Easter dinner menu

The Easter Season is celebrated by Christians to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This tradition has been going on since time immemorial and it is customary that Christian families gather together and prepare a sumptuous banquet to keep the memory of their Saviour alive. And so it is for this reason that a number of Easter dinner menus have become so popular that it has flooded a number of cook books and recipes.

Here are some of the recipes gathered that can help you cook up a fabulous feast for you and your loved ones as you celebrate the Easter Season.

One great Easter dinner menu is the Apricot Brown Sugar Ham, you will need the following:
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp. dry mustard powder
• 1/3 apricot jam
• 10 pound fully-cooked ham

To start, preheat your oven to 135⁰C. Combine all the ingredients together in a bowl except for the ham then set aside. Place the ham into a sheet of aluminium foil and brush the ham with the mixture you had prepared with a barbecue brush. Cover the ham with the foil and put it on a rimmed baking sheet. Begin to roast the ham for about 2 hours in the oven. Approximately 14 minutes is estimated for every pound.

Another on the list for the Easter dinner menu includes Garlic and Herb Lamb. You will need the following:
• 1 ½ tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. crushed and dried rosemary
• ½ black pepper
• 2 tsp. dried dill weed
• 3 cloves garlic sliced into slivers
• 1 leg of lamb

Just like any other over-roasted recipe, you will start by preheating your oven to 165⁰C. Slice a small part of the leg of the lamb with a knife just enough to insert garlic. Combine together the salt, rosemary and dill and rub it over the leg. Place lamb on the rack in a roasting pan. Roast the lamb for about 2-2 ½ hours to a temperature of 68⁰C. Cover with aluminum foil and let it stand for about 15-20 minutes. Serve.

Enjoy your Easter Season with these easy to prepare and yummy recipes that you’ll wish it was Easter everyday!