Love the range in these offerings vs Thanksgiving. Would love the recipes for stuffed shell and hasselback au gratin!

Anonymous wrote:I understand the other thread about other cultures having better food and better food traditions. We are all making crap and not feasts.

Jesus, stfu

🥩 steaks! And we are grilling them. Corn on the cob also off the grill which costs more than the steak this time of year. Broccoli, potatoes and Mac and cheese.

Half my family want turkey and half want ham. So I cooked both for Christmas Eve yesterday with stuffing and gravy, twice baked potatoes, macaroni and cheese, baked sweet potatoes, collard greens, brussel sprouts, rolls. Christmas supper is casual, just lasagna and salad. For New Years Eve we'll have a beef tenderloin with roasted potatoes and asparagus. My teenagers eat everything finally after being picky eaters as little kids.

Anonymous wrote:-charcuterie board and shrimp cocktail
-Either Alton brown prime rib or one of ina's roast lamb recipes
-large festive salad
-maybe a seafood paella or another fish dish
-mashed potatoes
-roasted brussel sprouts with pancetta
-still figuring out another side and desserts

My cousin brought roasted brussel sprouts with pancetta last night, and it was so delicious!

I understand the other thread about other cultures having better food and better food traditions. We are all making crap and not feasts.

Beef tenderloin with shallot/mushroom/wine reduction
Garlic mashed potatoes
Charred broccoli with lemon zest
Sicilian orange semolina cake
Mulled wine

Creamy pasta w/ roasted veggies (almost like a primavera); a nice red; pie.

We do a lot of celebrating on Christmas eve so by Christmas night we’re all stuffed and tired; it’s nuclear family dinner only.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Going to a relative's for Christmas dinner and responsible for veggies. Last year we made a big Antipasto style salad with greens, lots of pickled veggies, cheese, and meat. Will probably do that again. Might also do something with else but it has to be good at room temperature, which is the challenge.

For Christmas Eve dinner we're thinking short ribs. Sides TBD.

Antipasto salad sounds good, please share more details/recipe.

For your short ribs, we recently short-rib topped risotto at a restaurant and that was pretty divine.

Salad formula:
Mixed greens (big clamshell)
Canned marinated veggies of choice: artichoke hearts, mushrooms, olives etc
Pickled bell peppers
Red onions
Cherry tomatoes
Torn mozzarella
Cured meat (salami, etc)
Croutons
Italian or oil and vinegar dressing
Parmesan optional

Stuffed shells, bread, and salad
Christmas cookies and a hot cocoa bar for dessert

Line-caught Alaskan rockfish and scallops, roasted potatoes, broccoli, cookies or small dessert. Our only guest is a 96-year old parent who cannot eat sweets but loves seafood. Not going fancy because I don't want to make a bunch of food that i will have to toss just for the illusion of bounty. so much Thanksgiving food got thrown out.

Anonymous wrote:Going to a relative's for Christmas dinner and responsible for veggies. Last year we made a big Antipasto style salad with greens, lots of pickled veggies, cheese, and meat. Will probably do that again. Might also do something with else but it has to be good at room temperature, which is the challenge.

For Christmas Eve dinner we're thinking short ribs. Sides TBD.

Antipasto salad sounds good, please share more details/recipe.

For your short ribs, we recently short-rib topped risotto at a restaurant and that was pretty divine.

Going to a relative's for Christmas dinner and responsible for veggies. Last year we made a big Antipasto style salad with greens, lots of pickled veggies, cheese, and meat. Will probably do that again. Might also do something with else but it has to be good at room temperature, which is the challenge.

For Christmas Eve dinner we're thinking short ribs. Sides TBD.

We do meat fondue with green salad and copious amounts of bread and Christmas cookies for dessert. We do a bigger breakfast and snacks during the day.

Grazing lunch: Cheese board, stuffed mushrooms and shrimp cocktail

Dinner: Honeybaked ham, maple carrots, green bean casserole, hasselback potato gratin, rolls, and Cmas cookies for dessert.