Christmas/holiday menu ideas

[Anonymous]

I’m thinking:

Artichoke dip with vegetables and toast crackers
Shrimp cocktail

Honeybaked ham
Burgundy mushrooms
Scalloped potatoes
Green beans (steamed, just seasoned a bit with salt and pepper)
Cranberry sauce

Pecan pie
Brownies

White wine
Sparkling water, still water
Coffee with dessert

[Anonymous]

I do tenderloin or sliced NY strip, popovers, a huge salad, and chocolate mousse.

[Anonymous]

Sounds yummy, OP! I like it all!

I don't have mine totally hammered out yet but here is what I am thinking.

Hors d'oeuvres
- hot crab dip
- stuffed mushroom caps
- fresh fruit skewers w/dips

Dinner
- soup (considering 1 of 3 different options: butternut squash soup or a lobster bisque or oyster stew)
- salad
- either Cornish hens or individual Beef Wellingtons (both are easily prepped ahead of time & then can be popped into the oven)
- veggie (depends on the entree)
- starch (depends on the entree)
- rolls & biscuits

Dessert
- trifle (another thing very easy to make ahead)
- vanilla ice cream with crushed peppermint topping (if I could figure out a way to serve the Chick-Fil-A peppermint shakes I would) & Christmas cookies

[Anonymous]

Endive/herb cheese boats
Homemade caramelized onion dip and vegetables/chips

For the main meal:
Crab cakes
Pork tenderloin
Asparagus
Mashed potatoes
Either cranberry sauce or fruit salad

Desserts, I dunno. Whatever looks good at Wegmans that day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sounds yummy, OP! I like it all!

I don't have mine totally hammered out yet but here is what I am thinking.

Hors d'oeuvres
- hot crab dip
- stuffed mushroom caps
- fresh fruit skewers w/dips

Dinner
- soup (considering 1 of 3 different options: butternut squash soup or a lobster bisque or oyster stew)
- salad
- either Cornish hens or individual Beef Wellingtons (both are easily prepped ahead of time & then can be popped into the oven)
- veggie (depends on the entree)
- starch (depends on the entree)
- rolls & biscuits

Dessert
- trifle (another thing very easy to make ahead)
- vanilla ice cream with crushed peppermint topping (if I could figure out a way to serve the Chick-Fil-A peppermint shakes I would) & Christmas cookies

OP here—sounds great! May I ask for your trifle recipe? Do you have a proper trifle dish? I don’t, and I kind of hesitate to buy another Thing to Store, but I’m tempted. I love make-ahead options. I like the way you think. I’ve also made Martha’s mini-Beef Wellingtons ahead of time, and they are so great because you can even make ahead, freeze, and bake from frozen.

[Anonymous]

Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! NP here who would love the beef Wellington recipe, please.

Also, tell me more about those peppermint shakes! I would buy on 12/24, bring home and put in freezer if they are that good. Are they available now for a taste test?

[Anonymous]

These look great - also interested in that Beef Wellington recipe.

Also would love any (other) ideas you have for "walk in the door and get dinner on the table" recipes for Christmas Eve. We go to early church and I think I'm going to have more people than usual this year.

[Anonymous]

Not balduccis lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These look great - also interested in that Beef Wellington recipe.

Also would love any (other) ideas you have for "walk in the door and get dinner on the table" recipes for Christmas Eve. We go to early church and I think I'm going to have more people than usual this year.

np. we always have manicotti or baked ziti on christmas eve. make ahead of time and bake when we get home. serve with a big green salad (also made ahead and dressed at last minute) and garlic bread.

[Anonymous]

Never had the peppermint shake, but there are knock off recipes online. Here’s one:

https://prettyprovidence.com/copy-cat-chick-fil-a-peppermint-chocolate-chip-milkshake/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These look great - also interested in that Beef Wellington recipe.

Also would love any (other) ideas you have for "walk in the door and get dinner on the table" recipes for Christmas Eve. We go to early church and I think I'm going to have more people than usual this year.

Once we just did a whole bunch of appetizers and charcuterie. It was a big hit.

[Anonymous]

Appetizer --
I'm stuck; I don't know yet

Main--
Beef wellington
Roasted potatoes
Brussels sprouts
Red wine reduction

Dessert --
Christmas pudding, brandy butter, whipped cream
Cookies

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not balduccis lol

Heh!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These look great - also interested in that Beef Wellington recipe.

Also would love any (other) ideas you have for "walk in the door and get dinner on the table" recipes for Christmas Eve. We go to early church and I think I'm going to have more people than usual this year.

We always did chili, cornbread and salad, growing up. Chili in the crock pot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These look great - also interested in that Beef Wellington recipe.

Also would love any (other) ideas you have for "walk in the door and get dinner on the table" recipes for Christmas Eve. We go to early church and I think I'm going to have more people than usual this year.

Once we just did a whole bunch of appetizers and charcuterie. It was a big hit.

We do this every Christmas Eve (that said, it’s church and then Home Alone in our jammies for our nuclear family, no guests).
If I tried to make actual food on Dec 24, the kids and DH would be horrified
Timesaver: if your oven has a delayed start, set it so that it’s preheated about the time you’ll walk in the door. Saves the most time.