Xmas dinner 2009

[jauble]

I am going to visit my parents and just got tapped to make the meal. I am thinking some hen and maybe a ham. My family is obsessed with mashed potatoes and a good gravy. I am going to try to make some sort of casserole, but that might be the experiment so I am going to have my mother make the standby green bean casserole. Make some fresh bread and maybe a soup (no one makes soup). Both grandmothers will be there so there may be an epic pie contest. Am I forgetting anything?

What do you have planned? List em.

[weekapaugjz]

baked ham FTW!

[~Katja~]

I am putting my mom to work!
Christmas Eve is just a poor man's dinner... potato salad and wiener... (yeah greg will never marry me now) but on the 25th we will make some potato dumplings, red cabbage (or choice of sweet carrots) and most likely some stuffed loin for lunch. In any case there will be some sort of Braten and I will most likely just eat the gravy, dumplings and red cabbage

[JohnCharles]

standing prime rib roast is what I am cooking.

The women are making sides.

[biggirl]

Christmas Eve

prime rib, alabama shrimp, garden salad, roasted red potatoes, asparagus with hollandaise, haven't figured out the dessert yet and wine.


Christmas Day

something pretty gross tasting at my sister's.

[KingGeno]

Christmas Eve: Collosal Crab Legs, Clams and Spaghetti, and Scallops, veggie dishes

Christmas: Prime Rib, mashed potatoes, tons of veggies, ambrosia, etc etc.

[Farmer Dave]

Christmas eve @ my mom's: lobster, steak, and other stuff.

Christmas day at home: cornish hen, mash potatoes. corn or green beans.

[A.J.]

Whatever the special is at the bar.

[Hottub]

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Merry Christmas, A.J.

[King Hippos Bandaid]

this is the best time for a Jew with a Catholic Wife

although I will not except Jesus as my personal savior, an Italian X mas Eve Feast of the Fishes and Xmas Dinner are the bees knees


Xmas Eve: all seafood and fishes

highlights Bacon Wrapped Scallops, Gigantic King Crab Legs, Lobster Tail, and Fried Prawns

Xmas Dinner: We Cook for my inlaws only

Antipast
Gnocchi with a homemade sauce and meatballs
Pork Roast Stuffed
Chicken Parm

Potato Pie
Smashed Peas
Salad
Stuffed Mushrooms (Pancetta)

[ANC]

This year is the first Christmas that isn't at my parent's house on the island. My sister is hosting it (which is nice since she lives a mile away from my house)

I've been commisioned to make the potato croquettes this year.
We'll also be making a Panettone Bread pudding with Amaretto sauce. :thumbup:

[jauble]

Xmas eve dinner involves 6 hours of driving and most likely booze while I prep everything the night before. Scotch for dessert!

I really am happy to be heading back to indy and to cook for the family though.

[teej]

My wife is Italian and cooks 7 fish dishes on Christmas Eve. We drink lots of Prosecco (Italian sparkling wine) mixed with fruit juice (Bellini's). Stuffed calamari which is then grilled, cockles with garlic over pasta, clams oreganato, etc... We finish with Pana Cotta (kinda like creme brulee) and we wash that down with tons of Moscato D'Asti from La Spinetta. It's very different from Asti Spumante, in that it's a much more serious wine. Pana Cotta and Moscato D'Asti go together better than PB&J, and it really is the highlight of the meal.

[jauble]

My wife is Italian and cooks 7 fish dishes on Christmas Eve. We drink lots of Prosecco (Italian sparkling wine) mixed with fruit juice (Bellini's). Stuffed calamari which is then grilled, cockles with garlic over pasta, clams oreganato, etc... We finish with Pana Cotta (kinda like creme brulee) and we wash that down with tons of Moscato D'Asti from La Spinetta. It's very different from Asti Spumante, in that it's a much more serious wine. Pana Cotta and Moscato D'Asti go together better than PB&J, and it really is the highlight of the meal.

Sounds awesome teej, I don't want to kick you down a flight of stairs out of jealousy.

I did come across a caramelized fruit custard thing I will give a shot at.

[aceofspades7]

Was in Hilton Head - it was in the 60s/70s - great to get away from the snow

We grilled a whole beef tenderloin for Christmas Eve, mashed potatoes, string beans, and a blue cheese sauce

Christmas - Ham, mashed sweet potatoes, corn souffle, and more string beans