The Easter Celebration Menu

Many of you have been waiting to see what I have planned for the Easter Celebration Menu, so I will get right to it.  I have put a lot of thought into the dinner selections in an effort to first, maintain simplicity and second, meet the needs of many. Notice that I said many, not all, although all is the real goal. I believe I have achieved meeting the needs of all, with out going overboard and keeping some flavor.
 

The Easter dinner celebration menu will consists of a whole smoked turkey, crispy fried salmon steaks with a balsamic sauce and very thinly sliced rosemary ham. No, I didn't forget that we have some people coming to dinner that don't want to see any pork, so I will hide the ham from them in the kitchen in one of the ovens that has cooled down. If you want ham, you know where it is. Once I decide on meat selections, then I began building the remainder of the meal. In this case, I choose staples that family members love and items kids would eat just in case they decide to skip the meat. Macaroni and cheese and a onion and herb roasted fingerling potato will support the meat family. Now, the vegetables are very important also, I look to compliment the meat and starches and also satisfy taste buds.  In my family, I cannot seem to get away from preparing greens of some sort, so, we will have kale greens, broccoli and green beans. Yes, smoked turkey will be used to season the kale greens and green beans as it provides great flavor. Let me say it here, and forever more, if you don't have any flavor, what's the point in eating!

Dinner rolls and deviled eggs will round out the Easter dinner celebration menu. But wait, what about dessert? I thought you would never ask...here again simplicity and keeping it light is the key. I want something very specific for the kids for dessert and something to center the dessert table, so we will have a Bunny Cake (white Cake) decorated with icing, white chocolate shavings and jelly beans. The kids will love it! The adults will chose between the Pineapple Upside Down Cake and a Lemon Cheesecake with Lemon Curd unless they decide to be a kid on Sunday and have the Bunny Cake.

There you have it, the Easter Day Celebration Menu!  It's been made simple, yet yummy for flavor, Happy Easter everyone!