My mom’s big holiday celebration wasn’t Christmas or Thanksgiving, it was always Easter Sunday. We weren’t super religious so I always assumed that it was because she loves Spring. Plus many people don’t have traditional family plans for Easter so she would invite all the strays that had no where else to go. It would turn in to a full on bash often with 40 plus people with a huge candy filled plastic egg hunt for the kids.

Despite the fact that my immediate family is split up across three states now my mom still makes sure that my sister, our kids, husbands and I get Easter baskets. I am sad that my daughter won’t have memories of the same experiences we grew up with because they were always a lot of fun. Celebrations full of festive culinary delights, great company and lasting happy memories. Whatever your traditions are, whether small and intimate or large productions here is a list of food you can’t go wrong with. All links are listed below the pictures.

Breakfast
Cinnamon Rolls
Biscuits and Gravy
Breakfast Muffin Sandwich
French Toast
White Chocolate Chip Pancakes

Appetizers
Deviled “Eggs”
Stuffed Mushrooms
Spinach Artichoke Dip
Yogurt Kale Dip
Kelp White Bean Dip
Smoked Paprika Dip
Tofu Rockefeller
Cucumber Salsa
Lemon Tofu Skewers
Pecan, Tomato, Onion Dip

Bread
Biscuits
Garlic Cheesey Bread
Gluten Free Potato Bread

Sides

Pea and Hearts of Palm Salad
Asparagus, Tomato and Caper Salad
Roasted Asparagus with Chanterelles (substitute with a spring time mushroom)
Scalloped Potatoes
Mashed Garlic Red Potatoes
Green Bean Casserole
Spätzle
Creamy Walnut, Roasted Asparagus, and Mushroom Soup

Main
Garbanzo Bean Loaf
Apple Sage Mushroom Loaf
Create Your Own Loaf Walnut Loaf en Croute with a Pomegranate Parsley Sauce

Dessert
Seasonal Berries With Cashew Cream Sauce
Raspberry Lemonade Cake
Carrot Cake
Chocolate Dipped Strawberry Cake
Samoa Cake
Applesauce Cookie (Great for decorating)
Lemonade Lovers Dilemma Cake
Peanut Butter Chips (for baking)
Raspberry Lemonade Cookies
Orange Cake with Orange Butter Cream Layers and Orange Chocolate Ganache

Some other Easter related post:
The Dangers of Using Living Animals in Easter Pictures A Guest post from KC Theisen
Alternatives for Coloring Easter Eggs