ITALIANS LOVE LAMB-CANADIANS LOVE HAM AND TURKEY-EASTER EATING

The Easter meal will have a variety of dishes this year. My daughter wanted turkey as well as the other dishes made at Easter. So Barb will make her bread stuffing. I am marinating the traditional lamb roast that Italians like to eat. Rosemary is the main herb to put on it. Since we are having Barb's niece and family I am cooking a ham with pineapple slices. But my son-in-law Andrew loves the ham! My other son-in-law Domi eats everything! No pasta dish as with the variety of veggies would be too much. I bought a focaccia-tomato pizza-  from Grande Cheese to include on the appetizer table. So a little pasta like item!!  Before dinner of course the kids do a little Easter egg hunt at Granpa's house. Nana has told me that I can not eat the eggs that are easily found. The girls will bring desserts so just some sweets in the house. Barb still has a dessert wine to finish from our Niagara trip last summer to round out the desserts. Oh my sister-in-law Marilee is visiting so like old times with her at the Easter dinner. Hopefully Barb will take some photos to show the great dishes or just tasty-food does not have to be great! So Happy Easter everyone! Buona Pasqua!
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A THANKSGIVING DESSERT TABLE 2013

After a Thanksgiving dinner that Barb made that included-are you ready- a large turkey stuffed with bread stuffing, Italian sausages, mashed potatoes, brussel sprouts, broccoli, carrots, 2 types of squash-butternut and acorn, sweet potatoes, mushrooms, roasted red peppers, anise and turkey gravy to put on your items of choice along with dinner rolls and butter as well as white or red wine or another bottle of beer or water or diet pepsi for drinks came the Dessert table!

My girls made some of the desserts-Natasha made these delightful squares.

Sonya and her boys made these carrot cupcakes decorated with candies. The table was rounded off with the traditional pumpkin pie and whipped cream, apple pie, candies and a platter of fruit which included pineapple, cantaloupe, pomegrante, red and green grapes.
The kitchen table had fresh whole macintosh apples for anyone who was interested. Coffee and tea were offered along with a dessert wine from Caroline Cellars in Niagara saved from one of our summer trips for this occasion.
Like many Canadians celebrating Thanksgiving weekend there will be lots of leftovers for the next week! Back to my diet!