Flying into town Christmas Eve what can I buy in advance for dinners?

[Anonymous]

I think most things will stay fresh for a week in the fridge/freezer, so just do what you would normally plan to make. Exception would be lettuce for salad, berries, some veggies. I bet broccoli would keep for a week. We always do roasted root veggies for Christmas, those would definitely keep. Our Christmas Eve tradition is pasta with meat balls, we use frozen in a pinch and frozen green beans aren’t too terrible either. You can freeze beef tenderloin, buy frozen fish etc.

Or do you have any friends/neighbors who would put a grocery delivery in the fridge for you if you ordered stuff to be delivered on the 23rd?

[Anonymous]

I think just plan for a nice breakfast at home and then go out for Christmas dinner to a restaurant.

The only other festive option I can think of is a ham. A cured ham will keep just fine for a week in the fridge. Then you can do mashed or scalloped potatoes (potatoes, cream, butter and cheese will all keep for a week). For fresh veggie sides, Brussels, carrots and cabbage last for a week in the fridge.

[Anonymous]

Why can’t you order it today and pick it up then?

[Anonymous]

Sorry - I thought for thanksgiving, but you can order early at WF.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Where are you flying into. What airport.

Dca

Is DCA home?

How many days will you be gone beforehand? 2 days would be a very different memu than a week before.

Yes dca is home and week.

What do you traditionally cook for Thanksgiving?

You can probably shop your entire meal the week before.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where are you flying into. What airport.

Dca

Is DCA home?

How many days will you be gone beforehand? 2 days would be a very different memu than a week before.

Yes dca is home and week.

What do you traditionally cook for Thanksgiving?

You can probably shop your entire meal the week before.

I didn't think meat would keep for a week and my family won't eat frozen meat.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where are you flying into. What airport.

Dca

Is DCA home?

How many days will you be gone beforehand? 2 days would be a very different memu than a week before.

Yes dca is home and week.

What do you traditionally cook for Thanksgiving?

You can probably shop your entire meal the week before.

I didn't think meat would keep for a week and my family won't eat frozen meat.

They won't eat frozen MEAT? Like beef, hamburger, chicken? If they can do a taste test and tell the difference after it's thawed I will give them a gold ⭐

[Anonymous]

Are you up for non-traditional a food? A lot of sausages (kelbosa, sausage, even hot dogs) keep for longer than a week.

You could have a variety of sausages, fresh rolls. You could do a pasta dish with sausage. Or quiche (eggs would also keep).

Some restaurants are open.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where are you flying into. What airport.

Dca

Is DCA home?

How many days will you be gone beforehand? 2 days would be a very different memu than a week before.

Yes dca is home and week.

What do you traditionally cook for Thanksgiving?

You can probably shop your entire meal the week before.

I didn't think meat would keep for a week and my family won't eat frozen meat.

They won't eat frozen MEAT? Like beef, hamburger, chicken? If they can do a taste test and tell the difference after it's thawed I will give them a gold ⭐

Seriously. Meats that the finest restaurants serve you have been frozen first.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where are you flying into. What airport.

Dca

Is DCA home?

How many days will you be gone beforehand? 2 days would be a very different memu than a week before.

Yes dca is home and week.

Why not just have groceries delivered and time it for when you'd get home? It's December, not August, so the food will be okay outside for a little bit.

[Anonymous]

Apples, oranges, pears, canned mandarin oranges
Cabbage, potatoes, onions
Sweet potatoes, carrots, frozen green beans

[Anonymous]

If I were in your situation here is what I would do:
Dinner on Christmas eve: frozen fish sticks and frozen shrimp and frozen tater totsd heated up in the oven. homemade cole slaw with a head of cabbage that I bought beforehand.
Dinner on Christmas day: stroganoff that I mostly made before we left. Make stroganoff using prime rib meat or t-bone steak meat before we leave. Put the sauce in the freezer. When we get back, pull the sauce out of the freezer and defrost it. Cook the pasta, stir in sour cream (purchased before trip), add the stroganoff sauce, stir.
Stroganoff would go well with peas, or brussels sprouts, or green beans.

Lunch on Christmas day: sandwiches and canned soup.

Hopefully your family will be understanding that the meals need to be pretty simple, what with you all just getting back from a trip and the stores and most restaurants closed.

P.S. -- here is a tip I have learned about milk -- the lactose free milk stays fresh for a lot longer than regular milk. So you can buy lactose free milk before you go on your trip and you won't need to worry about whether you need to go to the store to buy fresh milk or not when you get back. It tastes the same as the regular milk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where are you flying into. What airport.

Dca

Is DCA home?

How many days will you be gone beforehand? 2 days would be a very different memu than a week before.

Yes dca is home and week.

What do you traditionally cook for Thanksgiving?

You can probably shop your entire meal the week before.

I didn't think meat would keep for a week and my family won't eat frozen meat.

They won't eat frozen MEAT? Like beef, hamburger, chicken? If they can do a taste test and tell the difference after it's thawed I will give them a gold ⭐

When I saw small I mean DH and yes he can tell and will comment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sorry - I thought for thanksgiving, but you can order early at WF.

People are really struggling with this one. OP is arriving home on Christmas Eve after stores close.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If I were in your situation here is what I would do:
Dinner on Christmas eve: frozen fish sticks and frozen shrimp and frozen tater totsd heated up in the oven. homemade cole slaw with a head of cabbage that I bought beforehand.
Dinner on Christmas day: stroganoff that I mostly made before we left. Make stroganoff using prime rib meat or t-bone steak meat before we leave. Put the sauce in the freezer. When we get back, pull the sauce out of the freezer and defrost it. Cook the pasta, stir in sour cream (purchased before trip), add the stroganoff sauce, stir.
Stroganoff would go well with peas, or brussels sprouts, or green beans.

Lunch on Christmas day: sandwiches and canned soup.

Hopefully your family will be understanding that the meals need to be pretty simple, what with you all just getting back from a trip and the stores and most restaurants closed.

P.S. -- here is a tip I have learned about milk -- the lactose free milk stays fresh for a lot longer than regular milk. So you can buy lactose free milk before you go on your trip and you won't need to worry about whether you need to go to the store to buy fresh milk or not when you get back. It tastes the same as the regular milk.

Is this a joke?