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Hosting This Spring? Four Seasonal Menus for Cooking + Entertaining for Passover, Easter, and Casual Dinners
Description
What if it could be easier to host and plan your next spring dinner party?
Whether you're preparing a Passover Seder, an Easter dinner, or a casual spring gathering with friends, this episode delivers four complete seasonal menus with appetizers, mains, sides, and showstopping desserts. Every menu relies on the best ingredients of the season, includes make-ahead options, and works around common dietary restrictions and holiday traditions.
In this episode, you'll discover:
- Dishes you can prep days in advance (both vegetarian and meat options)
- Simple, high-impact recipes like slow-cooked salmon, an herb-packed salad, and a cozy soup-and-grilled-cheese dinner menu that guests will rave about
- Grain-free and gluten-free desserts starring seasonal fruit like tangy rhubarb and sweet strawberries
Hit play and walk away with the recipes and hosting confidence to pull off beautiful, relaxed spring gatherings all season long!
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Links:
Previous Spring Hosting episodes with menus:
Last year’s and our very first episode on spring hosting from season one
Sonya’s Passover Menu:
Sicilian tuna crudo by Coley Cooks
Sonya’s golden chicken and veggie soup with matzo balls and dill pistou
Slow cooked lamb with white wine and potatoes by Alison Roman
Roasted fennel onion and orange by Molly Stevens
Sephardic leek patties from Fashion Tales Blog
Simplest almond torte by Chaya Rappoport of Retro Lillies
Grain free carrot cake from Smitten Kitchen
Grain free dairy free chocolate chip pecan blondies from Ambitious Kitchen
Kari’s Seasonal Dinner Party:
Spinach and artichoke dip by Tastes Better From Scratch,