# What should I make for Easter?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-make-for-easter/398786
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [April 4, 2007, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-make-for-easter/398786 "2007-04-04T23:23:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 14
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### Author:  [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)
#### Post date: [April 4, 2007, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-make-for-easter/398786/1 "2007-04-04T23:23:57Z")
I was figuring to go with the traditional. Nice braised lamb, asparagus, those tiny potatoes with parsley.
But then I thought fish, reflective of the the Christian tradition as well as the pagan fertilishy tradition. And as we’re all pagans on this bus…
Any other ideas (appitizers welcome).
Thoughts?
Happy bunny day, all.
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### Author:  [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2007, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-make-for-easter/398786/2 "2007-04-05T04:58:55Z")
Escargot, New York strip steaks, pasta Alfredo and garlic bread. Wine, beer and hard stuff all over the place!
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### Author:  [@yBeayf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yBeayf)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2007, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-make-for-easter/398786/3 "2007-04-05T05:19:46Z")
No fish, please. That’s Lenten food – Easter should be all about meat and dairy. Go for the lamb, and serve some Italian sausage and baked artichoke along with it – for the latter, get some whole artichokes, cut off the sharp tips of the leaves, and boil the artichokes until they’re tender. Stuff a mixture of bread crumbs, olive oil, garlic, parmesan, and oregano (with salt to taste) between the leaves, and bake it until it is baked.
For dessert, try making [pignolata](http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_20869,00.html), which should be required for any decent Easter celebration. Or make some [pie](http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Sicilian-Easter-Pie/Detail.aspx). You can’t have Easter without pie.
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### Author:  [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2007, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-make-for-easter/398786/4 "2007-04-05T18:19:27Z")
I’m confused as to why non-Christians would do anything special for “Easter”, but in my family we always had a ham for Easter. I have no idea why, but boy, was it good! Usually with potato salad and baked beans, and banana pudding for dessert! Mmmmmm…maybe I’ll go look for a ham to cook (not that I observe Easter anymore.)
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### Author:  [@Gulo\_gulo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gulo_gulo)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2007, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-make-for-easter/398786/5 "2007-04-05T18:54:59Z")
I want to make a rabbit stew but have yet to find a local supplier of lagomorphs.
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### Author:  [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2007, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-make-for-easter/398786/6 "2007-04-05T18:57:09Z")
I’m confused as to why Christians celebrate a pagan fertility holiday, instead of Passover which is was Christ celebrated. But to each his own 🙂 .
I’m celebrating the return of Spring.
Artichokes sound interesting. I might go with that. I still don’t see anything wrong with fish but I’ll probably go with lamb.
Any other thoughts? Thanks
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### Author:  [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2007, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-make-for-easter/398786/7 "2007-04-05T18:58:38Z")
Definitely rabbit. Serve it nailed on a cross.
I’d be going to hell, if there was one.
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### Author:  [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2007, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-make-for-easter/398786/8 "2007-04-05T19:07:45Z")
[QUOTE=Gulo gulo]
I want to make a rabbit stew but have yet to find a local supplier of lagomorphs.
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I don’t reconize you location but when I was in the UK I just had to cross the street to get lagomorphs. And kangroo, and ostritch. God I hate being out here in the colonies. But I never cared for rabbit. (Can’t say the same for my cats.)
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### Author:  [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2007, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-make-for-easter/398786/9 "2007-04-05T19:09:53Z")
[QUOTE=photopat]
Definitely rabbit. Serve it nailed on a cross.
I’d be going to hell, if there was one.
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Isn’t it the lamb you’re supposed to nail to the cross? (See you in hell 🙂 )
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### Author:  [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2007, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-make-for-easter/398786/10 "2007-04-05T20:13:59Z")
[QUOTE=betenoir]
Isn’t it the lamb you’re supposed to nail to the cross? (See you in hell 🙂 )
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Oh heck, just make it a theme meal. Call it “Dinner on Calvary” and serve three different entrees hanging on crosses made of bread, on top of a hill of stuffing.
Tasty **and** sacrilegious. 😃
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### Author:  [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2007, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-make-for-easter/398786/11 "2007-04-05T20:22:34Z")
[QUOTE=betenoir]
But I never cared for rabbit. (Can’t say the same for my cats.)
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Is it true that cat tastes like chicken?
😃
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### Author:  [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2007, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-make-for-easter/398786/12 "2007-04-05T20:43:45Z")
I wouldn’t braise lamb this time of year when you get tender, young lamb. A roast leg or rack of lamb would be nice. Rack of lamb is really quick to cook (about 25 minutes) and easy to carve. I put a mixture of of coarse mustard, olive oil, shallots, and fresh tarragon on mine. Asparagus with lemon, olive oil, and coarse salt is a nice accompaniement along with fingerling potatoes.
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### Author:  [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2007, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-make-for-easter/398786/13 "2007-04-05T21:57:13Z")
[QUOTE=vetbridge]
Is it true that cat tastes like chicken?
😃
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No, they’re kind of tough and stringy. I don’t know if has anything to do with them eating all those mice.
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### Author:  [@Gulo\_gulo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gulo_gulo)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2007, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-make-for-easter/398786/14 "2007-04-05T22:42:24Z")
[QUOTE=betenoir]
I don’t reconize you location but when I was in the UK I just had to cross the street to get lagomorphs. And kangroo, and ostritch. God I hate being out here in the colonies. But I never cared for rabbit. (Can’t say the same for my cats.)
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It was a lot easier to find rabbit when I lived in BC but now in my present location (Washington state) I’ve yet to find somewhere convenient. At least it’s easier to find goat here. And llama. 🙂