We have only 4 for Easter this year. Usually this is when I do a ham but far too much for just the few of us. What’s your go to menu for small crowd? I would do brunch food but our church does that between services so we’ve usually had some breakfast items and then have late lunch.
There will be four of us. We are getting a rolled boneless butterflied leg of lamb…about 3 1/2 pounds. We will grill it using a rosemary, garlic and kosher salt rub. Sides will be asparagus, and I think a simple risotto.
I will say…we don’t find a spiral ham too large ever. Ham makes great sandwiches, quiche, salad, omelettes. And it freezes well. And the hambone…split pea soup. It never goes to waste even when there are only two of us!
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That’s a good idea. That said, I used to think that way, but the only problem is that everyone would get tired of ham. D and I really like ham. S and H like it, but don’t love it, and they’re usually fine to eat it on Easter and that’s it…
@scmom12 have you thought about getting several slices of ham, instead of the whole thing?
Some other ideas:
-Quiche
-Salmon with some roasted potatoes and asparagus
-chicken salad with croissants
-make your own bagel bar with different kinds of cream cheese and lox
-If you feel really fancy: crepes (you could do sweet or savory)
-A nice cobb or Waldorf or Chicken Cesar Salad
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Being Italian - I vote for lasagna (with a nice side salad and bread)
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We are having more than 4 and there will be a couple of main dishes. SIL is doing fresh kielbasa and kraut and I’m doing 2 spatchcocked chickens, one with a spicy rub and one with a citrus rub.
What you put on the dinner table should just reflect your family likes! Maybe pick something people love but which you don’t have often - whether that is seafood, a more difficult pasta dish, lamb - or whatever. I personally wouldn’t argue if there were only 4 of us and someone said let’s have lobster!
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Rack of lamb.
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I also just saw a local restaurant advertising chicken cordon bleu for Easter - that would be a great way to incorporate some ham!
I’m another that can always find a way to repurpose leftover ham (or leftovers in general but ham is easy!). Maybe that should be a new thread @abasket … best ways to use leftovers! Ha
This year we are doing a simple but non-traditional meal since it is a smaller group of us… Potato rosti and quail eggs, prime rib, mixed greens salad and yogurt with fresh fruit for dessert.
Lamb, always lamb. With balsamic and red onion roasted baby red skins and some grilled or steamed veggie.
But DH is leaving for a two-week business trip to Ireland Easter Day, so we’ll have to skip it this year. Don’t need the potatoes anyway.
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My sister made crabcakes once for Easter! They were delicious!
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Recipe please. This might be better than the risotto I had planned.
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Here are some things we’ve had over the years at Easter (either cooked by me or someone else):
-Ham
-Quiche (my niece made a really good goast cheese quiche with a hashbrown crust one year, I believe it was a Martha Stewart recipe)
-Salmon with roast potatoes and asparagus
-French toast casserole
-Lamb with a cucumber mint yogurt sauce
-Crab Cakes
-A really good baked gnocchi dish with a wonderful salad
We’ve also gone out to a restaurant for Easter brunch. It’s not cheap, depending on the place, but it can be fun. Some restaurants do a set menu…
Here’s some ideas:
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Ham freezes well. I freeze dinner for 2 portions and send some home with guests.
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I don’t have a formal recipe. I just get a small bag of baby redskins, cut them in half, chop up a medium red onion into chunky pieces and toss together in a bowl with sea salt, ground pepper, olive oil, and balsamic vinegar to coat. Put a sheet of parchment paper on a large jelly-roll pan and spread the mixture evenly. Bake at 400 for 30-35 minutes, or until browned to your satisfaction.
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Thinking I could also do this in my veggie grill thing for the grill!
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Snake river farms has a small petite boneless ham that’s perfect for 4 (assuming you are missing the ham). What I’ve also done if your doing a brunch is to order some slices of country ham and make some sweet potato briskets. If your looking for something a little fancier you can do a small Manhattan roast (strip steak roast) that’s the perfect size for 4
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This year, Passover actually intersects Easter. In the past, I have done a brisket on Easter when that happens. But with only 4 of us…we are doing the lamb.
You can freeze cooked brisket as well! 
I made a filet mignon for our small group last year and it was a hit! Paired it with twice baked potatoes and veges.
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“We” (my immediate family) always do lamb for Easter. However, this year we’re going to be at FIL’s and he doesn’t like lamb… so, at his request, it’s going to be a Yankee Pot Roast with potatoes, onions, carrots, gravy, and mushrooms - the latter on the side since he doesn’t like mushrooms either, but some things I won’t give up.
At least it’s an easy dish to make. We’ll have rolls on the side too - and probably pie for dessert, but I’m buying those, not making them myself.
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