As usual, Flora asked at her last phone call “What are you doing for Easter?” To which I answered, “Nothing.”
I blogged Easter before and won’t subject you to that again. The interesting part about this year’s Easter is that we’re hosting Easter dinner.
We celebrate Christmas secularly and since Zoe was born we’ve celebrated the pagan/secular aspects of Easter (baskets, presents, etc.). We haven’t dyed eggs b/c what was the point? This year she’s old enough to enjoy that and we may do it this evening. Other than that, Easter doesn’t hold a lot of appeal for us and Hawk usually volunteered to work Easter because of it.
This means that we don’t have many decorations or anything (hence the upcoming egg dyeing) and so I bought a lovely potted lily at the grocer’s today. And a 16 lb ham. I make a pretty good ham so I’m not terribly worried about the menu. I’ll also make Gay Pride Potatoes (maybe w/o the cheese so they’ll actually eat them). Seeing as Christmas was bread, potatoes and turkey, I may just blow their minds with some vegetables. I got some fat-free french onion dip today (I won’t tell them it’s fat-free b/c they won’t eat it) and some celery, cukes, carrots, etc. Of course I may cook up some of my yummy carrots b/c they go so well w/ ham. I’m also going to make a chocolate cake w/ chocolate frosting. Mmm. I had in mind to make my lamb biryani as well but they only had racks of lamb at Gian Tiggle and I don’t feel like trimming them up for a dish no one will eat but me.
I also got a very cute single-use tablecloth for the side table (used as a buffet) and some napkins that say “Happy Easter.” I’ll make a springy wreath for the front door and break out some of my silk flowers. Our daffodils are coming out and maybe by Sunday I’ll have enough that I can cut them and bring them in. So far we seem to be tulip-free. That will be remedied by next spring. And we need hyacinths as well.
For snacks, we got chips, the aforementioned dip & veggies and I may have some nuts around here. Of course I’ll have to do some kind of egg dish, like deviled eggs.
What do you make for Easter dinner (or any celebratory spring meal, if you celebrate Passover, Ostara, etc.)?
14 Comments
April 1, 2007 at 7:32 pm
being atheists, we celebrate it more as a “happy spring!: thing-I won’t waste the eggs though. My mother never did either.
I’m making a ham (purely incidental-I bought it for a Sunday dinner anyway), going to try a potato leek galette and some asparagus since Ros keeps stealing them from the fridge anyway….
April 1, 2007 at 7:45 pm
I don’t even know when Easter is…some Christian I am!
April 1, 2007 at 7:57 pm
Another secular celebrator here. My mom always made ham (basted in ginger ale) and either scalloped potatoes or mashed potatoes. We colored eggs and did the basket thing when we were kids. Once we got older, Easter was pretty much just an excuse to eat chocolate.
Eden - do they not eat the potatoes with cheese in them because it’s cheddar cheese and the color throws them for a loop? If that’s the case, use white cheddar cheese! LOL
April 1, 2007 at 9:00 pm
Someone had previously suggested white cheddar. I can’t find any around here (looked just today). Yes. It’s b/c they’re orange. They eat plain potatoes and avoid these w/ the sour cream, cheese, chives, etc.
Easter is this Sunday. You know, the first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox. That’s the only way I can keep track, knowing those pagan things
April 1, 2007 at 9:14 pm
Rand’s birthday falls on Easter this year. I think we’re planning a little weekend away, so there will be no Easter dinner for us.
April 1, 2007 at 9:23 pm
We’re having a small Passover dinner tomorrow with my parents. (It’s not really a “seder” because we’re not reading the story or having all the traditional stuff.) My mom’s bringing over her yummy brisket and roasted potatoes, and I’ll do the salad, veggies, and dessert (ice cream, so not much to do!). We’ll have matzo on the table of course for whoever wants it (yuck). We used to do the whole deal with hubby’s family, but … things changed and now we don’t.
April 1, 2007 at 9:49 pm
I may make some Esther’s Bracelets cookies. They look good in the pic in my cookbook.
April 1, 2007 at 10:21 pm
Traditional Ropp cuisine on Easter was:
Hamburgers/hot dogs made on the grill by Poppa Ropp.
Baked beans
Mac & Cheese (The casserole variety)
Deviled Eggs
And I think either a chocolate velvet cake or chocolate creme pie for dessert.
Now, as far as my “new” family goes, it’s pretty much whatever the husband cooks up. We aren’t celebrating this year because he has to work.
April 2, 2007 at 7:33 am
Hmmm depends on where we end up. With the kids gone now sometimes we eat at home and sometimes at my Mom’s. But I always cook up a ham for us so we can have leftovers. So it is always tradition to have ham and pea soup a week later.
Love the banner with the kids.
April 2, 2007 at 9:59 am
My mom will be making turkey etc.
We’re Catholic, but Easter, like Christmas, has largely lost its religious value in my family. It’s more like Thanksgiving with baskets of goodies, really.
April 2, 2007 at 10:08 am
No white cheddar? I’ve never heard of such a thing. LOL
April 2, 2007 at 1:11 pm
We mostly eat roasted hare-backs with self made dumplings, cream-sauce, green beans wrapped in fried bacon, peaches and pears with cranberries and we use to drink red wine.
April 2, 2007 at 2:38 pm
That settles it. I’m coming to your place. I’ll bring wine.
April 2, 2007 at 5:56 pm
Why don’t you try gruyere instead of cheddar? It’s white, creamy and wonderful. My new cheese of choice. I think it will work with the gay pride potato recipe, and the fam may try it.
I need to call my friend Ragan and get some organic lamb chops for the spring celebration. Thanks for reminding me.
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