Bible Story Book and The Living Bible Story Book. Not only does Classic Bible Storybook present the truths of the Bible in language that is understandable to kids, it will also generate fond memories for parents and grandparents who remember the popular Hook art and the stories written by Ken Taylor. The stories sound like they are being told by a kind grandfather to his grandchildren. Each story has 3 or 4 comprehension questions to help children's understanding of Biblical concepts. Reading/hearing these stories will help young ones love stories of the Bible and may help adults fall in love again with God's Word.

24/7 MOMS and Tyndale Kids are giving away one Classic Bible Storybook by Kenneth N. Taylor. To enter for your chance to win, enter your name and email address in the box below you will be signed up for today's giveaway as well as be added to the 24/7 MOMS E-list (if you are not already a 24/7 MOMS subscriber).