Well Easter is over.  What did I fix at my house?  Well Ham of course.  I went to grocery store to get a boneless ham.  They are so easy to fix.  However, a small boneless ham was $15 so I checked out the bone in ham and my gosh it was only $8 for a 8 lb. ham so guess what I got.  To go with the ham I had deviled eggs, mac and cheese, green bean casserole, corn,rolls and a bunny cake.  I used frozen corn and rolls.  


Momma always made a bunny cake.  She was an artist and hers always looked great.  Mine however, looked a little weird.  I put the ears too low on the head but the kids liked it.   If you have never made a bunny cake it is easy.  Bake a two layer round cake (any flavor or recipe you want). I made a strawberry cake using a mix.  Then one layer is the round face.  The second layer you cut out two ears and the cake left is the bow tie for the bunny.  I use a corner of the round pans to make the ears even.  Place the ears and then the bow tie at the bottom.  Ice with white icing. Use jelly beans for the eyes, nose, and smile.  Mom always used coconut to make the cake to look furry but my grand-kids don't like coconut so I tinted the coconut green and put it around the cake to look like grass and placed tinted eggs around in the grass.  I would post a picture but I didn't think about it until most of the cake was gone.  OH WELL!!


Below is the recipes for deviled eggs, mac and cheese, and green bean casserole.  Enjoy as you try these.  These a common recipes.  Nothing special just things I got from Momma.

Deviled Eggs

8 boiled eggs      

1 cup chopped sweet pickles(homemade) 

Mayonnaise

Place 8 eggs in pan of water that covers the eggs.  Place lid on pan and bring water to boil.  Cut off the heat and leave in hot water for 15 minutes.  These eggs will always be hard boiled if you do this.  Take out of hot water and run cold water over the eggs.  They will peel easier this way.  Then let eggs completely cool.  Cut eggs in half length wise.  Put egg yolks in a bowl leaving whites empty.  Mash up egg yolks with a fork.  Add chopped pickles and mayonnaise. The size of the yolk will depend on the amount of Mayo.  I add a tablespoon at a time and mix until smooth.  Adding more as needed. Then place about heaping teaspoon of yolk mixture in each egg white. Momma never put mustard in her deviled eggs.  She loved mayo.  To make it look fancy she would sprinkle papkrica over each egg. 

Mac and Cheese(Got this recipe from Allrecipe.com)

8 ounces elbow macaroni
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups milk
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
8 ounces cubed processed cheese food
Directions


In a large pot with boiling salted water cook elbow macaroni until al dente. Drain.
In a medium saucepan, over medium heat melt butter or margarine. Whisk flour and stir vigorously. Add milk and cook until thick and bubbly, about 5 to 7 minutes. Add cheeses and stir until completely melted.
In a large bowl mix together the drained pasta and cheese sauce mixture. Toss to coat evenly.

Pour into a greased 2 quart casserole dish. Bake in a preheated 350 degree F (175 degrees C) oven for 30 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Green Bean Casserole

           2 cans of French cut Green Beans

           1 can of cream of Mushroom soup

           1 can of French Fried Onion Rings

Drain Green Beans.  Pour into a casserole dish.  Empty can of Soup into green beans.  Mix together. Place in a 350 oven and bake 30 minutes.  Right before serving empty a can of onion rings on top of casserole and heat for 10 minutes.