[Marcie]

If you are hosting...what are you making to eat?

If you are going to someone else's home, will you take a dish?

[canadian_ehngel]

We're going to DF's aunt and uncle's house for a BBQ. We're bringing our own hot dogs and hamburgers to go on the bbq (at their request), and we'll be bringing something for a side. I'm not quite sure what yet though.

[_Brandy_]

We are having dinner at home, just us 6.

Ham, potatoes, corn, broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, white sauce for the veggies, biscuits or buns (will decide tonight). Dessert is an easter basket cake I am making.

We decided that we aren't having the inlaws over.

[~TreeGrl~]

Everyone is coming here, both families, and most are vegetarians so this is what we are having:
Ham steaks for Tony and his dad
Lentil loaf--my mom makes this; it is like a meatloaf except made with lentils and walnuts
Butternut squash soup (the last of our garden butternuts)
green salad
buttermilk biscuits
spinach pies (quiche-like except more spinach than eggs, and with cheddar cheese topping)
Potato salad (MIL bringing this)

Cheesecake, Easter bread and some sort of pie (Also from MIL)

[Anne07Nov05]

I'm so glad to see this thread, b/c I'm having trouble deciding what all to serve. So far I know we're having ham, potatoes, roll, and possibly broccoli and/or salad.

Thatch asked me to buy some cabbage at the store. Is that a common Easter dish? I guess he ate that for Easter growing up. I've never cooked it... I just know it really stinks.

It will just be the three of us, so we won't go overboard with food. I guess our menu is probably already big enough. I just need to decide if I want to make a dessert. Thatch is eating healthy right now, so I don't want anything too bad. Maybe some angel food cake and strawberries? Hmmm. I'll have to see what the store has on sale.

[*Jessie*]

I am hosting AGAIN (what else is new! ) and we are having both sides of our family over.


Cheese and Crackers
Spinach Artichoke Dip W/ Pita Chips and Tortilla Chips


Ham
Mashed potatoes
Grape Salad
Pesto Pasta Salad (My mom)
Vegetable Casserole (Derek's grandma is bringing)
Scalloped Corn
Some sort of Jello dish that my SIL is bringing over


Cheesecake
Carrot Cake


Lots and lots of wine!!!

[karkli]

We're going to spend Easter with my friend's family.

Normally, we would definitely take something - but this year, they literally commanded me to bring nothing. Apparently, being 3 days away from an EDD renders one unable to cook. LOL

[~Trina~]

James decided he wasn't going to go to his family dinner at his moms w/ the kids so he's making a dinner and invited me.


Ham
Mashed potatoes
Corn
Dinner rolls
Jello w/ fruit

[Marcie]

We are going to my sister's house. I am taking a Corn dish (it's made with corn and cream cheeseo- YUM) and deviled eggs.

[heathernoel]

I made tilapia with Puerto Rican fish sauce, plaintains, and cheesecake for dessert.

[nicolelogg]

I'm making pot roast in the slow cooker.

[hipster_replacement]

Everyone is coming here, both families, and most are vegetarians so this is what we are having:
Ham steaks for Tony and his dad
Lentil loaf--my mom makes this; it is like a meatloaf except made with lentils and walnuts
Butternut squash soup (the last of our garden butternuts)
green salad
buttermilk biscuits
spinach pies (quiche-like except more spinach than eggs, and with cheddar cheese topping)
Potato salad (MIL bringing this)

Cheesecake, Easter bread and some sort of pie (Also from MIL)[/b]

We're going to Willow's house! Lentil loaf is one of my FAVES!

j/k we don't celebrate so it's business as usual here. I think probably tofu and veggie stirfry.

[*Lindsay*]

Grape Salad[/b]

Jess, can I have the recipe please? That sounds gooooood!

[heatherm]

We did our big Easter dinner with the whole family last night. We usually have the whole ham and all the fixin's but this year we decided to change it up so we had BBQ hamburgers, brats, and hot dogs, salad, deviled eggs, old settler beans, chips, slaw...regular BBQ stuff. I was planning to take dessert but my grandma made three cobblers, my aunt made two kinds of cookies (one was made out of cake mix...soooo awesome!) and my cousin brought cookies so I didn't take anything. We had brunch after church this morning with just a handful of family and my great-grandma cooked a ham for sandwiches and then we just had fruit, salads, etc.

[*Jessie*]

Jess, can I have the recipe please? That sounds gooooood!
[/b]

Sure you can Linds! It is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOD!


If you don't like nuts you can leave them out and it is just as good!


INGREDIENTS
4 pounds seedless green grapes ( I usually use 2 lbs green and 2 lbs red...adds more color).
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
1/2 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 ounces chopped pecans
2 tablespoons brown sugar




DIRECTIONS
Wash and dry grapes. In a large bowl, mix together the cream cheese, sour cream, sugar and vanilla. Add grapes and mix until evenly incorporated. Sprinkle with brown sugar and pecans, mix again and refrigerate until serving.

[_Rebecca_]

Thanks Jess and LL. I am going to try that also. I love the idea of grapes for desert!

Well as always I am a day late and a dollar short! I went to my cousin's and this is what we had:

Ham
Turkey
Stuffing
Mashed Potatoes
Pepper Rice
Sweet potatoes
corn
green beans
broccoli
rolls

there were a ton of desserts-- I brought cupcakes and cheesecake and there were a few others but I was too stuffed to eat anything!

[*Lindsay*]

Sure you can Linds! It is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOD!


If you don't like nuts you can leave them out and it is just as good!


INGREDIENTS
4 pounds seedless green grapes ( I usually use 2 lbs green and 2 lbs red...adds more color).
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
1/2 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 ounces chopped pecans
2 tablespoons brown sugar




DIRECTIONS
Wash and dry grapes. In a large bowl, mix together the cream cheese, sour cream, sugar and vanilla. Add grapes and mix until evenly incorporated. Sprinkle with brown sugar and pecans, mix again and refrigerate until serving.
[/b]

Thanks Jess! I think I may make this for Lucas' baptism! Sounds divine.