Easter Recipe Recommendation

It is that time of year. It comes around so fast, but you need to get a plan in place. Here are 15 great recipe recommendations. All battle tested with easy to follow step by step photo instructions.

Molly and Lilly Spring 2016 posting with the flowers

Molly and Lilly are sniffing the spring flowers in 2016. But, today we have snow.

Special Easter Candy Bonus

I'm starting with "the bonus" to encourage you to try it. You won't be sorry.

This makes a great Easter candy. Top with some sprinkles or M&Ms in Easter colors. Or leave out the nuts and make white chocolate candy and top with Jelly Beans. Use your (or the kids) imagination.

Crock Pot White Chocolate Almond Clusters

Great white chocolate almond clusters are an easy crock pot candy with these step by step photo instruction for the perfect white chocolate candy.

white chocolate almond clusters on a white plate

Main Course Recipes

When people ask you what you had for dinner, you don't say asparagus or dinner rolls; you say turkey, ham, or a rib roast. Let's get what you want. It's ham for us.

Smaller Crock Pot Honey Glazed Ham

A great tasting moist honey glazed ham from your crock pot and you don’t need to eat ham for a week. This two-pound boneless ham is just the right size for the smaller household.

Crock Pot Honey Glazed Ham from 101 Cooking for Two

Small Ribeye Roast

Ribeye roast is a classic main entree for a special holiday or family meals.. Learn to cook a smaller version of this delicious meal without eating leftovers for a week.

How to Roast Turkey Breast with Gravy

Learn the easy way to cook a turkey breast that is moist and tender with this complete guide. Great when you don’t need an entire turkey like a smaller household or as a supplement of white meat for a larger holiday feast. Or even make turkey a year-round dinner.

Slicing a turkey breast on a white platter

Vegetable Side Dishes

Let's get something easy but tasty. We are making our potato casserole ahead of time. Mandatory with ham. And probably the asparagus.

Baked Parmesan Asparagus

Everybody needs an easy asparagus recipe. Roasted to perfection, baked Parmesan asparagus is an ideal healthy side dish. Just follow the simple step by step photo instructions.

Roasted Garlic Parmesan Asparagus from 101 Cooking for Two

Green Beans with Bacon

Step up your boring side dishes with these outstanding roasted green beans with bacon with an exceptional sauce. Ultra easy from fresh or frozen beans, this will be a family staple.

image of Bacon Green Beans on an orange plate

Parmesan Roasted Cauliflower

This caramelized Parmesan roasted cauliflower recipe will become your favorite way to cook cauliflower. Using fresh or frozen, it makes a great hot baked side dish.

Old Fashion Cheesy Potato Casserole

Our favorite side dish. No special family meal is complete without this delicious old fashion cheese potato casserole. Just follow these easy step by step photo instructions.

close up image of cheesy potato casserole on a white plate

Bread

There are lots of great bread you can just buy, but these are some exceptionally good rolls and worth the trouble. Again, make ahead of time.

Stand Mixer Lunch Lady Rolls

Everybody will love these tasty rolls. Great old fashion school lunch lady rolls made stand mixer easy with step by step photo instructions.

60 Minute Dinner Rolls

Great homemade yeast dinner rolls in 60 minutes. Just fire up the mixer and follow these easy step by step photo instructions.

image of nicely browned dinner rolls still in a baking pan being brushed

Sweet Endings

It is a special meal, so a special ending is needed. Again, they can be made ahead of time. I suggest the fresh strawberry pie if the berries look good. Make two if you have a large group. It screams spring and is so easy.

Easy Fresh Strawberry Pie

Fresh strawberry pie is a wonderful summer treat. A simple recipe everybody will love, made with Jello and a premade pie crust. Plus, almost any fool, including me, can pull this off. Make it your signature summer dish.

fresh trawberry pie slice on white plate

Easy Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

Absolutely awesome "REAL" cheesecake. Not one of those "no cook" pie pan things. And it is easy... so easy with only six ingredients. Just follow the easy step by step photo instructions.

Easy Fruit Crumble

Make this semi-homemade fruit crumble with apple and mixed berries. But use the fruits you love for this easy classic dessert. Sometimes a recipe is good; sometimes, it is excellent, but other times it is great.

fruit crumble in a blue bowl with ice cream

Easy Lemon Bars

Six-ingredients are all you need for these easy lemon bars. Bursting with great sweet-tart lemon taste and a buttery shortbread base, they are everything a lemon bar should be. Perfect for every day or a special occasion.

Easy Apple Crisp

A couple of apples, five common pantry ingredients, and less than one hour will get you an old fashioned apple crisp that would make grandma proud. Super easy with almost no work.

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Originally Published April 14, 2019

Special Easter Candy Bonus

Main Course Recipes

Vegetable Side Dishes

Bread

Sweet Endings

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