Easter Lunch

We hosted Easter lunch for the family.  Parts of the day felt strange because the last Easter we hosted my grandmother was enjoying the day with us, but I haven't seen her since her death in October.  This Easter my grandfather came with my aunt and cousin.  It was an immensely enjoyable day because we have such a fun family.  The highlight, I'm sure everyone would agree, was my brother's two daughters.  At 4 and 2 years old they are at such a fun stage of life.  They add chaos and joy to any situation.

Here's the lunch menu:

• Prime beef tenderloin
• BBQ chicken
• Smashed Yukon Gold potatoes 
• Glenda's mac & cheese
• Carrots au gratin
• Aunt Jan's broccoli crunch salad
• Curried chicken and pasta salad
• Roasted tomatoes, mozzarella, pesto, basil
• Deviled eggs (My brother's are delicious!)
• Yeast rolls
• My mom's homemade vanilla ice cream with fudge brownies for dessert!

And of course since I catered my way through college, we had enough food for at least ten more guests!  When I cook I like to have left overs, because I was brainwashed in catering: "if you don't have left overs, then you didn't have enough!"