I think it will just be Dear Richard and me for Easter dinner this year. We'll visit with his mom after dinner and take dessert to her and to her roommate.
Ham with raspberry glaze (or cranberry glaze, depending on how I feel)
Sauteed yams (as per Rick)
Sagaponek corn pudding (from Ina Garten and as per Rick)
Asparagus with leeks (also from Ina)
Broccoli and cauliflower coleslaw
I'm taking the suggestion from @nansiludie to make coconut cupcakes for dessert. That way, I can put coconut on a couple for me and for Rick's mom and keep the coconut away from Rick's cupcakes (horrors that any coconut would find its way to Rick! I can see him shuddering now). I can always put the cupcakes in the freezer for later on....but only if I hide them from Rick (and from me, too, to be honest).
I also make pickled/red beet eggs for Easter. My mom made them years ago and I do enjoy them. I make them for Easter and then once or so during the summer for our family picnics. And they go fast.
The hot cross buns will be made on Good Friday and we'll take those to Rick's mom, too. She loves her hot cross buns. I make ours with raisins instead of currants, but they're still really good. Sometimes, I'll make them with assorted dried fruit. The other year, the dried fruit had coconut in it and I thought Rick was going to have a heart attack. He sat down at the kitchen table and carefully separated the shreds of coconut from the rest of the fruit with a chopstick, before I could add the fruit to the dough. The man seriously hates coconut.
What are your plans for Easter dinner?
Ham with raspberry glaze (or cranberry glaze, depending on how I feel)
Sauteed yams (as per Rick)
Sagaponek corn pudding (from Ina Garten and as per Rick)
Asparagus with leeks (also from Ina)
Broccoli and cauliflower coleslaw
I'm taking the suggestion from @nansiludie to make coconut cupcakes for dessert. That way, I can put coconut on a couple for me and for Rick's mom and keep the coconut away from Rick's cupcakes (horrors that any coconut would find its way to Rick! I can see him shuddering now). I can always put the cupcakes in the freezer for later on....but only if I hide them from Rick (and from me, too, to be honest).
I also make pickled/red beet eggs for Easter. My mom made them years ago and I do enjoy them. I make them for Easter and then once or so during the summer for our family picnics. And they go fast.
The hot cross buns will be made on Good Friday and we'll take those to Rick's mom, too. She loves her hot cross buns. I make ours with raisins instead of currants, but they're still really good. Sometimes, I'll make them with assorted dried fruit. The other year, the dried fruit had coconut in it and I thought Rick was going to have a heart attack. He sat down at the kitchen table and carefully separated the shreds of coconut from the rest of the fruit with a chopstick, before I could add the fruit to the dough. The man seriously hates coconut.
What are your plans for Easter dinner?
So we are going relatively simple. And I'm ok with that! 
