Easter Menu 2011

Last year for Easter I adopted all of my "orphan" friends.  People who either weren't going to be with their families because of distance or scheduling, and hosted dinner at my house.  It turned into a crazy night. 

This year I've decided to step it up a notch and have started working on my menu, it's nearly complete, and I'm getting excited.  The one snag, is that I've decided I really want to make two tarts.  One is a wild mushroom tart with a bit of truffle oil, and the other is an asparagus tart.  Lovely and filled with Spring flavors!  Leftover they would also be amazing for dinner with salad.  I don't have any tart pans right now, but Williams Sonoma has a great one for $9.  I think I may have to invest in a few...

I'm thinking my menu will lay out like this...

Appetizers

Shrimp cocktail

Baked brie

Deviled eggs

Artichoke dip

Dinner

Sugarcane baked ham with spiced apples and pears

Honey glazed carrots and sugar snap peas

Asparagus tart

Wild mushroom tart

Caesar salad in parmesan bowls

Rolls (according to Gimpy, as long as they are soft, warm, and buttery, he'll be happy)

Maybe another side?  Not sure....

Dessert

Strawberry rhubarb crumble with vanilla bean ice cream

Rhubarb wine sangria 

       (Putney Mountain Winery makes a rhubarb wine that we got a bottle of that would be perfect with this)

Carrot cake with homemade cream cheese frosting