Tell me your menu for Christmas Eve Dinner.
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We keep it very simple. We do beef tenderloin with a blue cheese compound butter, homemade macaroni and cheese, and creamed spinach. We don’t do any appetizers because we go to an early evening church service and eat dinner when we get home.
When my mom hosted Christmas Eve years ago, she would make the following for a buffet dinner for 16-20 people: Spiral ham and rolls, Mac n cheese, scalloped potatoes, sweet potato casserole, and green salad. Some years she would also make a turkey breast in addition to the ham. |
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Tuna mousse (butter,capers,dash Tabasco)served with a pile of toasted thin baguette slices.
Cold King crab with normal accessories and Atomic horseradish Baked clams Seafood salad (lobster, shrimp, octopus, squid, mussels with rice wine vinegar, red&green pepper, scallion, pink pepper and celery) Salmon on alder planks in the grill |
Anonymous
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Cheese board and charcuterie platter
Shrimp cocktail Cioppino over linguine Sourdough bread for dipping Mushroom Wellington Roasted broccolini with lemon and Parmesan Burnt almond torte from Prantl’s For NYE we are doing a mezze spread |
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Beef skewers with aioli sauce
Crab cakes Coconut shrimp Meatballs in the crockpot with grape jelly and bbq sauce (we usually do little smokies but they were sold out) Goat cheese strudels topped with poppy seeds (Cold) shrimp cocktail (we like shrimp!) Sweet and spicy mixed nuts Charcuterie platter with cheese and meats, jellies, fruits Punch made with sparkling wine |
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Cheese and Crackers
Chex Mix Pork Roast with 40 cloves of Garlic Polenta Chopped Raddichio Salad Assorted Cookies for dessert |
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No, after Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the holidays in general, I don’t want heavy foods for NYE. Oysters, caviar, champagne - that’s a proper NYE. |
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DP but I use the Trader Joe’s tube of polenta and warm it on the stove with veggie broth and parm. It’s delicious and very easy! I usually serve with sautéed mushrooms and meatballs. |
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Cheese plate w/crackers + chutney
Standing prime rib Roasted asparagus Buttermilk garlic mashed potatoes Sour cream + chive dinner rolls Green salad with vinaigrette Sticky date pudding with toffee sauce Steamed persimmon pudding lit with bourbon + hard sauce Shortbread cookies |
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We do fondue for Xmas eve, easy to prep and then put on to warm while we go to church. I do a cheese fondue in a crockpot w/ meatballs, peppers, bread. Salad. Chocolate fondue for dessert w/ poundcake, fruit, marshmallows.
This works for us because we are usually a small group -- me and DH, two kids, and usually two grandparents. |
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| Beef tenderloin, salad, Brussel sprouts, roast potatoes. Apple pie with whipped cream and ice cream for dessert. No appetizers |
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Roast
Mashed potatoes Macaroni and Cheese Baked Beans |
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we do takeout every year for Christmas eve and a formal dinner on Christmas day.
We take turns choosing every year who gets to choose what we get for next year! Also makes it fun and casual and the kids get to open one gift on Christmas eve |
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Christmas Eve is always duck foie gras with various toasts and nibbles. DH is in charge, so there will probably be few vegetables 
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