Old-Fashioned Lemon Bars
If there’s a dessert that says “spring is here” louder than lemon bars, I haven’t found it yet. These have been showing up on every Easter table and church potluck since I can remember. Nana… Old-Fashioned Lemon Bars
Easter Recipes
Easter recipes from brunch through dessert. Everything you need to feed your family on Easter Sunday — tested in our kitchen, loved at our table.
Old-Fashioned Beef Brisket
A slow-braised beef brisket with onions, garlic, and rich pan gravy — fork-tender and good enough to build a holiday around. Works for Easter, Passover, or any Sunday worth celebrating.
Creamy Asparagus Casserole
Tender asparagus baked in a from-scratch cheese sauce with golden panko breadcrumbs. A spring side dish with old-fashioned soul that belongs on every Easter table.
Old-Fashioned Hot Cross Buns
I don’t remember when Nana Ruth started making hot cross buns for Easter, or if she always had. What I remember is the smell — cinnamon and warm bread filling up the whole house on… Old-Fashioned Hot Cross Buns
Nana Ruth’s Scalloped Potatoes
There’s a version of scalloped potatoes that comes from a can of cream-of-something soup, and I won’t pretend I haven’t made it on a Wednesday when the day got away from me. But that’s not… Nana Ruth’s Scalloped Potatoes
Nana Ruth’s Brown Sugar Glazed Ham
Every Easter, Nana Ruth’s ham was the thing. Not the egg hunt, not the new dresses, not even the deviled eggs (though those were close). It was the ham — brown and glossy and smelling… Nana Ruth’s Brown Sugar Glazed Ham
Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast Casserole (Easter Brunch Made the Night Before)
There’s a window on Easter morning — somewhere between the kids finding their baskets and when we need to leave for church — where breakfast has to just happen. No standing at the stove flipping… Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast Casserole (Easter Brunch Made the Night Before)
Nana Ruth’s Carrot Cake (The Only Easter Dessert You Really Need)
There’s a cake that shows up on Nana Ruth’s table every Easter, and it’s this one. Not some towering, bakery-window showpiece with fondant flowers and gold leaf. Just a two-layer carrot cake with real cream… Nana Ruth’s Carrot Cake (The Only Easter Dessert You Really Need)
Nana Ruth’s Strawberry Pretzel Salad
The Easter potluck classic that’s part dessert, part salad, and completely irresistible. Crunchy pretzel crust, creamy filling, and sweet strawberry top.
Resurrection Rolls (The Easter Morning Tradition Our Family Won’t Skip)
Every Easter morning, before the baskets and the egg hunt and the ham in the oven, I gather my three in the kitchen and we make Resurrection Rolls together. It’s the quietest twenty minutes of… Resurrection Rolls (The Easter Morning Tradition Our Family Won’t Skip)
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