Easter!

It's been over a month since I posted to my blog and my two fans are complaining - my Father & Sister. I've cooked lots of yummy meals in that time, but haven't gotten around to posting.

So today I will discuss my plans for Easter. We have six chickens in the backyard and they all lay delicious eggs. Some days they each lay one. We are inundated with eggs. Andy & I decided to invite some friends over for Easter brunch since we have so many eggs to share.

The menu is as follows:

Cinnamon Rolls
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Buttermilk-Cinnamon-Rolls/Detail.aspx
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Cinnamon-Bun-Icing/Detail.aspx
Spinach & Gruyere Strata
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/107754
Fresh eggs to order
Home-fried Potatoes
Bacon
Morningstar Farms Veggie Bacon
Toast with jam
Fruit Salad
Mimosas

I've made the cinnamon rolls before and they are outstanding. Be sure to use Fleishman's yeast, other brands haven't turned out as well. For the icing recipe, only make 1/2 recipe.

I've never made the strata before, but I'm looking forward to it. The reviews of the recipe were very positive.

I have my own recipe for home-fried potatoes. Here it is:

2 lbs yukon gold potatoes
3 Tbsp butter
salt & pepper

Scrub the potatoes and chop into 1/2 - 3/4 inch cubes. It's important to be consistant with size for even cooking.

Place the potatoes in a pot and cover with water about 1 inch past top of potatoes. Add a teaspoon of salt and put on high heat. As soon as the water comes to a boil, remove the pot from heat.

Transfer the the potatoes with a slotted spoon to a frying pan where you have melted the butter. Cook on low heat and stir every ten minutes for about 40 minutes. Turn the heat up to medium and cook for another 20 minutes, stirring every 7 minutes.

Everyone I've made these potatoes for loves them.