Our first holiday dinner

I've been a bad old blogger ::slaps wrist::

I can't promise to update more regularly, but I can promise to tell you something very exciting right now.

I am hosting my first holiday this Sunday! The whole Fredenburg fam (minus Uncle Jim & Aunt Jan) are trekking up here for Easter dinner. That's only a total of 11 people, but I think that's the perfect size.

I've got a whole lot planned, too.

So far here's the menu:

TBD appetizer
Matzo crusted salmon
TBD second meat (cornish hens?)
Asparagus
Honey wheat rolls with honey butter
Roasted potatoes
TBD pasta salad
Carrot cake
TBD other dessert (cookies? sorbet?)

Kind of a lot, but I am too excited to limit it!

My favorite memories of Easter celebrations are Pa's Easter egg/scavenger hunts. They were so creative and surprising and fun. I would love to bring that tradition back and come up with some sort of scavenger hunt/game for everyone. I just need to sit down and brainstorm on that one.

I also want to arrange some flowers and make the house look nice and spring-like. I am hoping to scoot over to Goodwill sometime this week to start my random china collection and buy a cute butter dish and things along those lines.

Lots to do! I'm in the midst of finding recipes and making a shopping list right now. I test baked the rolls and they didn't rise properly so they didn't taste great :( Wish me luck!