Feasting

Easter Dinner Menu

baked spiral sliced ham
glorified grits*
cajun corn*
baked sweet potato fries with two dipping sauces (cumin/lime and ranch)*
veggie tray
whole wheat dinner rolls baked from scratch

dutch apple pie
vanilla ice cream

Glorified Grits

1 1/2 cups of quick-cooking grits

6 ounces coarsly shredded sharp cheddar (we use a mexican blend)

2 tbls worcestershire sause ( less to taste)

1 tbls tabasco ( more or less to taste)

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 stick of butter or margarine

1 beaten egg

Cook the grits according to the package, (I add a boullion cube for flavor to the H2O), add the other ingredients. Place in a 2 quart baking dish. Bake at 300 degrees for 40 minutes

4-6 servings

Cajun Corn

3 cans of shoepeg corn

1 small can of jalapeno pepper

1 8 oz brick of cream cheese

1 stick of butter or margarine

2 tbls flour

Salt and pepper to taste

Melt butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add flour to thicken. Pour over the drained corn, peppers and put into a casserole dish. Bake at 325 degrees for 30-45 minutes, until brown.

Cumin sweet potato fries

1-½ tsp ground cumin

1 tsp ground curry

1 tsp paprika

2 Tbls vegetable oil

kosher salt/ fresh pepper to taste

4 sweet potatoes

1 pint plain yogurt (non- or low-fat is fine)

juice of 1 lime

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Wash well and slice the sweet potatoes in half, and each half into 6 wedges.

In a mixing bowl, toss the potatoes with the vegetable oil until lightly coated. Add 1 tsp ground cumin, the curry, ½ tsp of the paprika, salt to taste and ground pepper to taste. Toss until evenly coated.

On a baking sheet, lay the potato wedges out in a single layer. Bake on the middle rack for 15 min, flip, and bake another 15 min.

While the potatoes are baking, prepare the dipping sauce. Squeeze the lime into the yogurt, add ½ tsp cumin and ½ tsp paprika. Mix well and refrigerate until ready to serve.

serves 8

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~We will be serving dinner at 5:30 pm! Stop on by and celebrate the Risen Christ with some good, old fashioned, down home cooking!

Any and all are welcome at our table, just as God welcomes us to His!