I made Easter dinner to celebrate with boyfriend’s parents today! Double smoked maple mustard spiral ham, sharp cheddar + gruyere au gratin with roasted garlic, onion dill dinner rolls w/ homemade butter garlic green beans, and carrot cake for dessert.
by softrotten
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Boyfriend’s father is still recovering from back surgery so I offered to make the dinner. He’s usually the smoking/grilling meat guy in the family so I was very anxious about how it’ll come out. Tester piece is amazing so I’m happy. 🙂
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Ham warmed/smoked on charcoal grill. Low and slow (sear?) method. Glaze is maple syrup, brown sugar, Dijon, cinnamon, orange zest. Brushed glazed on ham every 60 mins until warmed to 140F.
Au gratin recipe is from [Ambitious Kitchen](https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/au-gratin-potatoes/). I added a head of roasted garlic to the cheese sauce.
Dill and onion dinner rolls aka Dilly Rolls by [Alison Roman](https://www.alisoneroman.com/recipes/dilly-rolls-with-soft-butter). Homemade butter was cream from a local farm. Whipped in kitchen aid until separated. Seasoned with sea salt.
Garlicky green beans – Blanch green beans for 2 mins until bright green. Shock with ice water. Sautéed in chicken schmaltz and freshly chopped garlic. Season with s+p. I like to cook green beans in my wok.
Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting – Carrot cake recipe from [King Arthur](https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/king-arthurs-carrot-cake-recipe). Frosting is from Sally’s Baking Addiction.
Made 50/50 lemonade and ice tea for our drinks! There’s a lot more than the tiny pitcher but it was too ugly/big for the picture.
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We’re having dinner at their house since they have a lot more room for hosting.
Decorated cake last night. I made the dinner rolls this morning because they can easily be microwaved to warm through. I timed the green beans, potatoes, and ham to done at the same time.
We pour boiling water into a cooler, dump, and then wrap the food in towels and place into cooler. It’s only a 30 min drive so it’ll still be hot by the time we get to their house.
Wow! Looks incredible.
This looks so incredible!! The au gratin looks perfectly crispy in all the right places 🤤
Goals! Everything looks amazing!
Everything looks beautiful!