| Easter will be here soon! Do you have family or friends | | | | interesting! If the weather is nice, we will spread |
| coming in this week? My family will start arriving Friday | | | | newspapers on the picnic table and eat outside (How's |
| evening so I have planned a simple supper Friday and | | | | that for a fun evening?). For starters, I will serve the |
| a Crab Boil for Saturday. There is just nothing more | | | | casual At the Cheese Ball 'Party in a Bag': cheese |
| easy or fun than a crab boil for a crowd! | | | | balls, summer sausage, pear & veggie tray, salsa, |
| You will find 'cook once - eat twice' menus with the | | | | garlic mustard, crackers, and nuts. I will also be serving |
| London Broil on Sunday followed by the Black and | | | | white wine and beer along with an assortment of soft |
| Blue Salad later in the week. I have found that if the | | | | drinks. |
| meals using the leftovers are quite different, everyone | | | | You will find that I use several cooking methods, mix |
| is happy and won't be saying "Oh no, not leftovers | | | | and match, to get dinner on the table quickly! (The |
| again!" I have added Spring touches throughout the | | | | ingredients in parenthesis show some of my |
| week just to get us in the mood for the Easter | | | | quick-prep steps.) You can always substitute your |
| holidays. | | | | favorite made-from-scratch recipes when you have |
| The Saturday night Crab Boil menu has a couple of | | | | more time. |
| variations from the normal 'boil' just to keep it | | | | I hope you have a great week! |