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    🏠Home » Recipes » Holiday Recipes

    Easter Recipe Recommendation

    Apr 11, 2022 | Last Updated Apr 11, 2022 by Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan

    Everybody loves spring, and we are almost there. With the un-official start just a few days away, it is time to get out the bunny chow and get your food planning started for you and your family.

    Molly and Lilly in spring flowers
    Molly and Lilly were sniffing the spring flowers in 2020. No flowers yet this year.

    Table of Contents
    • Main Course Recipes
    • Vegetable Side Dishes
    • Bread Recipes
    • Sweet Endings
    • Special Easter Candy Bonus
    • 💬 Comments

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    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 a ham for us.

    image of a ham on a white plate
    How to Cook a Turkey Breasts - The Easy Way
    Learn the easiest way is to cook a turkey breast in an oven to perfection with moist meat and crispy skin. A turkey breast is an excellent alternative to a full-size turkey for smaller households or supplemental white meat at a larger Thanksgiving feast.
    Check Out This Recipe
    turkey slice with gravy on orange plate.
    Smaller Crock Pot Honey Glazed Ham
    Crock pot honey glazed ham recipe is one of the easiest recipes you will ever make—a great holiday main dish for a smaller household or as a second meat at the large feast.
    Check Out This Recipe
    slices of ham with pineapple on white plater
    Small Ribeye Roast
    Ribeye roast is a classic main entree for special meals. A ribeye roast is Prime Rib without the bone, making it easier to cook and scale to the right size at home.
    Check Out This Recipe
    slice of Ribeye Roast on a white plate
    Butter Turkey Tenderloin – Pan Seared Oven Roasted with Gravy
    There is no need to cook a whole turkey or even a whole breast with this easy turkey tenderloin recipe. You can have melt in your mouth, moist and tender turkey with gravy all year round and not eat leftovers for a week.
    Check Out This Recipe
    image of cut turkey with gravy on plate
    What to Do With Leftover Ham
    Leftover ham is a great problem to have, but there are a few challenges, especially for smaller households. Let's deal with it correctly and safely.
    Check Out This Recipe
    ham on a white plate

    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.

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    Old Fashion Cheesy Potato Casserole
    Old fashion cheesy potato casserole is like grandma would make using raw potatoes and other fresh ingredients. One of our favorite side-dishes and is worth the little extra work for the delicious results.
    Check Out This Recipe
    close up image of cheesy potato casserole on a white plate
    Baked Parmesan Asparagus
    Everybody needs this super easy asparagus recipe with only a few ingredients. Roasted to perfection, baked Parmesan asparagus is the perfect healthy side dish for almost any meal.
    Check Out This Recipe
    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.
    Check Out This Recipe
    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.
    Check Out This Recipe
    Parmesan Roasted Cauliflower from 101 Cooking for Two
    Crispy Parmesan Baked Potatoes
    Super easy and super delicious, these Parmesan baked potato halves will be your new favorite side dish. Infused with butter and garlic flavor under a crisp Parmesan crust, you can't go wrong offering this to your friends and family.
    Check Out This Recipe
    parmesan baked potato on a white plate

    Bread Recipes

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

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    Easy Yeast Dinner Rolls in 60 Minutes
    Do you need a bread course for that special meal? Whip up 60 minutes golden brown homemade dinner rolls instead with this quick and easy yeast recipe.
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    nicely browned dinner rolls still in a baking pan being brushed
    Stand Mixer Lunch Lady Rolls
    Great old fashion school lunch lady rolls you loved with your cafeteria lunch—if you are old like me. But everybody will love these tasty rolls. This smaller recipe now makes these classic rolls homemade-friendly.
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    Stand Mixer Lunch Lady Rolls from 101 Cooking for Two
    Julia Child's French Bread - Simplified
    Julia Child's French Bread is the ultimate in crusty artist bread. A wonderful loaf, simplified to the essentials to get it done with less fuss. While speed was not a goal, it was a total of 5 hours from the start to the cooling rack.
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    Julia Child's French Bread Simplified from 101 Cooking for Two

    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.

    Image of a whole Fresh Strawberry Pie on a black counter
    Easy Lemon Bars
    Six ingredients are all you need for these easy (and best) lemon bars. Bursting with great sweet-tart lemon taste and a buttery shortbread crust, they are everything a lemon bar should be. Perfect for every day or take them to any special gathering.
    Check Out This Recipe
    two lemon bars on a white plate
    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.
    Check Out This Recipe
    fresh trawberry pie slice on white plate
    Easy Apple Berry Crumble
    Old-fashion apple crumble is great dessert comfort food but add some berries with a crispy crumble top and you will have your new signature dessert—quick and easy.
    Check Out This Recipe
    blue bowl of apple berry crumble with ice cream
    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. This will be your new "take to the party" signature dessert.
    Check Out This Recipe
    chocolate chip cheese cake on a spatula
    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.
    Check Out This Recipe
    apple crisp on a white plate

    Special Easter Candy Bonus

    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.

    A closeup image of a white chocolate almond cluster on white parchment paper
    Crock Pot White Chocolate Almond Clusters
    Super easy and delicious white chocolate almond clusters are the perfect gift for the holidays or for any special occasion. Simple with these step by step photo instruction for the perfect white chocolate candy.
    Check Out This Recipe
    white chocolate almond clusters on a white plate
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    Originally Published April 14, 2019. Updated yearly for new choices

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    1. Neny Garcia

      April 10, 2020 at 2:52 pm

      Love your recipes, thanks for sharing. And also love to see pictures of Molly and Lilly. ♥

      Reply
    2. Pat Monahan

      April 14, 2019 at 10:57 am

      Can I come to your house for Easter? ;)

      Reply

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