NCEP: Easter menu

[darnkatz]

My SIL is pregnant and picky, and she won't eat ham, any other pork products or lamb. Most beef dishes that I've seen for Easter have
bacon or sausage incorporated, and I'm not willing to replace bacon with
turkey bacon (aka turkey LIES). I don't want to eat roast chicken
because I am so fucking sick of roast chicken. I need some help coming
up with an entree. PLEASE HELP ME. Because I really just want to make a
ham wrapped in bacon and tell her to eff off.

[thejackpot]

Cornish hens? Do something completely different like lasagna etc.

[bbdoll]

I'd do a ham for everyone but her and then maybe add a small turkey breast. That way everyone is happy. You can just toss it in the crockpot. Easy.

[ChillyMcFreeze]

Will she eat fish? Salmon seems Eastery to me.

[meshaliuknits]

Apr 15, 2014 17:45:10 GMT -5 ChillyMcFreeze said:

Will she eat fish? Salmon seems Eastery to me.

Salmon is what MIL makes for Easter.

[ChillyMcFreeze]

Mmm with a nice dill creme fraiche? Yes.

[gardengal]

I would make ham & throw a chicken breast for her in the oven during the end of the ham's cooking time. Easy, still accommodating, and you get pork wrapped in more pork.

[darnkatz]

Apr 15, 2014 17:55:13 GMT -5 meshaliuknits said:

Apr 15, 2014 17:45:10 GMT -5 ChillyMcFreeze said:

Will she eat fish? Salmon seems Eastery to me.

Salmon is what MIL makes for Easter.

Ooh, we could get salmon from Pike Place Market. I also approve of the dill creme fraiche, ChillyMcFreeze.

I make lasagna with Italian sausage, so that one's out. I have not seen Cornish game hens 'round these parts, but I have a sneaking suspicion SIL would say nope to that idea.

I can't make ham in the crockpot because she doesn't want pork products in her house. Good times.

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Homegirl eats sides and likes it. I'm not even playing.

[eponinepontmercy]

Apr 15, 2014 18:16:46 GMT -5 @helenabonhamcarter said:

Homegirl eats sides and likes it. I'm not even playing.

Seriously. Easter=ham.

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[ChillyMcFreeze]

She doesn't want to breathe the ham fumes or something? Is she on The Bump?

[Deleted]

I had lamb stew for dinner which is rather irrelevant but I don't care lol.

[statlerwaldorf]

What about turkey ham? Aldi has small ones and you could just bake it separate for her.

[josieposy]

Make the ham. She can eat rolls and veggies.

[msmerymac]

I don't eat ham, but I just eat the sides, so, yeah.

What about duck? Is she picky all the time or picky because she's pregnant? This doesn't even make sense!

[darnkatz]

Apr 15, 2014 19:52:35 GMT -5 msmerymac said:

I don't eat ham, but I just eat the sides, so, yeah.

What about duck? Is she picky all the time or picky because she's pregnant? This doesn't even make sense!

She's picky all of the time but extra picky while pregnant.
And pork is not allowed in her house.

Duck would never fly (lolz). Sigh.

[darnkatz]

Apr 15, 2014 22:49:30 GMT -5 Catlawdy said:

Apr 15, 2014 20:55:33 GMT -5 darnkatz said:

And pork is not allowed in her house.

Why?

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Because the smell supposedly makes her gag.

[redheadk]

That is super annoying. I had terrible meat aversions during pregnancy but I just avoided meat myself. Sometimes it sucked but that's life.

Anyway, how about Beef Tenderloin (http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2013/12/slow-roasted-beef-tenderloin-holiday.html) or Roasted Chicken with Lemon, Rosemary, and Olives (http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2014/04/roasted-chicken-with-lemon-rosemary_8.html). All of her recipes are so good!

[StrawberryBlondie]

Apr 15, 2014 22:57:21 GMT -5 darnkatz said:

Apr 15, 2014 22:49:30 GMT -5 Catlawdy said:

Why?

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Because the smell supposedly makes her gag.

I can sort of get on board with this. Certain food smells made me terribly nauseated when I was pregnant, to the point that I basically couldn't take it.

That said, I still think she should suck it up for Easter.

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So this is at her house? Why isn't she providing the main course then?

[2curlydogs]

Apr 16, 2014 7:57:19 GMT -5 @helenabonhamcarter said:

So this is at her house? Why isn't she providing the main course then?

Here's where I am. 

[FloFTW]

Apr 16, 2014 7:57:19 GMT -5 @helenabonhamcarter said:

So this is at her house? Why isn't she providing the main course then?

Yeah...what?