Today’s post is about Easter Dinner. We are about three months late, but better late than never, right?
Before this year, Mr. Handsome and I had never hosted a family holiday dinner. We have hosted friends for holiday dinners, but never family. So this year for Easter, we had my brother-in-law and sister-in-law over for a big meal.
So much work goes into hosting a dinner, especially when it’s a holiday dinner. You want everything to be perfect. We got home from church and spent the entire afternoon cooking. My sister-in-law suggested we eat lamb to represent Christ’s sacrifice. Lamb on Easter isn’t a tradition that either Mr. Handsome or I held growing up, but I know some families do.
Mr. Handsome cooked a leg of lamb on the smoker, and I made most of the side dishes. We did spinach strawberry salad with lemon honey vinaigrette, sweet buns, roasted asparagus, and smoked potatoes. It all went very well and was quite delicious, but we were both exhausted by the time our relatives arrived. I have new respect for the amount of work it took my mom to make holiday dinners growing up. She was usually the one hosting.
What was the first holiday dinner you hosted? What do you eat on Easter?