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.

Q&E Freezer Meat/Fish

This chart is not complete I will be adding to it from time to time. Not everyone will want all the items or have room for them. It is a pick and choose for your life style.

I will be adding recipes for pulling items from the freezer and coordinating them into a full dinner.

C=cooked  R=raw

Chicken c&r		Hamburger
pulled Pork c		Meatballs c
Cooked Pork Chops*		Breakfast Sausage
Cubed Steak		Bacon
Meat loaf c		Italian Sausage
Shrimp c&r		Salmon filets

	*Baked Pork Chops
	*Sweet Potato Fries or *Rice
	* Vegetable
	* Dinner Rolls
	* Apple Pie
	Frozen from the freezer *

Freezer Pork Chops
Ingredients
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon dry sage
8 bone-in pork chops 1 inch thick
2 cups Italian dried breadcrumbs
Salt and ground pepper to taste
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
1/4 cup vegetable oil

Directions

In a bowl, whisk together eggs and sage and let stand 15 minutes. Flatten each pork chop (avoiding bone) between two pieces plastic wrap to a 1/4-inch thickness.

Put breadcrumbs in a pie pan and season with salt and pepper. Pour egg mixture onto another pie pan. In batches, season pork chops with salt and pepper and coat in egg mixture. Shake excess, then dredge in breadcrumbs, pressing to adhere. Freeze pork chops

To serve, pre heat oven to 350°. On sheet pan lightly spread oil for frozen chops. Cook chops turning over half way through for twenty to twenty five minutes until heated through.

Q&E Entertaining from the Freezer

What could be better then having unexpected guests drop in and you have a complete meal or hors d'oeuvres, ready in the freezer.

Over the next several days, I will be posting menus, recipes and tips for reaching in your freezer and pulling out food items to delight your guests.

We’ll make a shopping list and get your recipes together so when you have a little free time you can prepare your go to meals and appetizers. This way you will really be experiencing the Quick & Easy way to entertain.What would you like to see more of? Entrees or appetizers?

How was the holidays?

How did your holiday entertaining go? Were there bumps in the road? Was it smooth sailing? Let me know, please add a comment or email me I love every note and comment, positive, negative or neutral.  Also, I would like to hear from you as to what you would like to see here to help your entertaining.

I will be adding some easy entertaining menus, no brainers, make ahead menus and even menus to keep in your freezer and pantry.  So come and see what is in store for the new year.

Getting ready for your Christmas Party- Beginning of December

Send out invites for the holiday party. Decide where your guests will be mingling and start doing deep cleaning and decorating.  Plan the menu Remember if you are serving buffet style every thing must be easy to eat with a fork, spoon or fingers.  Shop for non perishable foods. Order specialty items and whatever beverage/cocktail fixings you need.