as lamb was commonly sacrificed and eaten during the holiday. Few Easter foods are as iconic as hot cross buns. These spiced, sweet buns, marked with a symbolic cross, are traditionally eaten on ...

Easter is a time for gathering ... Lightly score the skin side of the lamb all over in a criss-cross fashion, then season with sea salt and black pepper and rub with half of the Madras curry ...

Another reason eating lamb at Easter is highly symbolic is ... while Easter Sunday sees gifts of chocolate Easter eggs, hot cross buns, and other niceties to mark the end of Lent where many ...

In Christian and Protestant belief, serving lamb over Easter has long been a symbol of the 'sacrificial lamb' mentioned in the Old Testament, but is also eaten in remembrance of Jesus as the 'Lamb of ...

For some, Easter without lamb is like Easter without chocolate or hot cross buns – a bit of a travesty. Although the tradition stems from the northern hemisphere, where lamb starts to hit its peak in ...

A slow-cooked lamb shoulder ... di pasqa (“Easter dove”), kneaded together into a wonderful centerpiece. Egg-rich, this bread is a bit like panettone and reminiscent of the hot cross buns ...

Every Easter, her family would purchase a lamb cake, a dessert found in many ... So you have to put little sticks in there that sit one way and then cross the other way. Otherwise, when you ...

Chocolate hot cross bun pudding – if you have ... Fancy classic roast lamb or want to try something new this Easter? There's something here for you. Slow-roast lamb shoulder – a good value ...