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Our Favorite Easter Meals

  • An Easter Celebration Dinner

    Gather family and friends for a springtime supper that blends time-honored traditions with fresh new ideas. The centerpiece of the feast: rack of lamb coated with za'atar, a boldly flavored Middle Eastern spice blend. Accompanied by a bright green salad bursting with spring vegetables and followed by a dessert made with the earliest cherries of the season, it will be an Easter feast that everyone will remember.

  • A Kid-Friendly Easter Brunch

    Easter is never more fun than when celebrated with kids, who will love the opportunity to hunt for Easter eggs and open baskets filled with treats. So why not celebrate the holiday with a brunch that is equally enjoyable for grown-ups and the little ones? Rustic cheesy pinwheels are both fun to make and easy to eat, and a lightly sweet carrot and apple salad will please even most picky eaters (you can omit the radishes if you like). A glazed ham is crowd pleaser for all ages, and frozen strawberry pops put a sweet flourish on the meal.

  • Easter Celebration Dinner

    Welcome Easter and the arrival of spring with this celebratory meal, whose centerpiece is a dramatic rack of lamb coated in a savory herb and mustard crust. To accompany it, serve colorful side dishes like a carrot soup and a salad bursting with spring vegetables. For the finale, a three-layer carrot cake topped with toasted coconut flakes is a total showstopper.

  • Easter Brunch

    Celebrate the arrival of spring by hosting an Easter feast that includes both sweet and savory dishes to suit every taste. Meyer lemon French toast makes a bright start to the meal, and pan-roasted asparagus shows off the spring vegetable that has just come into season. A decadent spinach and potato gratin and glazed ham take the meal over the top. (Use half a ham instead of a whole ham if you're not serving a big crowd.) A whimsical lemon cake in the shape of a bunny and Easter eggs will leave every guest smiling at the end of the meal.

  • A Stress-Free Easter Brunch Buffet

    Celebrating Easter couldn’t be easier when you serve a bountiful brunch buffet so that your guests can help themselves. A decadent vanilla bean French toast can be assembled a day in advance and simply popped into the oven the morning you serve it. An Easter ham is always an easy way to serve a crowd, but it’s even better when served with homemade biscuits and herbed crème fraîche. A pretty asparagus frittata is equally good served warm and at room temperature, making it a natural choice for relaxed entertaining, while a bright citrus salad made with hearty chicories is sturdy enough to sit on the buffet table without wilting.

  • Easter Brunch Menu

    Ring in the new season with our brunch menu that’s perfect for serving a crowd before the Easter egg hunt. The main course features a do-ahead strata—you can assemble it the night before and then bake it the next morning. Round out the offerings with a colorful shaved carrot salad and roasted asparagus, and raise a toast to spring.

  • Easter Brunch

    Gather family and friends for a springtime supper that blends time-honored traditions with fresh new ideas. The centerpiece of the feast: a bone-in ham glazed with a homemade mixture of lemon, honey and shallots. It’s the perfect counterpoint for side dishes that showcase seasonal ingredients, including asparagus and spring peas. For dessert, choose between a brightly color cranberry curd pie dressed up with candied lemon slices and a dramatic pavlova topped with spring fruit—or make both.

  • Easter Dinner Menu

    Gather family and friends for a springtime supper that blends time-honored traditions with fresh new ideas. The centerpiece of the feast: a maple-bourbon glazed ham that boasts rich flavor and crisp skin. It’s the perfect counterpoint for side dishes that showcase seasonal ingredients, including carrots, asparagus, peas and fava beans. For dessert, prepare a brightly flavored Meyer lemon tart.

  • Festive Easter Brunch

    Celebrate the arrival of spring with this delicious Easter menu, which begins on a festive note with pretty passion fruit bellinis and deviled eggs that are gussied up with shards of crispy prosciutto. A gorgeous ham served with biscuits is the star of the show, along with a whimsical vanilla bean cake in the shape of a bunny rabbit.

  • A Fresh Take on a Traditional Easter Dinner

    Welcome Easter and the arrival of spring with this menu that puts a fresh twist on a traditional dinner with the addition of Mediterranean flavors. Start off the meal with brightly colored crudités served with a trio of dips: beet hummus, mint labneh and muhammara, a Middle Eastern spread that's made from roasted bell peppers and walnuts. A salad of shaved carrots and crisp sugar snap peas is dressed with a vinaigrette full of tart sumac and rich tahini, both staples in many Mediterranean cuisines. The centerpiece of the feast is a glazed ham lacquered with a mixture of pomegranate juice, brown sugar and orange zest. The crowning touch is a beautiful tart topped with pistachios and the strawberries that are just beginning to show up at the farmers’ markets.