On Sunday I hosted our annual Easter party for friends who don't have family in the area to come and enjoy a nice meal plus it gives me an excuse to dust off my entertaining ware that never gets used. K likes to cook a turkey in the
oil-free turkey fryer we got as a wedding gift and I bake a ham which both take around 2 hours to cook each.
I usually try to host Easter dinner on a Saturday so we have Sunday to clean up and relax but since we already had plans to go to St. Augustine, we had no choice to host it on Sunday but luckily a few friends were able to make it while many others already had plans.
Since it was a small group I kept the appetizers minimal and served
mini chicken pot pies from Trader Joe's and Andrea's amazing
Slow Cooker Island Kielbasa recipe, which is so easy to whip together with only 4 ingredients (I used pineapple juice but not the chunks). Everyone raved about how good the kielbasa was!
For Easter decorations, I kept it simple and put together some Pinterest-inspired
mason jar flower arrangements and added slices of lemon to the water.
Easter Dinner Menu:
Garlic mashed potatoes and gravy were pre-made from the store because I was worried about not having enough time to cook all of this on Sunday morning so decided to take a couple shortcuts.
Finally, K concocted some
Moscow Mules for a refreshing evening cocktail.
I'd say the Easter dinner party was a success this year spent with good friends and a delicious spread. Lola also enjoyed all of the attention!
