Eggs Goldenrod

It might be a little a late for this, but I just had to post my favorite hard-boiled egg, post-Easter recipe. My mom always made this after Easter. She called it "Eggs Goldenrod," although my Dad had a less appetizing name for it he said he learned in the army. It's basically a white sauce with hard boiled eggs in it, served over toast. It reminds me of eggs benedict, but is a simpler, less rich version. It would be yummy paired with a slice of ham or bacon.

Eggs Goldenrod
serves 3-4

2 T. butter
2 T. flour
1-1 1/2 c. milk (depending on how thin you like the sauce)
salt
pinch of nutmeg

3 hard boiled eggs

Buttered toast or English Muffins

Melt butter in saucepan, add flour. Whisk and cook for 1-2 minutes, being careful to not let it brown. Add milk and whisk just until boiling. Take off heat. Add nutmeg and salt to taste.

Peel and dice hard boiled eggs and add to sauce. Serve over buttered toast or muffins.

Easter Dinner

My sister, Elizabeth asked about Easter Dinner. This year it's Josh's birthday, so we will be having birthday dinner on Sunday (more about that later), but this would be my perfect Easter meal:

Gabby's Ham - It does take awhile (about 6 hours) and makes a ton, so if you don't have that much time, or that many mouths to feed I would try Ina Garten's Baked Virginia Ham. She uses a large ham (14-16 lbs.), but I would use a small ham and roast it for about half the time.


Potatoes - Steam extra small (tootsie pop size) new potatoes until the skins split and they are soft. Butter generously. Finely chop green onions and garnish.



Roasted Asparagus - 1 lb. of asparagus serves 4. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Break off the tough ends of the asparagus, place on baking sheet drizzle with olive oil then toss to coat completely. Spread in a single layer and sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper. Roast for 15-20 minutes, until tender but still crisp. Optional: Sprinkle with 1/4 c. grated Parmesan cheese and return to oven for 5 min. or until cheese melts.

Parker House Rolls, Popovers, or store bought baguette or ciabatta.

For Dessert: Because it's "spring" (it was lightly snowing this morning), I like to do a dessert with fruit. Here are two options:

Good Vanilla Ice Cream topped with caramel sauce (homemade or store-bought) and fruit (any of the following raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, pineapple, bananas). About an hour or two before serving, wash/cut fruit, put in bowl together and sprinkle generously with sugar. Refrigerate until ready to serve.



Strawberry Country Cake - The BEST strawberry shortcake ever (another Ina Garten recipe).