Hellllllllllllllllp. Easter lunch. I am completely out of ideas.

Spicy Shrimp Salad with Mango and Grapes, Sweet and Sour Coconut Vinaigrette

If you don't mind the work to make this it is really very good and very Spring-y and beautiful


SPICY SHRIMP SALAD WITH MANGO AND GRAPES, SWEET AND SOUR COCONUT VINAIGRETTE
(serves 20-25)

Sweet and Sour Coconut Vinaigrette:
2 cups coconut milk
8 tbsp oriental chili paste
4 tbsp brown sugar (packed)
8 tbsp fish sauce
8 tbsp lime juice

Bring coconut milk to a boil in a saucepan. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir for a few minutes to dissolve the sugar. Turn off heat and set aside to cool.

Garlic and shallots:
8 tbsp sliced garlic
8 tbsp sliced shallots
3/4 c vegetable oil

Saute the garlic and shallots in the oil until crispy. Remove from oil and set aside to dry.

Shrimp Salad:

4 Hayden or any other ripe Mangoes, peeled and sliced into chunks
12 cups halved green and black grapes (I used small whole grapes)
4 red chilies, finely diced (I used Thai peppers but any hot pepper will do)
about 70 cooked, shelled and deveined shrimp (I used 10-12/lb large shrimp)
1 cup chopped cilantro

Mix together all the salad ingredients and the sweet and sour coconut vinaigrette then toss with garlic, shallots and cilantro.

For serving: lettuce leaves and extra chopped Cilantro

 
Love the cake!

Reminds me of the red velvet armadillo groom's cake in Steel Magnolias...

 
You had me fooled! And here I thought you were going to Bavaria it up.

There still better be photos. smileys/smile.gif

 
How about veal?

From memory Julia Child has a Veau Sylvie (?) stuffed with ham and cheese and then roasted, not sure what book...

OR

Braised Stuffed Breast of Veal form The Way To Cook

You could always do some potatoes roasted in duck fat and asparagus and "wala"!

 
I need help too! How about Scotch Eggs? REC: Scotch Eggs

They are easy and everyone loves them. I serve them with a horseradish-sour cream sauce and horseradish-mustard sauce. You can make them ahead and reheat them.


* Exported from MasterCook *

SCOTCH EGGS

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Appetizers

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

6 hard-boiled eggs -- peeled
1 1/2 pounds good quality pork sausage
1 tablespoon parsley
1 teaspoon ground sage
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 cup flour
3/4 cup cracker crumbs
2 eggs -- beaten
1 cup vegetable oil -- for frying

Combine sausage, sage, parsley, and pepper in a bowl, mix well. Divide into 6 parts. Heat oil. Form meat mixture around eggs, sealing well. Dredge in flour, dip in egg, and then in cracker crumbs. Fry eggs in oil until sausage is cooked through, and eggs are golden brown. Place on paper towels. May be kept warm in a 200 degree oven. Slice eggs in half lengthwise. Serve with sour cream-horseradish sauce.

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Folks get pretty grossed out when I say bunny pizza until they realize its the shape not the topping

Of course, having grown up in Iowa, I don't see anything wrong with eating rabbit and it's served at some of the fanciest restaurants.

 
Well, this is Zinzinnati after all...

and there will be bratwursts and mettwursts at the buffet on Sunday smileys/smile.gif They might even have an Easter theme in addition to the usual spread they put out. Pictures will be taken, it's grandaughter Munchkin's first trip to see the Reds!

Funny you should mention bavarianizing things...I just got a book on German Easter, recipes, traditions, desserts, decorating, etc. on the clearance rack at Amazon Deutschland for €1.

 
Same problem here. I have settled for meatloaf with boiled eggs in the middle...

I'm making an upgraded meatloaf (if there is such a thing) with parmesan and herbs and boiled eggs in the middle so when I slice it open, the eggs show. (This looks so good in my head. I hope it will come out nice on the plate too smileys/wink.gif

Since I try not to eat meat I'm also making baked salmon since I can serve bothe salmon and meatloaf with the same side dishes (vegetables and potatoes.)

 
Stealing some ideas from here, how about Joe's Saffron Rice Timballo, or

baked fish fillets, or lamb?

 
So far, we have the following:

Bloody Mary's
Caviar Dip and crackers

The Breakfast Bundt that Wigs posted

another main dish to be determined

A potato dish from Lidia B. ( I need to find this one still, you bake layers of potatoes, pancetta or ham, and cheese, baked in a springform pan.

Fruit salad

Strawberry Spinach Salad

Deviled Eggs

Some kind of dessert

 
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