Spring Menus for Easter and Passover
Last Updated April 05, 2020
Lamb, pork, brisket, sides, salads and dessert in 4 menus offers something for eveyone.
With the COVID 19 underway and social distancing a thing until April 24, most of us will be having smaller celebrations than usual. Following are Easter and Passover menus that yes, will feed about 6-8 folks. But leftovers are great, as well as sharing with our neighbors by leaving a plate on their porch. Enjoy.
Menu 1
Roasted Leg of Lamb
Sweet Potatoes Dauphnois
Kale Salad
Deviled Eggs
Coconut Cake (Gluten Free)
Menu 2
Brisket
Sweet Potato Biscuits
Carrot Latkes
Buttermilk Pie
Menu 3
Sorghum Glazed Pork
or
Porchetta
Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Mac and Cheese
Cheddar Chive Biscuits
Meyer Lemon Tarts
Menu 4
Citrus Roasted Chicken
Cream of Spinach Soup
Roasted Potatoes
Jill's Carrot Cake
Skylar Bush's Roasted Leg of Lamb
Ok, don't panic. If you can roast a chicken, you can roast a leg of lamb. While daunting because of its size and weight, leg of lamb is very easy to cook. It also feeds an army, with leftovers to boot...
Sweet Potatoes Dauphinois
Gratin dauphinois is a French dish of sliced potatoes baked in milk or cream, from the Dauphiné region in south-eastern France. There are many variants of the name of the dish, including this one...
Kayne Prime's Kale Salad
This is hands down the best selling side at Kayne Prime Steakhouse. They make it in huge quantities. As the kale isn't cooked, the key is to finely chop the kale in a food processor.
Easy Deviled Eggs
Who doesn't love deviled eggs? Try out this simple recipe with your favorite caesar dressing.
Coconut Cake for Spring Occasions
This dense coconutty cake is gluten free and sandwiched in between layers of fluffy white chocolate whipped cream. it's reminiscent of icebox cakes that your gradma might have made and perfect fot...
Aunt Annette's Holiday Brisket
"Long before my indoctrination into barbecue, I ate brisket. So did every other Jewish kid in the neighborhood. Brisket was the ultimate holiday dish, and nobody made it better than my aunt, Annette...
Carrot Latkes
Chef Laura Rodriguez's crispy latkes use potatoes and carrots.
Laura Rodriguez is a busy woman. In addition to her position as the executive chef and owner of Crème Catering, she...
Garlic Mashed Cauliflower
This easy dish makes delicious use of cauliflower's delicate, nutty taste. With just a handful of ingredients and a touch of elbow grease, you'll have a fragrant side dish that's a perfect companion...
Buttermilk Pie
Reprinted with permission from Home Cooked: Essential Recipes for a New Way to Cook by Anya Fernald with Jessica Battilana (Ten Speed Press).
Oven-Roasted Porchetta (Pork with Herbs and Garlic)
This Italian roast pork takes full advantage of Spring’s fresh green herbs, which are whirled up into a paste then slathered over the pork. It’s great hot, but even better cold, sliced for...
Sorghum-Glazed Spinach-Stuffed Pork Loin
A tender pork loin is paired with sweet sorghum and tender spinach, making for a juicy and flavorful main dish fit for any special occasion.
Farmhand Mac and Cheese
Grilled Cheeserie owner and Chef Crystal De Luna-Bogan made this rich dish with local cheeses and fresh pasta. The key is using fresh pasta, not dried. It makes enough for a gang, but you can cut it...
Samantha's Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Samantha Baize Creamer's spiced roasted sweet potatoes even her kids adore.
Meyer Lemon Tarts
What happens when you can't find your tart pan and Target doesn't have one, you improvise and use what you have. I stumbled on these 4-inch vintage tart or pie pans, that a girlfriend found scavenging...
Sunday Roast Chicken with Citrus
We love this bright chicken recipe from contributor, Teresa Blackburn. Serve pieces of chicken with some of the pan juices & roasted citrus, a crusty baguette for soppin’ and a simple arugula...
Cream of Spinach Soup
Fresh spinach stars in this simple soup that is a perfect start to the holiday meal.
Roasted Baby Carrots In Fig Honey Syrup
This delicious dish comes to us from The Humble Table's chef Kirstie Harris.
Read more on The Humble Table.
Roasted Parmesan Creamer Potatoes
Small delicate creamer potatoes, the first of the spring, are perfect roasted. Crispy on the outside and creamy on the inside, they require no cutting and cook in a short amount of time. Here they’...
Jill's Carrot Cake
This is the carrot cake I've made for years—35 to be exact. It has the perfect balance of pineapple to carrot to cream cheese frosting. It was my husband's birthday cake of choice for years. In fact...
6 Spring Cakes
Coconut to Banana Butter Pecan, Layered to Sheet Pan, we have all the cakes for Spring celebrations.
