Your Easter Menu --- super easy, crazy tasty

Published: Fri, 03/18/16

March 18, 2016

My crockpots are still dirty from last night's corned beef and cabbage, but I wanted to make sure to send this email off to you today in case you are hosting Easter dinner/brunch next weekend and are planning out the menu.

I've got tons of links down below --- but this is what we are having:

Honey and Thyme Ham

serves 8

5-7 pound bone-in ham
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 teaspoon gluten free Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 teaspoons ground thyme

The Directions.

Use a 6-quart slow cooker. Unwrap ham, and discard flavor packet. Put ham into slow cooker. In a small bowl, combine vinegar, honey, butter, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, and thyme. Pour mixture evenly over the ham. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours, or until heated through.

The Verdict.

Oh yum. Slow-cooked ham is so super easy and always comes out fantastic. The meat stays perfectly moist without needing to baste, and tastes wonderful. My family really likes this glaze--it's sweet but not over the top.

Mint Glazed Lamb

serves 8

1 onion, sliced in rings

4 to 5 pound boneless leg of lamb

1/3 cup prepared mint jelly

3 sprigs fresh mint leaves (about 10)

4 cloves garlic, chopped

1 tablespoon fresh rosemary

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1 teaspoon black pepper

The Directions.

Use a 6-quart slow cooker. Separate the onion rings with your fingers and place in the bottom of your cooker.

Put the meat on top. In a small mixing bowl, combine the mint jelly, fresh mint, garlic, rosemary, salt, and pepper. Smear this mixture on all sides of the meat. Cover, and cook on low for 7 hours, or until the lamb is fully cooked and begins to relax and lose it’s shape.

Serve with mashed potatoes and a spoonful of accumulated gravy

(you can thicken the gravy by making a cornstarch slurry: 1 tablespoon cornstarch whisked into 2 tablespoons cold water).

The Verdict.

I have always shied away from mint jelly—it looks like lime jello to me, and I couldn’t figure out why lamb was supposed to be paired with something that smelled like Doublemint gum ~ until I tried this!

Lamb and mint are meant to go together!

This sweet, salty, and minty glaze can not be beat.