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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Allegra McEvedy

Ask Allegra: Easter

Easter is almost upon us. Photograph: Frank Krahmer/Getty

Today's session has now ended. Thank you to everyone who took part.

That combination of daffodils, spring showers and crisp blue skies can only mean that it's time for another festive lunch - Easter beckons! So what to do for this family get-together?

I've always much preferred cooking Easter lunch to Christmas - it's like all of the family fun without any of the serious stresses that Christmas can induce: like a proper Sunday lunch but with bells on. So I'll be live online at 3pm on Wednesday March 12 to handle any worries about the upcoming celebration and seasoning my advice with a few pearls, like why you really shouldn't bother with lamb at this time of year (though many choose it as their protein of choice for easter), great ways to use up all those sickly sweet easter eggs, or some ideas about cooking the proverbial bunny.

As well as that I've some cracking new ideas for side veg, so if you're bored with your repertoire then maybe I can do a bit of hand-holding to encourage you to try something new. And then there's always the old simnel cake to get your head around ...

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