Candy For Easter

Easter candy tacos  by Jessie Oleson
How about a few sheep?

Easter Decorations - Q&E

Who else could do Easter the way she does? Martha Stewart has some great ideas.



Easter Home Decorations

How to Decorate a Table for Easter Dinner

Southern Living has colorful Easter Decorations

Easter Table Toppers

Table Decorations

Decorating Ideas


Celebrate Easter

Enjoy the weekend and I will see you back here on Monday with a new post.

Easter Menu - Q&E

Glazed Ham* Scalloped Potatoes* Fresh Spring Peas Asparagus* String beans with Cherry Tomatoes* Garden Salad* Choice of Dressings Yeast Rolls Carrot Cake

Glazed Ham* Potato Salad* Macaroni Salad* Baked Beans Cold Asparagus with Dressing* Diced Fresh Fruit Orange Sherbet Cake*

Easy Easter Dinner The Q&E Way

I am working on two menus for your Easter entertaining. One will feature hot foods with make a heads, the other menu is a cold one and would easily make a great buffet and can be expanded for unexpected guests.

The menus will feature recipes to make the menu and shopping lists, stay tuned, as the series starts on March 22 to give you plenty of time to shop, decorate and prepare.

Crock Pot Desserts

This recipe has been around for years and is a staple for a lot of cooks.

Peach Cobbler

Ingredients
2 large cans of peaches with juice
1 yellow cake mix
1 stick of butter
1 pkg of peaches and cream oatmeal

Directions  
Add 2 cans of peaches with juice to crock
Top with yellow cake mix
Put dabs of butter on top of cake mix
Then top with package of peaches and cream oatmeal packet
* Put plastic over top of crock pot and place lid on top.  
Cook 2-4 hours on med heat.

Rice Pudding

Ingredients
1/2 gallon milk
1 c. rice (not instant)
1 c. sugar
3 TB butter
* 1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 c. dried raisins
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp nutmeg

Put all ingredients into a crockpot, stir to blend. Cover and cook 1 1/2 to 2 hours on high. Stir once after 1 hour. The longer it cooks the thicker it will become.

Crock Pot® is the registered trademark of Rival.

Crock Pot Sides

Making side dishes in the crock pot  makes sense. You can start them early, even make them the day before, don't have to watch or tend and they keep warm until you are ready to serve them.

Texas Potatoes
1 2lb package frozen hash browns
1/2 cup melted butter
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 16oz carton sour cream
2 cups grated cheddar cheese
Mix all ingredients and put in 3-1/2 qt crock pot on low for a couple of hours. Mainly, all it has to do is heat thru.


This is perfect for Easter, make it the night before and warm them the next day.

Classic Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients
4 to 5 sweet potatoes
2 tbsp butter
½ cup of brown sugar
½ cup water
1/4 tsp nutmeg
3/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp paprika

Directions
Cut sweet potatoes thick round slices. Place in boiling water for approximately 10 minutes to par-boil them. Strain and let them cool. Peel off skins.
Grease the crock pot basin with butter. Put down a layer of sweet potato slices. Dot with butter, sprinkle with some sugar and cinnamon.

Make another layer of sweet potatoes. Dot with butter, sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar again.
Make final layer of sweet potato slices. Dot with butter, sprinkle with cinnamon, paprika, salt and add the remaining sugar. Pour water into crock pot.

Cook on high for 3 to 3 ½ hours, or low for 6 to 6 ½ hours. Serves 4.

Italian Green Beans
1/3 - 1/2 pound sweet Italian sausage
15 ounce can tomatoes, chopped
4 8 ounce cans sliced mushrooms, undrained
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon onion and/or garlic powders
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
3 1 pound cans Italian style green beans, 2 of them drained
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
Brown sausage and drain. Add all ingredients to crockpot and cook on low up to 3 hours.

Crock Pot® is the registered trademark of Rival.