It’s that time of year again when the Easter menu is the topic of discussion. Like all upcoming celebrations, mom and I will talk about the menu until we’ve exhausted every possibility. Both my dad and my husband will ask us how many times we need to talk about the menu when we already know what we’re going to make. My sister in-law will ask me what we’re having then offer to bring two or three dishes. My son will ask if I’m making minest, or Italian Wedding Soup. I’ll talk to mom two or three times on Saturday just to make sure we’ve got the feast covered. We both agree to cut down the number of dishes we serve.
So, here’s how it goes. Everyone comes early. We’ll sit together in one of the rooms or on the back porch and eat antipasti and chat until the main courses are served. We’ll all swarm the food like it’s the first time we’ve eaten all month. Then we realize that antipasti, lasagna, salad, garlic bread, and soup fill us up rather quickly, so we rest for a short time. While we’re drinking coffee and sipping on Limoncello, someone will ask what we’re having for dessert. Before long, someone else mentions that we should really consider downsizing our feasts. Something to think about next year when we’re planning our Easter menu.
Here’s our final Easter menu (maybe):
1. Antipasti. This will include Caprese salad, a tray of sliced salami and cheese, bruschetta, and antipasti salad. Maybe a few lupini beans. My son in-law’s mother, Lidia, is bringing her famous empanadas. Oh, and we’ll have deviled eggs, too. Not exactly an Italian American dish, but my husband can’t live without them.
2. Minestra , a.k.a Italian Wedding Soup. We serve this soup at every holiday celebration. We called this soup minest when I was growing up, or the mess, but newer generations call it holiday soup.
3. Lasagna. Personally, I’m not a big lasagna fan, but I do make it a few times a year. It’s easy to make and it feeds the masses at extended family gatherings. We’ll also have toasted garlic bread and salad, too.
4. Italian Easter Sweet Bread. It’s not Easter without Italian Easter Sweet Bread. I usually start picking on it as soon as I get up in the morning, but it’s usually served with coffee when other desserts are served.
5. Cannoli Cheesecake. My sister in-law is making cannoli cheesecake this year.
I’m already full just thinking about our Easter menu.
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Carlee @cookingwithcarlee says
April 4, 2015 at 7:56 AMSounds like a great feast! I am notorious for always adding one or two last minute things to my menu. We are hosting an Easter open house for family and friends today and I think I might have more food planned than space to serve it! I hope you guys enjoy every last bite and happy Easter!
milamyk says
April 4, 2015 at 8:32 AMOh, the cheesecake looks so fab!
I would love for you to share your menu with our Thursday Link Up Party- Idea box:
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xx
Mila
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef says
April 4, 2015 at 10:00 AMI want a feast like this for Easter!! Wow. Just wow.
Annamaria @ Bakewell Junction says
April 4, 2015 at 1:15 PMWe haven’t had lupini beans since we were kids. I’m not a fan of lasagna but everyone else seems to love it, so I make it for them. Our feasts are pretty much the same as yours. Everyone wears stretchy pants so they can fit it all.
Happy Easter.
Annamaria
chroncont says
April 7, 2015 at 9:15 PMEverything looks delicious! I’m sure your feast was amazing!!! Thanks for sharing your menu with us at Together on Tuesdays 🙂
C.Lem {www.creativeclementine.com} says
April 7, 2015 at 10:03 PMGood golly that’s a lot of amazing food! My family never does the same thing twice at Easter. I love the idea of filling up on hearty foods like this. Yum! Thanks for joining us at Idea Box! I hope you link up with us again this week–the party starts Thursday at 6am ET!
peeledwellness says
April 8, 2015 at 6:00 AMOh my gosh canoli cheesecake sounds heavenly! Thanks for sharing at the link up yesterday!
Xoxo K
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Jamie says
April 9, 2015 at 5:19 PMThat Easter bread is so pretty! And the cheesecake looks fabulous! I love the name of your site, by the way.
Lou Lou Girls says
April 11, 2015 at 2:42 PMEverything looks so good! I’m drooling right now. Pinned and tweeted. We appreciate you being a part of our party. Please stop by on Monday at 7 pm. Happy Saturday! Lou Lou Girls
Miz Helen says
April 11, 2015 at 7:49 PMWhat a fantastic Easter Celebration the food looks amazing! Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and hope you are having a great weekend.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
swathi says
April 13, 2015 at 12:30 PMLooks like a wonderful menu, thanks for sharing with Hearth and soul blog hop.
Elaine says
April 15, 2015 at 9:30 PMThanks for linking up on My 2 Favorite Things on Thursday!! Hope to see you tomorrow!! Pinned!!
tampacakegirl says
April 16, 2015 at 2:22 AMGreat menu ideas! Thank you very much for joining in the celebration of #purebloglove, we enjoy having you each week. I hope to see you on Thursday at 8PM, EST through Sunday night. ~Cydnee
Sarah Shotts says
April 17, 2015 at 6:24 PMWow! I want to come to your house for Easter! That sounds AMAZING. Thanks so much for sharing at the Weekly Venture Link Up. 🙂
lucyparissi says
April 21, 2015 at 3:32 PMA little planning goes a long way doesn’t it? Thanks for linking with #CookBlogShare