Easter Recipes

Main Dishes

The classic -- spiked with cloves and glazed with brown sugar.

Garlic and Dijon mustard give this ham some sass.

Break out the grill for the year's first big cookout.

Toasted pistachios and dried apricots echo the colors of spring.

A robust Port gravy is the perfect match for this flavorful roast.

Try this hearty melange, embellished with mushrooms and red pepper.

A gorgeous, golden bird will anchor your spring feast.

An elegant entree-side-combo that can be modified to please the kids.

One vegetarian dish so hearty, you'll never miss the meat.

Wow them with this hearty and delicious Italian-style egg casserole.

Roast the vegetables up to a day ahead for this colorful, oven-baked egg dish.

Alternating strips of green and yellow zucchini make this tart a pretty pastel pleasure.

Easter Desserts & Drinks

This buttery pound cake with grated lemon zest and poppy seeds is frosted with freshly whipped cream and cascading berries.

All the kids will be fluttering around these pretty sweets. Almond extract and instant pudding mix enrich plain yellow box cake.

A delicious mix of raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, and blueberries makes this pie extra colorful. Serve warm slices with vanilla ice cream for a special Easter treat.

Sugar miniature yellow roses and decorate this gorgeous citrus chiffon cake.

A stunning white chocolate mousse layered with berries and mint.

Anise seed has a sweet licorice-like flavor. These fragrant cookies were made for dipping into milky coffee.

Real butter and fresh limes are essential to these flaky, pastel jewels.

A light-as-air angel cake gives chocolate a spring makeover.

This is an all-American update on the classic Italian dessert. Use the first fresh rhubarb of spring to brighten your palate.

These heart-shaped cheeses are rich and satisfying but not overly sweet.

Chopped fresh ginger and orange zest add kick to a classic caramel custard.

This gooey, crunchy bar is somewhere between a cake and a cookie.

This strawberry and walnut layer cake is sweetened with maple syrup.

This green pistachio and chocolate cookie keeps well in the freezer.

This refreshing Spanish-style punch of fruit and wine uses white wine instead of the more traditional red.