We're having wild mushroom tart, a simple kale salad, and fish. Plus holiday cookies!

fondue with crab legs and shrimp cocktail separately. Cheese fondue with crudite and good bread.

Our Christmas Eve tradition is heavy appetizers and cocktails. We are more casual and play lots of games as a family. Christmas day is the formal
sit-down meal in the afternoon.

I always do a soup on Christmas Eve, because we go to church in the middle of dinner time. There's one I make with pork sausage, tomatoes, white beans and pasta often around Christmas, or a chicken taco slow cooker soup.

We eat big on Christmas day, so I like a lighter Christmas Eve dinner.

Cheese and fruit plate

Wild rice and chestnut stuffed Cornish hens
Roasted Brussels sprouts
Whipped sweet potatoes with garlic butter
Baby green salad
Chocolate fondue for dessert

Anonymous wrote:Salad.

Woo hoo. You really know how to live.

Salad.

Fondue is easy and feels decadent. Do a cheese and a chocolate. We do it with an old style va country ham for a little more heft.

fondue!

Chili / soups with cornbread /grilled cheese

small ham, scalloped potatoes and roasted vegetables

veggie lasagna

I'm making manicotti (spinach and cheese) and some other dishes. In years past I have done lasagna or homemade meatballs etc with salad, good bread and lots of wine!

Tamales?
Chilaquiles?
Roast chicken?
Pot pie?

It will just be 4 adults and one child. We love food, but I have a shellfish allergy. We're doing beef tenderloin at my mom's on Christmas Day so trying to stay away from beef. I am feeling uninspired. Any suggestions?