A Menu Suggestion for Easter Dinner

Try this menu for Easter Dinner. It is less expensive than ham and nice for any day. Try different seasonings if you like but I find the simplest ones are the best for these dishes. Enjoy!

Roast Chicken

1 pound chicken

1 teaspoon each

Salt, pepper, and garlic powder and cinnamon

¼ cup water or chicken stock

3 tablespoons butter, melted

Step One: Rinse chicken with cold water, dry, and season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and cinnamon. Preheat oven to 350

Step Two: Place chicken in roasting pan with water or stock. Cover and cook at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes.

Step Three: After 30-40 minutes, remove chicken from oven, uncover, and drain liquid and pour melted butter over chicken. Cook uncovered another 30-40 minutes until done.

Roasted potatoes

These can be made ahead of time and micro waved before serving, just "nuke" on high 2-4 minutes and serve

1 pound baby red potatoes

1 teaspoon sea salt

1 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon oregano

1 tablespoon oil

Step One: Wash potatoes and cut into quarters.

Step Two: Toss potatoes with oil. Place them cut side up on a baking sheet. Season with Salt, Pepper and Oregano. Place in preheated oven at 400 degrees for one hour. Serve after allowing to cool 5 minutes or place them in a good container for reheating.

Steamed Sweetened Green Beans

1 pound fresh green beans, trimmed and cleaned

½ cup water

1 teaspoon honey

Step One: Place beans in pot of simmering water for 3-5 minutes. Drain the beans and toss with honey. Serve.

*Important note: Honey is not a pasteurized food. Due to this it is best to not serve honey to anyone with immunity problems or children under a year old.