On Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:43:18 -0700 (PDT), Kris >
wrote:

>For those who had one, of course...
>
>Mine was very good.
>
>Asiago and pepperoni pinwheels to nosh during drinks.
>
>Salad was a roasted asparagus/gruyere/apple salad - based on several
>ideas from my earlier thread.
>
>Main dish was spiral-cut ham from Costco (was good but have to admit
>that Honeybaked Hams really ARE worth the money), served with creamed
>leeks, potato/cream cheese/chive gratin, and buttered baby carrots.
>
>Dessert was a pear and almond tart.
>
>All in all, I was pleased.
>
>I'd love to hear what others had.
>
>Kris

Our Easter get-together was hectic but very enjoyable.
Total of 17 at the table counting Gerry and I, all family.
Appetizers included a hot spinach, artichoke and goat cheese dip,
along with a selection of cheeses and 6 or 8 different crackers and
flatbreads. A few Ontario micro-brewed beers may have been enjoyed as
well.
Dinner consisted of baked bone-in ham, glazed with a mixture of home
made red currant & black raspberry jelly, Dijon mustard, crushed
garlic and soy sauce.
Roasted bone-in leg of lamb, medium rare, with home grown garlic and
fresh rosemary. I never could see masking the flavour of lamb with
mint so we had home made rosemary jelly for the lamb.
Scalloped potatoes made with home grown potatoes and onions.
Mashed potatoes for those who don't like scalloped (can't for the life
of me understand people that don't like scalloped potatoes!)
Home grown peas and butternut squash. Unfortunately, the cole slaw had
to be made with store bought cabbage ;-).
Some nice Chilean red wine and some decent Ontario white for those as
prefer white.
Desert consisted of two orange cakes that Gerry had cut and shaped
into a bunny, iced with white icing then covered with coconut as the
fur, candies arranged as eyes and mouth, uncooked spaghetti strands
for whiskers with the bunny sitting on a "lawn" made of green food
colouring dyed coconut. Served with vanilla ice cream. She spent hours
crafting that cake but the younger grandkids were thrilled.
All in all a most pleasant family get together. Even though the table
was crowded, it's too bad that many more of the family live too far
away to get together.
For the rest of the week, it's a good thing we like left-overs.

Ross