35 Happy Spring Recipes to Make Together This Month

Daffodil Cookies
Photo: Cedric Angeles; Prop Styling: Claire Spollen; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Sure, April isn't all about Easter—but the dessert menu can be. We're celebrating all month long with sweet treats specially designed to help you have a happy little Easter, starting with six single-serve recipes that will upstage any candy in your baskets. Start with birds' nest-topped coconut cupcakes and end with addicting chocolate-peanut butter eggs.

Since there needs to be a tasty spread that precedes the sweets, we've come up with a menu that makes Easter entertaining easy. Pick from two impressive main dishes and pair with a selection of our four go-with-anything spring side dishes. (Hot tip: Make sure to include the Dijon-infused potato salad, no matter what.) From there, we included Passover recipes that make for an elegant Seder meal and classic Masters-inspired party snacks by Test Kitchen Professional and Hey Y'all host, Ivy Odom—the pimiento cheese-topped fried chicken sliders are an undeniable hole-in-one.

It's time to celebrate spring the only way we know how: with 35 fresh springtime recipes the whole family will love.

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Baked Buttermilk French Toast

Baked Buttermilk French Toast
Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Baked Buttermilk French Toast

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Easy Egg Salad

Easy Egg Salad
Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Easy Egg Salad

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Fried Chicken Sliders with Pimiento Cheese

Fried Chicken Sliders with Pimiento Cheese
Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Fried Chicken Sliders with Pimiento Cheese

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Strawberry-Spinach Salad with Sweet Vidalia Onion Dressing

Strawberry-Spinach Salad with Sweet Vidalia Onion Dressing
Greg Dupree; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Strawberry-Spinach Salad with Sweet Vidalia Onion Dressing

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Potato Salad with Dijon and Scallions

Potato Salad with Dijon and Scallions
Greg Dupree; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Potato Salad with Dijon and Scallions

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Glazed Ham with Pineapple Chutney

Glazed Ham with Pineapple Chutney
Greg Dupree; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Glazed Ham with Pineapple Chutney

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Big-Batch Spiked Arnold Palmers

Big-Batch Spiked Arnold Palmers
Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Big-Batch Spiked Arnold Palmers

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Asparagus with Cheese Sauce and Herb Breadcrumbs

Asparagus with Cheese Sauce and Herb Breadcrumbs
Greg Dupree; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Asparagus with Cheese Sauce and Herb Breadcrumbs

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Quick Pickled Radishes with Lemon, Ginger, and Maple

Quick Pickled Radishes with Lemon, Ginger, and Maple
Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Ginny Branch; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Quick Pickled Radishes with Lemon, Ginger, and Maple

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Sauteed Radishes with Bacon

Sauteed Radishes with Bacon
Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Ginny Branch; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Sauteed Radishes with Bacon

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Herb-Crusted Leg of Lamb with Parsley-Mint Sauce

Herb-Crusted Leg of Lamb with Parsley-Mint Sauce
Greg Dupree; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Herb-Crusted Leg of Lamb with Parsley-Mint Sauce

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Sugar Snap Peas with Orange Zest and Buttery Almonds

Sugar Snap Peas with Orange Zest and Buttery Almonds
Greg Dupree; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Sugar Snap Peas with Orange Zest and Buttery Almonds

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Spring Compound Butters

Spring Compound Butters
Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Ginny Branch; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Spring Compound Butters

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Radish, Avocado, and Citrus Salad with Orange-Poppy Seed Dressing

Radish, Avocado, and Citrus Salad with Orange-Poppy Seed Dressing
Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Ginny Branch; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Radish, Avocado, and Citrus Salad with Orange-Poppy Seed Dressing

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Chilled Radish-and-Avocado Soup

Chilled Radish-and-Avocado Soup
Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Ginny Branch; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Chilled Radish-and-Avocado Soup

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Oven-Baked Risotto with Ham, Leeks, and Peas

Oven-Baked Risotto with Ham, Leeks, and Peas
Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Mary Clayton Carl Jones; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Oven-Baked Risotto with Ham, Leeks, and Peas

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Warmed Radish and Potato Salad

Warmed Radish and Potato Salad
Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Ginny Branch; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Warmed Radish and Potato Salad

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Brisket with Carrots and Horseradish-Parsley Gremolata

Brisket with Carrots and Horseradish-Parsley Gremolata
Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Brisket with Carrots and Horseradish-Parsley Gremolata

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Dairy-Free Mashed Potatoes with Caramelized Vidalia Onions

Dairy Free Mashed Potatoes with Caramelized Vidalia Onions
Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Dairy-Free Mashed Potatoes with Caramelized Vidalia Onions

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Spring Salad with Herbed Goat Cheese

Spring Salad with Herbed Goat Cheese
Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Spring Salad with Herbed Goat Cheese

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Macaroon Sandwich Cookies

Macaroon Sandwich Cookies
Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Macaroon Sandwich Cookies

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Slow-Cooker Pork Roast with Carrots, Turnips, and Potatoes

Slow-Cooker Pork Roast with Carrots, Turnips, and Potatoes
Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Mary Clayton Carl Jones; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Slow-Cooker Pork Roast with Carrots, Turnips, and Potatoes

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Pork Tenderloin with Shaved Vegetable SaladPork Tenderloin with Shaved Vegetable Salad

Pork Tenderloin with Shaved Vegetable SaladPork Tenderloin with Shaved Vegetable Salad
Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Mary Clayton Carl Jones; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Pork Tenderloin with Shaved Vegetable Salad

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Pork Chops with Spring Onions, Farro, and Asparagus

Pork Chops with Spring Onions, Farro, and Asparagus
Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Mary Clayton Carl Jones; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Pork Chops with Spring Onions, Farro, and Asparagus

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Crispy Pork-Cutlets with Creamy Spring Slaw

Crispy Pork-Cutlets with Creamy Spring Slaw
Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Mary Clayton Carl Jones; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Crispy Pork-Cutlets with Creamy Spring Slaw

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Carrot-Pineapple Mini Bundt Cakes with Buttermilk-Vanilla Glaze

Carrot-Pineapple Mini Bundt Cakes with Buttermilk-Vanilla Glaze
Cedric Angeles; Prop Styling: Claire Spollen; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Carrot-Pineapple Mini Bundt Cakes with Buttermilk-Vanilla Glaze

How To: Pineapple Flowers

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Raspberry-Rhubarb Bars

Raspberry-Rhubarb Bars
Cedric Angeles; Prop Styling: Claire Spollen; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Raspberry-Rhubarb Bars

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Chocolate-Peanut Butter Eggs

Chocolate-Peanut Butter Eggs
Cedric Angeles; Prop Styling: Claire Spollen; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Chocolate-Peanut Butter Eggs

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Mini Strawberry Chiffon Pies

Mini Strawberry Chiffon Pies
Cedric Angeles; Prop Styling: Claire Spollen; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Mini Strawberry Chiffon Pies

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Coconut Cupcakes with Birds' Nests

Coconut Cupcakes with Birds' Nests
Cedric Angeles; Prop Styling: Claire Spollen; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Coconut Cupcakes with Birds' Nests

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Daffodil Cookies

Daffodil Cookies
Cedric Angeles; Prop Styling: Claire Spollen; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Daffodil Cookies

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Dao Family Crawfish Boil

Dao Family Crawfish Boil
Cedric Angeles

Recipe: Dao Family Crawfish Boil

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Vietnamese-Cajun Fried Rice

Dao Family Crawfish Sauce
Cedric Angeles

Recipe: Vietnamese-Cajun Fried Rice

Recipe: Dao Family Crawfish Sauce

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