Easter Menu Ideas

Easter Bunny Cake from Preppy Kitchen

So I meant to try out a recipe from my latest issue of Southern Living, but I can’t even find the magazine! Anyway, I decided instead to just work on a menu plan for this weekend and share it with you.

Appetizer: Deviled Eggs
So for starters, I have to make deviled eggs. The first link is for a pretty standard recipe that I usually make. The second link is a complete deconstruction of the deviled egg. I think I would get in a lot of trouble if I don’t make the standard eggs, but the Bon Appetit recipes does seem easier.

• Deviled Eggs from A New Turn in the South
• Deviled Eggs Are a Waste of Time. There, I Said it!

Main Dish: Ham
I think ham is the only thing I have ever eaten at Easter, but I assume there are other things you could eat. I usually don’t do anything to fancy, because ham is pretty easy.

• This recipe for Glazed Easter Ham from the Pioneer Woman looks promising.
• But I may try to cook my ham in the slow cooker this year: Crockpot Brown Sugar Ham

Side Dish: Potatoes
I think I have mentioned several times on this blog that Cheesy Hash Brown Potatoes are a family favorite. I make them at pretty much every holiday, and if I don’t make them for the primary meal I have to make them for breakfast. My son even did a report on this recipe for school. Did you know they are called funeral potatoes by a lot of people? Anyway, enjoy your scalloped or au gratin potatoes, we will be eating this casserole.

Dessert
This is the course where I can have the most fun. I gave my kids their Easter candy early this year because my youngest son is getting braces put on this week. Sometimes I feel like dessert is redundant at holidays if you already have cookies and candy around. But I think this year all of the candy is already out of the house, so that means I get to make dessert!

• I’ve made these Strawberry Shortcake Bars before, so I think this will most likely be what I make.
• I won’t make this Easter Bunny Cake because I’m too lazy, but I would be super impressed by anyone who tries.
• If it was just for me, I would make this Carrot Loaf Cake. Yummy and easy! My kids don’t think there should be carrots in dessert though. LOL
• If you have little kids, both of these recipes look fun: Easter Dirt Cake and Easter Oreo Bark

I will sneak in some veggies too! I promise. Hope you all have a great Easter, if you celebrate. I’ll be back on Friday with some Mother’s Day ideas. See you then.