On Mar 24, 3:25*am, "Jean B." > wrote:
> Goomba38 wrote:
> > That's pretty much how I feel about any holiday meal that includes baked
> > beans (picnic food, IMO) as well as potatoes. They don't "go" together
> > except at a picnic. I'd just want more vegetables myself. Especially
> > since dessert is also so carb heavy?
>
> > I do a strata on Xmas morning myself. No meat in it, but baked bacon on
> > the side and fruit. No other casserole necessary or desired here.
>
> Speaking of strata, I had a interesting one yesterday. *It
> contained artichokes and goat cheese. *I thought it could use
> some sparking from lemon zest. *I think I'll have to play with
> this concept a bit.
>
> --
> Jean B.

I saw a recipe for one that had crab & swiss cheese. You can get
really creative with a basic recipe. BTW, everything I made for Easter
dinner turned out incredible. Terry's bean recipe was great! Whenever
I had made beans before, I would get 5-6 cans of assorted beans and
doctor them up with bacon, brown sugar, etc. Not anymore! These were
time consuming, but easy and worth the effort! The spinach/strawberry
salad was a surprise hit- my husband almost talked me out of making
it, but I'm really glad I didn't listen to him! That's going to be a
summer fave, especially when the local berries come in. I made Wayne's
carrot cake, but made cupcakes out of the batter, and topped with
cream cheese icing- incredible. Bakesale Betty's lemon bars were the
only thing I had a problem with. I made them the day before, and put
them in the fridge. The tops ended up kinda damp, so when I sprinkled
the powdered sugar on, it melted, which was not very attractive. But
they were sure good & lemony- I got the lemons from a little tree my
mom has in her greenhouse. Thank you everyone for posting these
recipes!!