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First Easter!

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My fiancé and I are having our first easter without family this year (just not practical for us to be able to make it out to either family). I've never really made an Easter dinner before, but we both thought it would be fun to have some kind of nice/traditional meal. Neither of us are scared of cooking or trying new things, we just need ideas for the menu. Thanks!
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    sarawifenowsarawifenow member
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    Every year for Easter, we do a ham.

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    theartistformerlyknownastheartistformerlyknownas member
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    Lamb chops would be nice and "Easter-y" while still being a scalable meal for 2 people, i.e. not having leftover ham for weeks. And they're kind of fancy/special to make, too.

    The other staples in my family - scalloped potatoes, asparagus, glazed carrots, deviled eggs - are all easy to scale down to two people.
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    JCbride2015JCbride2015 member
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    Yeah, I was going to suggest lamb chops. What foods are traditional for your families? Maybe we can help you scale them down.
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    NowIamMrsKleinNowIamMrsKlein member
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    Agree with PP's that lamb chops are a good meat for two people. FI and I did lamb last easter for just the two of us.

    This year we're going to do a glazed ham and deal with the left overs along with melted leeks and lemonshallot asparagus.
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    FI's family always has pineapple casserole.  I don't know their exact recipe, but it's definitely similar to this: http://www.food.com/recipe/pineapple-casserole-217029

    I know it sounds kind of weird (and it's even weirder when you eat it expecting potatoes...), but it's actually really good!




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    luckya23luckya23 member
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    The other night I got a "cook in the bag" frozen turkey breast from Target and it was awesome.

    We're not big cooks though.

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    beachyone15beachyone15 member
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    We have always had ham (with my dad's homemade honey-mustard sauce), mashed potatoes, baked beans, and some kind of veggie. And deviled eggs of course!


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    Baked Ziti is a great holiday meal for two.
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    doeydodoeydo member
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    My family never did an Easter dinner, but my ex's family would either do a ham or turkey.
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    If lamb chops seem a bit difficult and you want to stick with ham but don't want tons of leftovers then try getting one or two ham steaks and just quickly pan-fry them and serve with a few yummy sides.
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    AprilH81AprilH81 member
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    We were in the same situation last year and we grilled steaks.  :)  We did a nice salad, mashed potatoes and rolls.
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    When its just DH and I for a special occasion, I always like cornish hens. Easy and small. Everyone else posted great sides, yum!
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    "Eternity is a ham and two people"  -Dorothy Parker

    Seriously, don't do a ham.  I did one 2 years ago and it took FOREVER to eat it all, despite freezing a large amount of it.

    Growing up we always did a tri-tip on the grill.  I grew up in Central CA where tri-tip was pretty much standard for any holiday.  I might do one this year though.

    Lamb kebabs might be good too.  It's less hard to screw up kebabs.  
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    themuffinman16themuffinman16 member
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    My BSC grandma has am amazing recipe for herb rubbed pork roast with gravy. It is to die for.

    ...also, ham is the devil.
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    emmaaa said:

    DH's family always does fired chicken, fried okra, mashed potatoes, salad, green beans, deviled eggs, and a lemon pound cake. 


    My family usually does a ham, mashed potatoes, and green beans. Like other PP's have suggested, a ham is a lot for just two people, lamb chops actually sound delicious. 
    That sounds amazing! I'm definitely making a lemon pound cake this year.
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    lurkergirl said:

    FI's family always has pineapple casserole.  I don't know their exact recipe, but it's definitely similar to this: http://www.food.com/recipe/pineapple-casserole-217029

    I know it sounds kind of weird (and it's even weirder when you eat it expecting potatoes...), but it's actually really good!

    It's literally the best stuff ever. I love pineapple casserole.
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    southernbelle0915 said:

    emmaaa said:

    DH's family always does fired chicken, fried okra, mashed potatoes, salad, green beans, deviled eggs, and a lemon pound cake. 


    My family usually does a ham, mashed potatoes, and green beans. Like other PP's have suggested, a ham is a lot for just two people, lamb chops actually sound delicious. 
    That sounds amazing! I'm definitely making a lemon pound cake this year.
    It is so. much. food. I'm craving it right now. FIL makes the best pound cakes and gives me and SIL extra lemon glaze :)

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    emmaaa said:

    DH's family always does fried chicken, fried okra, mashed potatoes, salad, green beans, deviled eggs, and a lemon pound cake. 


    My family usually does a ham, mashed potatoes, and green beans. Like other PP's have suggested, a ham is a lot for just two people, lamb chops actually sound delicious. 

    ETF: Not "fired chicken." We only eat gainfully employeed chickens,
    Now this is a menu I can get behind!


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    plainjane0415 said:

    lurkergirl said:

    FI's family always has pineapple casserole.  I don't know their exact recipe, but it's definitely similar to this: http://www.food.com/recipe/pineapple-casserole-217029

    I know it sounds kind of weird (and it's even weirder when you eat it expecting potatoes...), but it's actually really good!

    It's literally the best stuff ever. I love pineapple casserole.
    This sounds like the grossest thing in the world, but I feel like I really need to try it.
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    charlottesmom0626charlottesmom0626 member
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    I work every Easter, so it's just me and Fi at home after work.

     I get a 1/4 sized spiral ham from TJs or local supermarket (they are already cooked) which is small enough that we have some left overs (I LOVE leftovers) but not enough for 3 weeks...

    It does take a little while to heat, but you can't really mess it up.
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