I do a smallish beef tenderloin (about 3 lb) with a red wine sauce, roasted potatoes, and some roasted veggies. It all comes together in under 1.5 hours much of which is inactive cooking time.

Anonymous wrote:Chinese food. It’s the food of my people on Christmas.

+1.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Christmas Eve is always Chinese. Christmas morning is monkey bread and fresh fruit, and general grazing. Big dinner with extended family is an early meal, with Hiney Baked Ham as the main

Hiney Baked Ham?

Butt of course!

Tushe!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Christmas Eve is always Chinese. Christmas morning is monkey bread and fresh fruit, and general grazing. Big dinner with extended family is an early meal, with Hiney Baked Ham as the main

Hiney Baked Ham?

Butt of course!

For the past several years we have done red and green foods. A rotation of:

- lasagna (traditional red/meat and veggie spinach) with antipasto and green salad and garlic bread

- homemade pizza (heavy on the red and green toppings like pepperoni, peppers, basil) with salad

- mexican which would be something like baked tinga enchiladas covered in red and green sauce sprinkled with red and green garnishes, beans, rice, homemade salsa, homemade guac, and all the toppings

This year it's the lasagna or pizza option due to dietary restrictions of our visitors.

We often do tamales and enchiladas. Some years we have done fondue or raclette which is lots of fun.

Thanksgiving redux

I've done either a homemade chicken soup with grilled cheese sandwiches, or roast beef sandwiches on french bread. Something easy and comforting.

Anonymous wrote:Sushi! We have a brunch with croissants, eggs, bacon and fruit and then sushi for dinner.

You make it fresh?

Sushi! We have a brunch with croissants, eggs, bacon and fruit and then sushi for dinner.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You're supposed to eat fish. I don't like fish, so a pasta dish.

Which culture has fish as the traditional Christmas meal?

Sorry, thought this thread title said Christmas Eve.

Anonymous wrote:You're supposed to eat fish. I don't like fish, so a pasta dish.

Which culture has fish as the traditional Christmas meal?

Wellington, slow roast duck legs, prime rib.

Steak if we stay in Virginia. Lobster rolls if we’re with my family in Maine.

We often make a hearty pasta from scratch -- really fun for the kid to participate in because pasta is easy to make but just take time. So it's perfect for Christmas. We've done ravioli, pappardelle with a bolognese, and gnocchi. The kids love running the pasta through the pasta-making attachment and using the little ridged rollers to cut them out (or rolling the gnocchi on forks).

We've also done enchiladas (both red and green obviously) and pot roast. We often don't decide what we're doing until a few days before so it can just be based on what we are all in the mood for and how ambitious we want to be.