Mamaw's Place

I was visiting Faith at Simplicity. Her blog on Monday was What are you cooking for Easter?

I really enjoyed it so I thought I would answer her question and post what we are having. The photos were found on various websites.

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 Virginia tavern ham with orange marmalade glaze

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Baked beans

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 Mashed potatoes with brown gravy

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Mustard style potatoe salad

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Macaroni Salad

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Deviled Eggs (Maybe I should call them Angel Eggs)

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Candied Sweet Potatoes (Yes, I know, that is 3 potato dishes, but we love our taters)

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Sweet yellow corn in lots of butter

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Graham Cracker Pie

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Texas Sheet Cake

I will make the chocolate Texas sheet cake, but my hubby loves to cook. He has finally gotten his appetite back after a bad 3 weeks of flu. He is looking forward to a wonderful meal on Easter Sunday. He made out the menu and the grocery list. He's raring and ready to go.

We cook a small amount of everything, but it's enough for leftovers for a few days. The kids don't come over on Easter Sunday. My son-in-laws Grandmother is 80 and has been having the family over every year. I couldn't take that away from her so my daughter and her family go there with my blessing. My daughter-in-laws family always goes out to the lake house for the weekend and the entire family goes. They go fishing out on the lake and have a great time, so my son and his family go there with my blessing. We try to get together the weekend before or the weekend after for a casual Easter gathering.

So what do I do while he is making all this delicious food? He always sends me outside to relax in the sun (if it's warm enough). So I pile up either outside on the swing or in the house on the couch with a good book. He doesn't like extra hands in the kitchen when he's cooking. I got a gem when I married him. Not only does he love to cook and is SOOO good at it, he is one of those "clean as you go" cooks so there is not a mess when it's time to eat. Then after we eat, we both pitch in to store the left overs and he does the dishes. (He says he can wash them faster than it takes to load them in the dishwasher.)

What will your Easter bring? I'd love to hear what your plans are and what your menu will be.