Easter Sunday Menu Recipes

I am going to start with the ham. I like my Ham salty not glazed. But I have added some glaze recipes below for you guys that do.

Ham Glazes

Cola Glaze

1 cup dark brown sugar
3/4 cup cola

Pour both in a sauce pot and bring to a boil until desired thickness. Pour over cooked ham.

Pineapple Mustard Brown Sugar Glaze

1 tablespoon pineapple juice
1/2 cup brown sugar
1tablespoon Dijon mustard

Mix all ingredients In a sauce pot and bring to a boil until desired thickness. Pour over cooked ham.

Next we will go to the deviled eggs. These are a must to have at Easter..

Deviled Eggs

6 cook eggs
2 tablespoon mayo
1 teas. vinegar
1 teas. dijon mustard
1/2 teas. salt
paprika to sprinkle tops

Bring eggs to a rapid boil for 2 minutes. Cover, turn off burner and let sit for 20 minutes. Uncover and let cool, peel eggs and slice into. Take centers out and place in bowl with mayo,vinegar,mustard, and salt. Stir all together and spoon back into centers of eggs. Sprinkle paprika on eggs and there ready.


This is one of my dad's favorite things in the world to eat.  And another must for Easter in our family.

Potato Salad

3 lbs. red potatoes
1 bunch of green onions  chopped with some of stalks
1 celery stalk chopped
1 bell pepper chopped
1 cup mayo
1 tablespoon mustard
2 teas. morton season salt
1 teas. pepper
1 small jar of dill pickle relish
2 boiled eggs

Boil potatoes until fork tender. In large bowl add the green onions,celery,bell pepper, mayo,mustard, season salt, pepper, pickle relish and boiled eggs. Mix all together and stir in potatoes. If not moist enough for you add more mayo and mustard.


Tropical Carrot Cake is my dads favorite cake in the world. So I make it for him a lot. This is a awesome cake. You will love it.


Tropical Carrot Cake                                                   Cream Cheese Icing

3 eggs                                                                         1 8 oz. cream cheese
3/4 cup vegetable oil                                                   4 cups powdered sugar
3/4 cup buttermilk                                                       1 teas. vanilla
2 cups all purpose flour                                               1 stick butter
2 cups sugar
2 teas. baking soda                                                      Mix all together and spread on cake.
2 teas. cinnamon
1/2 teas. salt
2 teas. vanilla
2 cups finely shredded carrots
8 oz, can crushed pineapple undrained
1 cup coconut
1 cup walnuts chopped

Beat eggs,oil,and buttermilk together. Combine flour,sugar,soda, cinnamon and salt in a bowl. Mix in with egg mixture. Stir in vanilla, carrots,pineapple, walnuts and coconut. Mix well. Pour into two greased 9 inch round cake pans for around 30 to 35 minutes. Or a 9x13 baking dish and bake 45 to 50 minutes. Ovens vary so I would check after 35 minutes with toothpick.


All you need is some frozen corn, hawaiian rolls and green beans, a nice salad with whatever toppings you like. Make a nice fruit try and you are all set for Easter..  I hope that I have helped you all with menu ideas and recipes. Have a great Holiday....

Mounds Bars

I love Almond Joy an Mounds bars. I made these for our family Christmas get together this past year. I only got one, and I had to fight my dad and aunt for it. :)


Mounds bars

2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup melted butter
1 14 oz. can eagle bran
2 cups coconut
1 12 oz. pk. semisweet chocolate chips melted

Combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar and butter together. Pat in 9x13 baking dish. Bake for 15 minutes at 350.  Mix eagle bran and coconut and spread over crumb mixture. Bake 15 more minutes. Cool completely and pour melted chocolate chips over top of coconut mixture. Enjoy!!

Cabbage Bomb

This is a recipe that my neighbor made for a pool party. I liked it so much that I make it all the time now. I love it with the Soda can Chicken.


1 head of cabbage
1/2 stick butter
1 small bottle of Italian dressing or Sun dried Tomato dressing
bacon bits

Wash head of cabbage. Cut the core out and make a whole in center of head. Don't cut all the way through. Fill with butter, dressing and bacon bits. Bake for 2 hours in over or grill.  Or can microwave for 20 to 25 minutes.

Soda Can Chicken

This is a great recipe to make anytime. It is great grilled or baked. My family loves this and there is never a bite left. They have ask me for it tomorrow. So that is what they will get.  You will love this.. This is also a good Easter main dish if you don't eat pork.

1 whole Chicken
1 Creole season butter injector
butter
Weber beer can chicken season
1 can lemon lime soda
Potatoes and carrots diced (as many as you like)

Wash chicken and take giblet pack out of inside and trash.  Place the chicken on the soda can in a baking dish, on a stand if you have one. If not just be careful with the can to make sure it stays up. Open can so that the flavor can release.  Inject chicken with the creole butter injector per instructions. Rub chicken all over in butter and cover with weber season. Tent with foil and bake or grill for 2 hours at 400. If you grill place on grill wrack not in baking dish. Wash and dice potatoes and carrots and season with olive oil and salt, pepper and morton season salt. Add the last hour of cooking.

Thought of the day

A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money...

Coming Today

Soda Can Chicken with veggies
Cabbage bomb
Mounds bars

And Easter Sunday Menu recipes....

Easter Sunday Menu

Ham

Deviled eggs

Potato salad

Green beans 

Corn

Salad

Tropical Carrot Cake

Fruit tray

Hawaiian Rolls

Blueberry Crunch Cake

When we are cooking out at the neighbors, this is a must for me to bring.  I change the fruit sometimes to blackberries or cherries. It is always grabed out of my hands when I bring it in. It is very easy and so yummy.

1 20 oz. can crushed pineapple in juice
1 21oz. blueberry pie filling
1 18.5 oz. box butter recipe yellow cake mix
1 cup chopped pecans
3/4 cup melted butter

Pour pineapple into a 9x13 baking dish. Spread evenly over bottom of dish. Spoon pie filling over pineapple. Sprinkle cake mix, then pecans and drizzle butter over top and bake 350 for 35 to 40 minutes.

Thought for the day!!

Always let the people that mean the most to you, know how much you love them..

Taco Soup

I love to make this. I like to load it up with jalapenos, pepper jack cheese and sour cream .I eat this with tortilla chips. It is a great chili type soup to throw in the crockpot or on the stove. Whichever you have the time for. You can also use turkey or chicken in this.


1 lb. ground beef
1 an black beans
1 can pintos
1 can kidney beans
1 cup frozen corn
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can Rotel
1 pk. taco season
1 pk. ranch dressing season

Brown and drain meat. Add black beans, pintos, kidney beans, corn, tomatoes, rotel ,taco season and ranch dressing to meat to crock pot and cook on low for 3 hours or in stockpot on stove for 20 minutes.

I am here to help!!

We all know that next weekend is Easter weekend. Which means meals and Easter baskets to be made. This week I will be sharing with you all my menu plans for Easter Sunday. I will include recipes and grocery list to help you out. So that you will have time to prepare, I will post early in the week.. I will post pictures of my families Easter Sunday's dinner on Sunday.  Please  let me know if you have any questions about preparing a menu. I can also help with organizing your recipes for your family meal. You can comment here or you can contact me at the email below. I will be looking forward to hearing from you.  Thank you,

kecialee1601@gmail.com

Coming Today

Taco Soup
Blueberry Crunch Cake

Blue Ridge Parkway Boone, NC