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Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Wednesday, December 22, 2004 - 11:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Lance, why not do an all appetizer dinner then everyone can just graze all day and no one really has to fix a big meal.

Yankee_in_ca
Member

08-01-2000

Wednesday, December 22, 2004 - 11:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
We're having:

Standing rib roast w/a whiskey & green peppercorn gravy
Yorkshire pudding
Twice-baked potato with bacon, cheese & chives
Spaghetti squash
Brussels sprouts
Mulled apple cider (done in the crock pot :-))

Lancecrossfire
Moderator

07-13-2000

Wednesday, December 22, 2004 - 11:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Texannie, I love the idea, although I might hear something about the calorie potential. I'll give it a try as a suggestion. I agree about not being able to have too much steak.

Yankee--YUMMMMM!! (ok, except for the brussels sprouts)

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Wednesday, December 22, 2004 - 11:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
You can have a veggie tray too!!!

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Wednesday, December 22, 2004 - 12:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well, since everyone is posting their menu, here is ours. Everyone in our family brings stuff. Since it's at my house, I do the least amount of cooking. I am fixing the stuff with the astericks.

Relish tray/appetizers
Tossed Salad
Beef Tender*
Turkey breast
Dressing *
Mashed Potatoes*
Spinach*
Brocolli
Sweet Potatoe casserole
Bread
Chocolate and cherry pies
Baby Jesus cupcakes/cake
of course, everyone brings WINE!!!!


Lancecrossfire
Moderator

07-13-2000

Wednesday, December 22, 2004 - 12:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
veggie tray? Acccckkkkk. Ok, that isn't so bad. The girls aren't big veggie fans though. Fruit fans though--I may suggest including fruits.

Yankee_in_ca
Member

08-01-2000

Wednesday, December 22, 2004 - 12:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Lance, how about doing a hearty pasta/spaghetti? Simple and warm and hearty. (unless they're Atkins-ing haha).

Oh, and I LOOOOVE brussels sprouts!

Wargod
Moderator

07-16-2001

Wednesday, December 22, 2004 - 12:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Fruit trays are awesome, Lance. I opted against the veggie tray for Christmas. We just don't have enough people coming to make one. I thought about making a green salad, but haven't picked up any stuff for it, and really don't want to go back to the store unless I have to, lol.

We're doing:

Turkey
Stuffing
Mashed potatoes
Candied Yams
Gravy
Cauliflower with cheese sauce
Green bean casserole
Gravy
Rolls

And then for dessert we went nuts. I told the kids they could each pick something and then had to pick up what I know my family wants, lol.

We have:
Apple pie
Pumpkin pie
two types of cookies that we'll make Friday for Santa and have the left overs
Boston Cream pie.

Growing up, mom always made something different for step dad. He wouldn't touch poultry with a ten foot pole and couldn't stand ham. He always got a nice steak for dinner while we ate the turkey. These days we do Christmas dinner with bil's family. Lunch is always traditional turkey and stuffing stuff, but dinner is Italian food. Homemade pizza, spaghetti and meatballs, lasagna, manicotti......if you can throw a sauce over it, they're cooking it, lol. They're not planning on doing that this year and when I went grocery shopping the other day I found myself getting the ingredients to make spaghetti, lol. I'm just so used to having it for Christmas dinner!

Herckleperckle
Member

11-20-2003

Wednesday, December 22, 2004 - 2:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thank you for the mushroom recipe, Lance. Sounds absolutely wonderful. I love Cabernets anyway, so that will be a delight!

Yummmmmmmy on all the recipes. Now I have enough new ones (that actually look good) to keep us going for a bit!


Reader, thanks for the details. That helps a lot. I can't tell you how long it's been since I've fixed a roast, since there are only 2 of us and my dh hates leftovers!

Um, Yankee, the whiskey and green peppercorn gravy sounds absolutely wonderful!

Herckleperckle
Member

11-20-2003

Wednesday, December 22, 2004 - 2:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Texannie, what are Baby Jesus cupcakes?

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Wednesday, December 22, 2004 - 2:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
We always have a birthday cake for the Baby Jesus and sing happy birthday to him. Sometimes we have cupcakes instead because each child wants a turn at blowing out the candles and sometimes we don't want to sing over and over and over again!

Herckleperckle
Member

11-20-2003

Wednesday, December 22, 2004 - 3:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Aww, that's so sweet!

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Wednesday, December 22, 2004 - 4:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
It's just helps all of us to keep focused on the point.

Knightpatti
Member

12-06-2001

Wednesday, December 22, 2004 - 8:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
here's our menu:

turkey
dressing
rice and beans(Puerto Ricon style made by SIL)
green bean casserole
pineapple casserole
squash casserole
stuffed mushrooms
cranberry sauce
deviled eggs
black olives

red jello for Noah and Noelle plus cookies

and an ice cream cake for Happy Birthday Jesus

Jewels
Member

09-23-2000

Wednesday, December 22, 2004 - 8:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Here's our menu for Christmas Dinner:

Appetizer:
Hot Artichoke and Crab dip served with pita bread and crackers
Veggies and dill dip

Dinner:
Baked Ham w/pineapple
Baked potatoes
Spinach salad w/cranberries and feta cheese
Raspberry salad
Green bean dish
Homemade rolls

Dessert:
Caramel Apple Pie with Cinnamon Ice Cream
along with various cookies, candy and other treats that we have been given that I try to pawn off on everyone else.

We are having dinner at our house, but my mom, sister and I will be doing all the cooking. Our family tradition was to always be at my parents house Christmas morning, but because we travel 250 miles to my parents house for Thanksgiving, I was tired of having to travel back for Christmas also, so when we had Jake, my husband and I decided we wanted to start our own traditions in our own home. Now, my family travels here. The good thing about it is that my mom still feels an obligation to provide Christmas dinner for all of us.....so she buys the majority of the food! Yay!

Dipo
Member

04-23-2002

Wednesday, December 22, 2004 - 9:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
These menus sound wonderful!!! Here's mine:

Appetizer:

Crab Dip crackers

Dinner:

Roast Beef with creamy horseradish and Au Jus
Green Beans
Mashed Potatoes
Rolls

Desert
Hot Choc Pots - a sinfully sounding desert made of chocolate that I am trying out for the first time.




Bigd
Member

09-13-2001

Wednesday, December 22, 2004 - 9:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
oh Dipo, I really need that desert recipe

Dipo
Member

04-23-2002

Wednesday, December 22, 2004 - 10:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
okay Bigd, here you go. I had the name backwards it's Choco-Hoto-pots

Ingredients
Butter for ramekins
3\4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 stick (4 ounces) unsalted butter
2 large eggs
3/4 cup superfine sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 cup white chocolate chips

Place baking sheet in an over preheated ot 400 degrees. Butter four 2/3 cup ramekins and set aside.

Using a microwave oven or double boiler, melt together the semisweet chocolate and the butter. Set aside to cool.

In a separate bowl, combine eggs, sugar and flour. Add cooled chocolate mixture, and mix until blended. Fold in white chocolate chips.

Divide mixture evenly among ramekins and place on baking sheet. Bake until tops are shiny and cracked and chocolate beneath is hot and gooey, about 2o minutes. Place each ramekin on a small plate with a teaspoon and serve, reminding children that ramekins and chocolate are hot.

I am thinking about serving it with some vanilla ice cream!!!!! Enjoy

Secretsmile
Member

08-19-2002

Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 6:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I must be the only one that takes Christmas as a day off from major cooking. I usually have about 12 for dinner but here's my easy way out.

Honey Baked Spiral Cut Ham (I have to heat it only)

Shrimp platter

Scalloped Potatoes

Baked Pineapple

Green Beans

And for dessert Apple Crisp with Ice Cream

We always travel to my mother's early in the day then return in the afternoon and fix dinner for my father and brothers and wives. I gave up trying to be a master chef with only 2 hours to get food on the table.

Resortgirl
Member

09-23-2000

Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 6:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'm with you Secret!!
We are having~
Honey Baked Spiral cut Ham
Cheesy potato casserole
Corn Souffle
Baby Carrots marinated in ranch dressing (a kid favorite)
Rolls
Pumpkin Cheesecake

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 8:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I am so excited. My cousin who was going to bring a turkey breast called and said that her neighbors were deep frying turkeys Christmas am and to bring some over if she wanted. So now, we are going to have deep fryed whole turkey instead! I have heard once you try it you will never go back to roasted turkey.
Secret, if I had to do all the cooking I would balk too. Everyone chips in so it makes it fun and helpful.

Resortgirl
Member

09-23-2000

Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 8:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Annie, They ARE wonderful! You will love it!

Spygirl
Moderator

04-23-2001

Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 9:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'll be the contrary voice on the deep fried turkey. I had it when I lived in Louisiana and didn't care for it much. This Thanksgiving, my family got the bright idea to do it instead of having my dad's slow roasted turkey. I hated it! Maybe it is just because my dad really knows how to roast a turkey (he has one of those nice outdoor dealies), but either way, it isn't for me.

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 9:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
well, boo hiss, Spy! LOL I can't wait to try it. If it's awful, we also have beef tenderloin to fall back on.

Spygirl
Moderator

04-23-2001

Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 10:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL - I deserve that boo hiss, but I had to share my opinion of it