On Easter Sunday, our family traditionally has a large brunch around one o'clock. I am trying to plan ahead, making and freezing some of the food to avoid having to make it all on Holy Saturday. I am also buying a ready made ham to avoid having that job to do.
Here is our Easter menu this year:
Homemade waffles with strawberries and whipped cream/ maple syrup
Link Sausage
Fresh kielbasi and smoked kielbasi tray with hardboiled Easter eggs
Golden Braided Bread
Honeybaked Ham
Easter Poppyseed Cake
Mom B.'s Potato Casserole
Mixed fruit salad
In advance, I can make the waffles on a not-so-busy-day and freeze them. I will be making eggs, cake and bread on Holy Saturday and will assemble the potato casserole Saturday evening to bake on Easter morning. My mom is picking up the kielbasi at the butcher. Fruit for the fruit salad can be cut on Saturday evening for the salad.
I think it will be a relatively stress-free Easter as far as food preparation goes because I am planning ahead.
What do you have for Easter brunch/dinner?
Okay, I read below to find out that this is your "we have a new baby, need a simple menu" version of Easter! I am in awe of you, and am definately going to be visiting again to try to absorb some of this blessed domesticity! I made a lamb dinner for my in-laws last Easter and almost gave myself a nervous breakdown!
Posted by: CityMom | April 03, 2006 at 06:34 PM
hi rebecca, just clicked here from your e-mail. i *love* this blog of yours (the other too, of course). would that more of us foodie homeschooling moms would have blogs like this:) i am drooling over the thought of those kielbasi. haven't even planned our easter brunch yet -- my parents will be here!
Posted by: stefoodie | April 06, 2006 at 08:15 AM
Thanks for visiting Ladies! I am so excited for the Easter feast after a long Lenten time. For me, it is almost like seeing the presents under the tree on Christmas when on Easter morning there is the table spread with so much yummy feast food!
Posted by: Rebecca | April 15, 2006 at 05:22 AM