Food tips and guide

Spring has sprung, Easter is nearly here. One of the most enjoyed holidays is Easter and part of the reason why this holiday is loved is the food associated with it. If you are hosting an Easter meal with your friends or loved ones this year, here are some excellent tips for some savory Easter recipes.

Maple Syrup Ham and Sweet Potatoes with Marshmallows One of the most loved types of food to eat at Easter is ham and you can sweeten up the taste of ham by adding some delicious maple syrup. While your store bought maple syrup should work, try to purchase maple syrup that is 100% pure and not made from corn syrup. Adding pure maple syrup will add a sweet, delicious taste that your friends and loved ones will love.

You can simply complement your maple syrup ham with some tasty sweet potatoes smothered in miniature marshmallows. Sweet potatoes can be your maple syrup ham's best friend. For an extra treat, add miniature marshmallows and you will definetly get some smiles from children and adults alike.

Easter Bunny Cookies Although chocolate bunnies are pivotal to Easter, cookies can also be a desired treat. Just like Christmas cookies are fun to make and delicious to eat, so are Easter Bunny cookies. Most grocery stores, discount stores, and craft stores offer Easter Bunny cookie cutters to create your favorite chocolate chip or sugar cookie into some exciting Easter Bunny shapes.

Easter Egg Cup Cakes Easter Egg cup cakes are a wonderful way to add excitement to the holidays for your kids. Easter Egg Cupcakes are an easy and fun way to add color to any Easter dinner dessert. Instead of using cup cake holders, try to use small waffle cones to hold your cup cake mixture. Once baked, add coloring, sprinkles, candy, etc. to your creation.

Easter Bunny Carrot Cake Easter Bunny carrot cake is an awesome way to add color and excitement for the whole family. What goes better with bunny rabbits than carrots and a delicious carrot cake goes with an Easter dinner. You can simply purchase a carrot cake and decorate the top yourself. Many people create their own icing adding food coloring to color the carrot cake to look like an Easter egg.

Easter Cocktails For those adults that like to top off their dinner with a delicious alcoholic libation, there are many tasty cocktails that can go with the atmosphere of an Easter dinner. For example, certain liquors come in several colors such as grenadine for crimson, blue Curacao for aqua and mixing clear liquor with assorted fruit juices for multicolored Easter drinks. For those that like a cocktail sans the alcohol, it's easy to add color to your supper with a host of fresh fruit smoothies, just by adding fresh fruit with cream or milk. Some people even add some yogurt to the mix.

If you are looking for a great way to enjoy your Easter this year, take a look at the previously mentioned Easter recipes.