What's your Christmas dinner menu?

number55

I am sure this has been done before, I know that I have seen Anna's posted at least...sorry if it has been done recently...

If you are cooking Christmas dinner, what in on your menu?

If you are not cooking dinner, what is one thing that you hope WILL be served and one thing you how WON'T be served?

If you do not celebrate Christmas, do you have a food that you associate with celebrations?

vegasgroom

Mine will be whatever is open on Christmas to get food from, FI is on call at the hospital that day/night. :-(

anna.oskar

Cake.  Cake is the answer to it all.


-Honey and bourbon baked ham
-Garlic butter roasted turkey
-swedish meatballs
-shrimpy sandwiches
-sweet n sour little smokeys
-roasted rosemary potatoes
-corn on the cob
-spinach artichoke dip with bread
-green bean casserole
-bacon cheddar devilled eggs
-cranberry salad
-jello jigglers shaped like trees
-stuffing
-challah
-lefse
-cake
-pumpkin pie
-blueberry pie
-oodles of cookies

and a bunch of other stuff

J&K10910

Brown sugar and dijon glazed ham with pineapple, twice baked potatoes, sweet potato "casserole", green beans and mushrooms with almonds, crescent rolls, salad.

I'm not sure what's for apps and dessert because those are being brought.

AmusingBride

We're doing 4 different Christmas celebrations between Christmas eve and Christmas Day and I can't wait until we get to my parents house Christmas night. Daddy is frying 3 turkeys. That's really all I need in life.

number55

So I am not responsible for apps or dessert, just the main meal...

I am going to make a turkey that has sage and rosemary butter between the skin and the meat, stuffed with stuffing that has bacon, granny smith apples and sage in it, then I am using two Jamie Oliver recipes for the sides: roasted root veggies (potatoes, carrots and turnips) and creamy baked leeks.

mmmmm...

technically we are eating this on boxing day since that is when the whole family (DH's side) can be together. On Christmas day we (DH, MIL, FIL, one SIL and I) are having make your own pizza and then I am making crepes with nutella and strawberries for dessert.  Edit: this meal is being referred to as 'a celebration of flat things'.

barrelbabe004

Clam Chowder and Crab for Christmas Eve
And I believe we're having ham, cauliflower salad, fruit, rolls and probably more that I don't know of for Christmas.
We're going to our cabin this year and there will be about 12 of us and we all bring something to add.

arwo

I just posted this on the thread below, but I'm making a three-course pie-based meal. Vegetable tart for a first course, salad and chicken pot pie for the main course, and chocolate cream pie for dessert.

I love pie.

number55

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[QUOTE]I just posted this on the thread below, but I'm making a three-course pie-based meal. Vegetable tart for a first course, salad and chicken pot pie for the main course, and chocolate cream pie for dessert. I love pie.
Posted by arwo[/QUOTE]

<div>I know, you gave me the idea!</div>

LilMissScareAll

Apps:
veggies, breads, crackers, spinich dip, crab dip, veggie dip

Dinner:
Lasagna, herbed broccoli, mashed taters, potato salad, pasteles, ham (?), mac n cheese

Dessert:
Cookies, cake balls, apple pie, amaretto cheesecake, Reese bars, oreo bark

There's more but that's what I can think of w/o looking at my grocery list.

crose29

We are doing a Christmas Eve dinner and we will be having some appitizers (mostly stuff like chips and salsa and baked brie) then we fondue beef, chicken and scallops and we are having a shrimp louie salad. I am also making a vanilla cheesecake.  The next morning I am making a smoked salmon quiche and rosemary maple bacon. Yum!

ricksang

Gumbo
Potato Salad
Ham
Sweet Potaoes
Mac and Cheese
Rolls
Pumpkin pies
Dirt cake

LilMissScareAll

Oh yeah and booze, lots and lots of booze!

AmusingBride

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[QUOTE]Apps: veggies, breads, crackers, spinich dip, crab dip, veggie dip Dinner: Lasagna, herbed broccoli, mashed taters, potato salad, pasteles, ham (?), mac n cheese Dessert: Cookies, cake balls, apple pie, amaretto cheesecake, Reese bars, oreo bark There's more but that's what I can think of w/o looking at my grocery list.
Posted by LilMissScareAll[/QUOTE]

You're making all that?!

J&K10910

Number, your Christmas Day meal sounds awesome!  I love homemade pizza, and crepes are my favorite, and I am powerless against Nutella.  Powerless.

number55

I love fondue! I need to get a good set to do it with.

I also like the idea of ham, vegetable tarts and mac and cheese.

I had cake balls on the counter at home. I miss them. My waistline doesn't though.

[Deleted User]

This is our menu every year, cooked by my grandparents and mom:

Turkey
Ham
Mashed potatoes & gravy
green bean casserole
mac and cheese
Sweet potatoes
cornbread
rolls and butter
creamed corn

cherry and blueberry cheesecake
at least 5 kinds of pie
chcolate cake

There's more, but I'm too lazy to think of the rest.

number55

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[QUOTE]Number, your Christmas Day meal sounds awesome!  I love homemade pizza, and crepes are my favorite, and I am powerless against Nutella.  Powerless.
Posted by J&K10910[/QUOTE]

<div>So is DH. One of our wedding gifts from a friend who traveled to St. Lucia with us was a crepe pan, a spatula and two jars of nutella with our names written on them. DH ate both jars. I ONLY eat Nutella when I am in St. Lucia, although I might cheat this Christmas day.</div><div>
</div><div>I like homemade pizza because I love goat cheese on my pizza. </div>

number55

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[QUOTE]This is our menu every year, cooked by my grandparents and mom: Turkey Ham Mashed potatoes & gravy green bean casserole mac and cheese Sweet potatoes cornbread rolls and butter creamed corn cherry and blueberry cheesecake at least 5 kinds of pie chcolate cake There's more, but I'm too lazy to think of the rest.
Posted by Seshat411[/QUOTE]

<div>5 kinds of pie? Holy crow! </div>

LilMissScareAll

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: What's your Christmas dinner menu? : You're making all that?!
Posted by AmusingBride[/QUOTE]

Most of it. BF's aunt & grandma are making potato salad, pasteles and the meat.
I started doing all the cookies and whatnot last week so it's mostly done ecept for the cheesecake. The dips I'll make tomorrow. So it's only the main course that I need to worry about the day of

undyingmizery

I had a minute to stop in and say hi! so.. HI!
Yesterday was Yule we had Ham, salad, potatoes, gravy, different kinds of veggies, pumpkin pie, banana cream pie, pumpkin bread, banana bread, peach cobbler, fudge, cookies and other misc. candies. ( I LOVE to cook lol)

And on Christmas I am going to my Dad's and I have absolutely no idea what is going on there. A little scary honestly />.<

number55

Corn bread! I am sure I can make that some how too! I just have to email MIL to make sure she buys cornmeal.

J&K10910

Oh, I do know that FMIL is bringing turtle cake for dessert.  I'm pretty excited about that.  It sounds delicious.

vegasgroom

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[QUOTE]Gumbo Potato Salad Ham Sweet Potaoes Mac and Cheese Rolls Pumpkin pies Dirt cake
Posted by ricksang[/QUOTE]

I love gumbo, a friend just dropped some off this week.  I'd eat it every day if I knew how to cook, and wasn't lazy.

J&K10910

This is my first big meal I'm hosting, and my first ham, so I'm a little terrified.  But it should be fun!  I wanted to make lasagna but FI realllly wanted ham, and after thinking about how ham would be less work, he won.

Everyone's menus sound really good.

crose29

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[QUOTE]Corn bread! I am sure I can make that some how too! I just have to email MIL to make sure she buys cornmeal.
Posted by number55[/QUOTE]


Ooooh have you ever made jalapeno, cheddar, and bacon corn bread? It is so good

number55

JK, this is the first big meal I am making for DHs family, I am scared shitless.

number55

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: What's your Christmas dinner menu? : Ooooh have you ever made jalapeno, cheddar, and bacon corn bread? It is so good
Posted by crose29[/QUOTE]
<div>
</div><div>mmm, it sounds awesome...</div>

LilMissScareAll

I don't eat mammals, so I've been having some sort of pasta dish for the holidays since I was about 11 years old. My mom started making it for me so that I would eat more than just mashed taters for holiday dinners. I carry on the tradition with BF's family

ricksang

I love it too Vegas! Unfortunately my H does not so I have to make the ham for him!

J&K10910

If I didn't eat mammals and I didn't want turkey, I think I'd have salmon for holiday meals.  But pasta is a good choice too, I love pasta.  Maybe pasta AND salmon.

Now I want salmon.