Do you guys make anything special?
Jon's Dad wants to make some burgers and hotdogs. We usually do that every year for Easter. Most of the time it is just Me, Jon, Jons Dad, Jons brother and his kids. His wife usually works. The two older grankids are to old to hunt Easter eggs now. The baby is to small. I was thinking I would make a batch of homemade chocolate ice cream. One of us is going to have to pick up a charcoal outdoor grill. Jon's Dad's is pretty much shot.
If I can find some fresh basil I would like to make that olive garden pasta salad recipe I posted. Olive Garden Pasta Salad Supremo.

For us it's always a big Italian dinner with lots of baking, homemade chocolates, etc. I wish we could depend on the weather and BBQ outside - but its still too cold and we still get snow past Easter at times.

We usually have lots of folks over and go the big Sunday-Dinner route, and since my family doesn't eat lamb our tradition is to do up a big ham dinner complete w/ pineapple casserole, sour cream & dill potatos, asparagus, devilled eggs, the ever-present jello mold, clover leaf rolls and coconut layer-cake & lemon meringue pie. We also dye boiled eggs the night before, and decorate filled chocolate eggs w/ pastry-bags of colored icings... that's been my tradition w/ my niece & nephew since they were little...

I personally could easily opt for a yummy barbecue though, janie- I can do burgers & dogs ANY day of the year and be happy!

Jon's Dad wants to do a full blown dinner now. Invite his other sons inlaws and all so Ill be cooking for a lot. He still hasnt decided what the main dish is going to be. Told me he planned to make mashed potatoes and green beans. Ill probably make a pan of baked pasta and some breadsticks. I'll fix what ever meat he decides to get. Ill make something for dessert and what ever else he wants me to make.