What is everyone making for the holiday tomorrow?

So Cal EGGhead

I am conflicted.  I am hosting at my house and the traditional stuff is already being made by family members.  Ham, Turkey and all of the other traditional things are being made. I need a beef dish maybe.  Brisket?  Timing is not a factor so I can cook all night.  What do you think?  Any good recipes?

JohnInCarolina

I’m thinking fried chicken.

CTMike

Sadly nothing. We have to leave for Boston at 5 AM to move my son and daughter-in-law into their new apartment. Will be a long day of humping furniture up a flight of stairs, assembling their new crib (Grandchild #3 on the way), etc. 

We do have reservations at what is s’posed to be the best Cuban restaurant in Boston. 

hoosier_egger

So Cal EGGhead

That looks amazing!!!

ElkhornHusker

Lamb chops, potatoes, green beans

gdenby

My wife's family often had lamb. So our Easter table often has some sort of lamb.

One thing I did was smoked deviled eggs. Boiled them as usual, cooled them as usual, and then lightly cracked the shells all over. Let sit in beet juice (tea works also) to let the color seep thru the cracks, then Egged them for a short time to add smoke flavor. Before dinner, shelled them, and deviled the yolk. Mostly they looked really nice, but the flavor was pretty much the same as w/o the smoke.

northGAcock

I have a 9# boneless turkey breast to cook and drive it up to Charlotte for the wife’s family gathering. Wif went up today. Party made a coconut cream cake..(also have to bring). I licked the spatchla and the bowl. You guys think it would piss her off if it was missing a good size piece when it got there?

Gym

ColtsFan said:

Double smoked? How long was the cook? Doing one of these tomorrow.

Foghorn

If you're thinking beef, you probably don't need a lot since you already have a lot of food.  There's nothing wrong with cooking a brisket.  You'll probably have some leftover - which is always good.  However, a beef tenderloin or a small prime rib might be a better choice.

Any of those 3 could show up the ham and turkey - which may or may not be a good thing.


As for our house, for years (before we became foodies) we used to go to nice hotel buffets for Easter.  That got us into habits whereby we now all have fond memories of certain portions of the buffets - so we now try to recreate it at home - combined with some new cooking ideas.  So, my son and I are cooking bacon on the offset and some ribs and lamb chops on the egg.  My daughter is going to use the rib meat to make an egg dish (benedict?)and/or hollandaise sauce or something.  My wife is making waffles with fruit, etc.  It's going to be chaos.  Friends are bringing an egg and fruit pizza and some fruit.  We're skipping the omelet station this year.  

hoosier_egger

Gym said:

ColtsFan said:

Double smoked? How long was the cook? Doing one of these tomorrow.

Yes. Did this at 250* grate/ 275-300* dome temp. Took about 5 hours. Pulled it at 138*. Lots of peach and pecan chunks 

Botch

Go Bold, or stay home.
 

 

Gulfcoastguy

A little late to post and not done on the Egg(out of town) Canned biscuits, bacon, cream cheese, sharp cheddar cheese, jalapeños. These go fast at the family reunions.

YukonRon

Lobster Rolls.

So Cal EGGhead

I ended up going with ol' faithful....Brisket.  it was well received and I have no idea how to post pictures.  Thank you all for the help.  See you at the So Cal EggFest!!!!