Easter is just around the corner and I have a delicious menu for you. This menu feeds a crowd and I know most of you will be celebrating with family and friends so a menu this size is just perfect.
Usually the entree for Easter is Lamb or Ham. This year I am doing a Whole FRESH Ham. By fresh I mean a leg of pork that has not been cured and smoked. I haven’t done a Fresh Ham for a while and I am looking forward to preparing this for the crowd I will be serving.
I suggest you order your Whole Fresh Ham from your butcher asap. Not many people prepare Fresh Ham and It may take your butcher a while to get one.
It has always been tradition in my very Italian family to start the festivities early on Easter. Easter Mass at 9am, Frittata and all that goes with it starts at around 11am. Dinner is at 2pm.
Here is my Menu for Easter 2022. Click an item for the recipe.
Brunch
Easter Frittata
Grandma Lucia’s Easter Satoni (aka Easter Pizza or Calzone)
Charcuterie and Cheese Platter
Hot Cross Buns
Fresh Fruit
Dinner
Roasted Beets, Orange and Fennel Salad with Humbolt Fog Goat Cheese
Roasted Herbed Fresh Ham
Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Streusel Topping
Potatoes AuGratin
Asparagus Mimosa
Dessert
Coconut Cake with Coconut Custard Filling
Apple Tart Frangipane with Caramel Sauce and Crème Fraiche Semi-Freddo
Yes it is a big menu with a lot of choices but when you are feeding a big crowd you must have choices. If you are having a small group and you make only a couple of items on this menu for your Easter Brunch or Dinner at least I have given you some new ideas of what to server.
Buona Pasqua