Easter dinner is probably my favorite. I can't help it. I love ham. Most years I get a hassle from my husband about the ham. He's pretty much anti pork all year round, complaints every time I cook bacon, but Easter time gets him really going. He says he feels weird about eating ham on Easter. Even though we aren't Jewish, I think the season just makes him feel a little more biblical. He'd rather eat lamb. I think lamb has the worst after taste and is way too expensive. Does anyone else have this ham argument in the marriage around Easter time and if so which spouse is the one pushing for lamb? This year Dr. J was working Easter...oddly enough this single fact killed his normal anti ham tangent, and so ham it was with zero complaints. There was also homemade rolls...YUM!
And a delicious lemon cake. Pretty much made my spring day, something about that sugary yellow just made me so happy. We ended up with a lot of left overs but came up with some meals to take care of that.
Shepard's pie for leftover mash potatoes...
Chef's salad was the perfect way to use up some ham and Easter Eggs. I also of course made a ham bone and bean soup, because when you have a ham bone, soup is a must!
I love bacon, but ham is not my thing. We had a fancy dinner of steak and broccoli with cheese sauce. For most holidays I make turkey so that I can make broth out of the leftovers. (When you are allergic to onions, homemade broth is absolutely necessary.)
ReplyDeleteI think the year after my parents divorced and my mom and I had steak and shrimp for Thanksgiving, really changed the way that I think about whether I need a particular meal to make it feel like a holiday.