Food Christmas Dinner Menu!

#31
Well, seeing as it's summer here in Australia, hubby and I will be going to the Sydney Fish Markets to pick up some Western Australian lobsters and wild king prawns. We're off to his cousin's house for Xmas lunch, and I'm also taking a store bought pavlova (topped with strawberries, kiwi fruit, fresh cream and shaved chocolate) and a plain cheesecake I'm making the night before. The traditional English Xmas lunch will still served (hubby's family is English), but I've always thought it's not too sensible on a hot day to be roasting turkeys, pork and trays of veggies for hours on end.
 
#33
maryg1 said:
my mum is the one cooking for christmas and we usually have our traditional meals
- cappelletti (home made pasta with cheese filling) ricetteregionali.net/img/ricette/marche/cappelletti_in_brodo.gif
- lasagne al forno
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plus a lot of other appetizers, and I still don't know what she's going to cook as second course, but as dessert we'll surely have tiramisù
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boy I love where I live
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So jealous!! It all looks and sounds wonderful.
 
#34
maryg1 said:
my mum is the one cooking for christmas and we usually have our traditional meals
- cappelletti (home made pasta with cheese filling)
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- lasagne al forno
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plus a lot of other appetizers, and I still don't know what she's going to cook as second course, but as dessert we'll surely have tiramisù
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boy I love where I live
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Umm....yum? Looks like something from a dining mag.
 
#35
"May subject to change" Christmas Eve menu for 4... lol.

Appetizer (starting at 3-4pm):
Goat cheese & crackers with a special butter spread
Roast beef & asparagus roll ups
Bread & dips?

(dinner time)
Meats:
Whole Turkey (Cider basted)
Half Ham (Pineapple glazed)

Starter:
Mixed green Salad with other stuffs

Sides:
Chive mashed potato
w. Gravy
DH's Coleslaw
Campari, butter & OJ reduction glazed carrots
Fried Yam chips or maybe fries
Home made Stuffing (dunno yet, DH still thinking on it)
Cranberry Sauce

Desserts:
Christmas cookies (DD making)

Drinks:
Riesling, Beer, Cider, Hot Chocolate, Irish Cream Mixers, Sparkling Grape Juice & maybe a dessert type Martini (shaking it up).

Be eating this stuff midnight till early next morning too.
 
#37
Not cooking or baking at all..this Xmas. Mom and sis are doing all the cooking..hehe..

For Christmas Eve:
-turkey
-mashed potatoes w/cream graving
-green beans
-dinner rolls
-sweet potato casserole (my fave!!)
-pumpkin spice cake

Christmas Day:
-(breakfast) Homemade cinnamon rolls and hot chocolate.
-(lunch) Crock pot BBQ sandwiches and a side salad.
 
#40
Dinner is Christmas Eve for me and my kids, simple and traditional here:

Ham
Mashed Potato
Corn
Sweet basil carrots (childhood fav of mine)
Peas
Forgot the biscuits...oops
Fresh cookies for dessert (and the loads of candy in the house)
 
#41
OK, here's the actual meal for 4...

Appetizer (3-4pm still light out):
Crostinis (liverwurst/pate, goat cheese, cream cheese, mayo top w. Spanish onions, roasted red peppers & sprinkled w. EVO plus scallions)
Baked Roast beef, cheese & Asparagus roll-ups
Pepper Cheese & cracker spread
Olives, Bread & Bread dip
Salted & blanched asparagus w. dip

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Gingerbread cookies (DD made) & Wine in between till dinner:

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Dinner:
Pineapple glazed half-Ham
served with salad greens & roasted onions & pineapples
(Turkey still in fridge, decided will be too much food)
Chive & garlic Mashpotatoes
Carrots glazed in Campari, OJ, pineapple, brownsugar & butter reduction
Coleslaw (DH's specialty)
Panko fried Yam w. brown sugar (DH)
w. special dipping sauce, tempura style
Bread & Dip plus my specialty herbed butter
Beets (MIL's canned version)

Dessert:
More Gingerbread cookies & Cheesecake (DD made)

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Afterdinner:
Mulled apple cider thats been brewing since 6 hours ago...

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That Martini dessert... still up in the air, too full right now.
Have a wonderful X'mas eve all!
 
#42
We try to do something special, but different from our thanksgiving dinner.

Herb-crusted lamb chops
Roasted sweet potatoes
Green beans with fennel and shallots
Chocolate tart with gingerbread crust
 
#45
pmburk said:
Our Christmas menu varies from year to year. One year we did tamales, chips & queso, and margaritas. Another year it was lasagna. This year we're doing a smoked ham, probably with mashed or au gratin potatoes, corn, rolls, and red velvet cake.

Christmas Eve - I'm almost embarassed to admit what we eat! We always go to church, then stop at 7-11 for hot chocolate or coffee, and breakfast sandwiches. Then we spend an hour or so driving around and looking at Christmas lights and listening to holiday music while we chow down on our succulent gas station feast. This started a few years ago because we had gone to church, but did not have time to eat beforehand, and were starving after, and 7-11 was literally the *only* place that was open. After that we just kind of kept up the tradition. Yes, that's right - our Christmas Eve dinner consists of gas station breakfast sandwiches. :lol:
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LOVE this story! Shows that the best traditions are born out of the unexpected...

Christmas Dinner Menu:
Turkey
Cornbread stuffing
Twice Baked stuffed sweet potatoes (deeelicious!)
Cranberry relish (best part!)
Cookies
Yellow cake with chocolate icing

Merry Christmas, everyone!
 
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