Traditional Easter Dinner: 5 Menus and the Real Stories
Traditional Easter dinner explained: 5 complete menus (ham, lamb, Italian, make-ahead, vegetarian) with Friday prep, day-of cooking, and the why behind each.
May 21, 2026
Holidays Editor
Jules covers the holidays beat at The Kind Host: Christmas dinner planning, Friendsgiving logistics, NYE, and the seasonal hosting that has higher stakes than a regular Tuesday. Her position: holiday hosting is just hosting with extra weight; the systems that work in May are the same systems that work in December.
Covers: Holidays
Articles by Jules Park
Traditional Easter dinner explained: 5 complete menus (ham, lamb, Italian, make-ahead, vegetarian) with Friday prep, day-of cooking, and the why behind each.
May 21, 2026
Halloween cocktails for adults who like actual cocktails. 8 classics with spooky names and naturally dark colors. No food coloring, no dry ice required.
May 16, 2026
Stop scrolling lists of 24 Christmas cocktails. The 5-cocktail menu framework hosts actually use, with batch-able recipes, hot drinks, and a non-alc option.
May 8, 2026
Christmas dinner ideas for actual hosting, not 100 recipes. The menu formula, day-of timeline, drink math, and what to skip. Scales from 6 to 20.
May 7, 2026
How to host Friendsgiving, the menu framework, potluck logistics, scheduling around real Thanksgiving, and what to skip. For 6 to 16 friends.
May 6, 2026
A 4th of July menu calibrated for hosting, not the grill. Seven dishes, mostly make-ahead, so you spend the holiday with guests, not standing in smoke.
May 5, 2026
A 5-dish Mother's Day brunch menu, with make-ahead timing so you sit at the table instead of standing at the stove. Frittata, fruit, bacon, coffee, Mimosas.
May 4, 2026
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