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Ham, hash brown casserole, pineapple casserole & asparagus.

janey,whenever I make hash brown casserole, I have to have pineapple casserole as well. Can't have one without the other :o) At least that's what my son thinks!

What is pineapple casserole?

Pineapple
Casserole best to double or triple

1
20 oz can pineapple chunks, drain, and reserve juice
3 Tbsp flour
1/4 cup melted butter
1/2 cup sugar
1
cup grated cheddar cheese (grate your own) Pre grated cheese doesn't melt
1/2 cup crushed Ritz crackers

Preheat
oven to 350

Combine
flour, sugar and 3 Tbsp pineapple juice. Stir in cheese and pineapple. Spoon
into greased casserole dish. Mix crackers with butter, and add to top of
mixture.
Bake 25 minutes or until
bubbly.

Ham, baked beans, potato casserole, rutabaga, biscuits, and I have to decide on the cake yet. I'm having 15 and people also bring stuff ...not sure what but it'll all work out.

forgot to add, pineapple stuffing... made with bread instead of crackers. my sister makes it....

just texted my niece who is gluten free... going to make spaghetti squash w/ broccoli topping recipe

Well, I'm going to make glenda's pineapple casserole. Thank you!

Sprial ham. We adore it.

If I'm going super decadent, I'll make gruyere potatoes pommes dauphinoise.

Probably string beans or brussels with bacon.

I will be on my own this Easter, so am not planning anything special. I might fry a steak and serve with veggies of some sort. The steak is in the freezer and the veggies will be whatever the store has that looks good. Slim pickins' this time of year unfortunately.

Glenda's Pineapple Casserole is FABULOUS!

Well, I'm definitely going to find out!

We are doing an Easter brunch this year so it will be quiches or frittatas, fresh fruit and mimosas or bellinis. We might add pancakes and hash browns if we have more attendees. Right now, we only have eight for sure. If everyone comes, we will have 16.

I'd love to do lamb chops, but dh doesn't care for lamb.

I'll probably get a small applewood smoked ham, will definitely make Glenda's Pineapple Casserole ( I cut the sugar in half), Haricot Verts with Roasted Pecans, and Steamed Carrots with fresh dill.

I bought a bone-in ham and we love it glazed with maple syrup, ketchup, sriracha sauce and balsamic vinegar. Jacques Pepin recipe. Other than that, I don't know. It's just the two of us.

I've made corn pudding other years when Mom was hosting Easter.

Here's a link to a blog of the pineapple casserole.

Corn pudding is another great idea.

I'm going to make too many sides again! I promise myself every time that I won't, but I do!

Glenda, Thank You for the Pineapple casserole. I will for sure make this.

I'll add a recipe for potato casserole but fattening. I don't measure. Boil potatoes, skins on till not quite done..do this the day before and store in frig. Next day peel, butter a deep casserole dish than shred,( I use a hand grater) into the casserole dish about 1inch deep, pat with butter, salt and pepper, continue until you have however much you want...than drizzel heavy whipping cream over it...I would say for a 2 quart dish use 1&1/2 cups cream..put in 375 oven cook till top is slightly golden and its bubbly. its rich and very fattening my kids love this.

I'm having baked ham with brown sugar and pineapple glaze.

Potato casserole

Glenda's pineapple casserole

Steamed green beans

Califllower

Dinner rolls

And I'll bake some kinda cake.

Oops deviled eggs

This is the hash brown casserole recipe I make to go with the pineapple casserole.

Ingredients

• 2 lbs frozen hash brown potatoes, thawed
• ½ Cup margarine or butter, melted
• 1 can Cream Of Chicken Soup
• ½ Cup onion, chopped
• 2 Cups cheddar cheese, grated
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

1. Combine soup, onion, melted butter, and seasonings, stir well. Stir in cheese and frozen hash browns. Place in 9x13 dish and bake at 350 for thirty minutes, or until bubbly.

Glenda's Pineapple Casserole did not come from the link posted above. It came from a Birmingham News Cooksbook her son gave to her 30 or more years ago. Just because Paula Deen made a very similar recipe does not mean she was the originator. Glenda's Hashbrown Casserole came from the same cookbook.

I made Glenda's Pineapple Casserole for the first time in 2003. It definitely didn't come from the linked blog.

This cookbook shows it's been used :o)

That is a well-loved cookbook. Every good cookbook deserves this fate!

I just posted a link to the recipe. It's handy for showing what it's to look like. The recipe is the same as the one Glenda posted. Not knowing where Glenda got hers, at least this shows a pic. Geesh.

Since hubs and I are here on the Gulf Coast, it only makes sense to us to eat fresh gulf seafood. Not sure what we will get, but it will be good for sure. Shrimp Scampi, pan seared scallops and salad. Maybe a bit of vino to go along. That sounds about right.

Florida grouper is amazing!

Jasdip, thanks for the picture....it looks like I thought it might.

Definitely trying Glenda's pineapple casserole! Thank you for sharing.

Carol

I haven't decided yet, but this was last year's menu. We may have a repeat for 2017.

Grilled pork tenderloin

Saute'd asparagus

Balsamic carrots & parsnips

Roasted potatoes

Angel food cake with strawberries & whipped cream

You can put the casserole together night before, but add the cracker crumbs mixed with butter before you put it in the oven.

I am thinking about fruited ham, Hasselback potatoes or au gratin potatoes, green beans almondine, our Easter Jello mold (lime Jello, sour cream and crushed pineapple) either Irish soda bread or another bread, and a dessert. Maybe Cold Oven Pound Cake, which is always yummy, and top the slices with blueberries and whipped cream.

Only 2 of us and I haven't even thought of it yet - but Glenda's pineapple casserole for sure! Love that recipe and have made it for years, thank you Glenda.

Thank you for reminding me of pineapple casserole. Had not made it for 25 or 30 years, and will definitely not forget it again!

It brought to mind another casserole from that era but can't quite remember it. It seemed to be celery primarily...... I know, that doesn't make sense but I distinctly remember celery as the main ingredient!

I have a bare bones kitchen right now and the house is still functioning as a warehouse for the new one. We will either eat normal everyday food or go out to dinner. I am leaning toward going out. DD will probably go to the in-laws and DS will probably do something special with DDIL since his birthday falls on Easter this year.

Great timing for this thread. I too am in a quandary. With four "guests" for the entire weekend, I have menus from Holy Thursday through Easter to think on. We have our "must haves" for Easter so that comes easier: Ham, cheesy potatoes,deviled eggs, shrimp salad..I always try something NEW this year sounds like Pineapple casserole is the ticket. I need a vegetable/salad maybe. I think I will go with tried and true broccoli/cauliflower/bacon...For dessert we always have carrot cake but we were gifted with an assortment of cheese cake so that will save me some baking. As the "kids" wake we will have kolachi's mimosa's, bacon and hard boiled eggs OF COURSE. It is the night before I am STUCK on. Thought we would grill steaks...not really set and I still need a meatless meal for Friday!! Saturday lunch we will have Reubens--the family favorite.

Glenda's recipe is the one I use.

I'll do the usual baked ham, potato casserole, Glenda's pineapple casserole, pea salad, green beans, relish tray, and cheesecake or carrot cake. All easy and family favorites.

Since I won't see my family during Easter I'll probably cook dinner for Joe's family.

I'll probably have turkey & ham, scalloped potatoes, salad, bread and some other veggie. Asparagus or glazed carrots maybe. Someone else will volunteer to bring dessert and I'll say yes!

I'm bringing the lamb cake to a dinner at a friend's house. I have a lamb mold that has been passed down in the family for at least 50 years--so fun to use it each year and decorate the lamb! It will be a black sheep this year with chocolate frosting.

I thought I had another week. I'm going to keep it simple: ham, potatoes, homemade bread or rolls, something green like asparagus and maybe a dessert.

All three teenagers fussed last year because the Easter Bunny didn't hide eggs so I went Hobby Lobby the next day and bought the football size plastic eggs on clearance. This year there will be a hunt with some really cool stuff. I guess I need to go shopping.

I won't be celebrating Easter, so nothing special. But the day before a few of us are heading down to Flushing NYC to do Chinatown and eat soup dumplings! (I've never had them, so looking forward to the outing!)

That pineapple casserole looks like a great dessert! And a sushi platter app - not strange at all! Something Dad for sure would still be doing!

The usual: turkey, ham, potatoes, vegetables and pies for dessert. Probably a cauliflower casserole as well.

Lamb roast with mint jelly, garlic roasted potatoes, fresh veggie, salad and rolls. I am not sure what to have for dessert because the next day, Monday, is DH's birthday and he wants a chocolate mousse cheesecake. Maybe I will do a cherry cobbler.

Artemis, the pineapple casserole is a side dish, but guess you could serve it for dessert. I found it too sweet and cut the sugar in half the second time I made it. Cut it back even more the third time. I find 2 Tablespoons is plenty.

I've never served the casserole as a dessert. Always with the hash brown casserole. Sure it would be good as a dessert.

CindyMac, it sounds good. Yes, with sugar cut back, I'd serve it as a side!

It sounds great... I'd serve it at an upcoming gathering I'm planning (along with a planed ham in pineapple balsalmic) but there are a couple gluten-free attendees. Plus maybe on pineapple dish at a time will be sufficient anyways...

Very basic. Gotta have the go-to sometimes. It's at mom's and potluck. Ham, party potatoes, Montreal seasoned green beans, deviled eggs, carrot cake, fudge pie and whatever my brother's date brings. She typically brings dessert. I'm thinking we need another veggie, so I'll add something mom didn't tell me to bring. Maybe.