Your Christmas Meal ??

[Magicman]

We have the traditional Turkey for Thanksgiving and there will be Ham for New Year, so for the past several years our main Christmas dish has been Gumbo.  In it will be Shrimp, Crawfish, Sausage, and probably Duck along with the other gumbo stuff like onion, celery, etc.  But first she has to make a Roux.  ;)   

[WV Sawmiller]

   We typically have turkey and dressing and/or baked ham. We have green bean casserole (french cut beans, mushroom soup and dried onions) apple and raisin (now sometimes apple and cranberry) salad, rolls, cranberry sauce, yams, mashed potatoes and gravy, deviled eggs, pumpkin pie. We usually do a joint dinner at my son's place with his in-laws so the wives divvy up the cooking so not such a big load on any of them and not as many leftovers to eat for the week afterwards after they get divided and sent home.

[Raider Bill]

We do ours Christmas Eve. Christmas day I like to get on the bike and ride while everyone's off the road. This year I'm told it will be a standing rib roast, roasted red potatoes, green beans and a salad of some kind.

[LittleJohn]

...we are having the annual Christmas Brunch!  So egg bake of some form (probably egg muffins), fresh fruit and other stuff

Hope the Mother-in-law brings her Bloody Mary mix, how else can I put up with the In-laws ;D

[Grizzly]

Turkey (or chicken), stuffing, mashed potatoes & gravy, vegetables (peas, corn, carrots,...), sweet potatoes, bean casserole, and she'll probably find some other stuff to serve. We're having a houseful of guests who don't have family gatherings to go to that day. Friends and a day of visiting/fellowship........ it don't get better than that! We don't always do this on the 25th but it seems to happen often as that day seems to leave many people with no where to go and that includes us. So we carry on.........

Oh yeah, my wife and the children always make something call pepper nuts which if I understand correctly is just anglicized from a plautdietsch word. They usually make enough food for the army and then wonder why I just graze for the day instead of enjoying the formal meal. Oh well, I'll once again try and fit in.

[Texas Ranger]

What ever the daughters choose to feed us, first time when we will have dinner at the kids house.

[sandhills]

Usually turkey, stuffing, ham, either sweet potatoes or butternut squash, a few different salads and a tray of vegetables/dip.  As Grizzly stated I too tend to graze too much (but it's still good eatin' ;) ). 

[samandothers]

We usually do a traditional Christmas Eve Lousiana style oyster stew with Tabasco, some pepper, artichoke hearts.. very spicy and good!  We also will do meat balls, cocktail sausages, cheeses and crackers maybe some hams or sausages and bread more kinda of a snack food.  Christmas is usually at someone else's home.  Use to be my parents or Betty's parents.  Now it may be son's or brothers where it was / is turkey and/or ham with traditional fixins.

[Chuck White]

We are planning on a turkey and a ham for dinner.

The turkey will be cooked the day before, allowed to cool, then sliced and put in the fridge until Christmas Day!

The ham will go in the oven Christmas morning along with the prepared turkey!

Different, but we thought we'd give it a go!

[4x4American]

Cheerios with sauteed onions  8)

[samandothers]

Cheerios with sauteed onions  8)

Care to elaborate?

[kensfarm]

We always had so much pre-dinner munching food..  cheeses, crackers, nuts, cookies, dips, sweets, smoked deer, deer summer sausage, and on & on.. that if you ate too much dinner.. you wouldn't have room for the 12 different deserts diff. family members brought.  Add a comfy spot on the couch to nap between eating sessions.. Back in the day.. my dog would steal food from my little nieces & nephews.. they would hold the food so close to the ground.. it was a good lesson..  for the kids. 

[thecfarm]

Most years it's all finger food. Lots of cheese,meat,bread,chips,dip,sweets. Which is fine by me.  ;D  This frees up the cook and keeps her out of the kitchen and me doing dishes. BUT this year the step son wants a spiral ham. Which Mom said yes. Which is fine by me.  ;D  But it won't be a meal like Thanksgiving. Only peas,carrots,potatoes and those brown and serve rolls. The cook needs time with the family. Seems like we don't get together like we use too.

[4x4American]

Cheerios with sauteed onions  8)

Care to elaborate?

Sorry it's a secret recipe, I've already said too much!

[Ljohnsaw]

We had the traditional Thanksgiving meal, but I love turkey.  Since it will be less people, I figure I would do a turkey breast - but it cost more than a big bird?!?  And since I love the dark meat, a whole turkey it is!! 

So turkey, mashed potatoes, yams, stuffing, cranberries and some sort of veggie.  Might do homemade Parker House rolls again.  We had a few more sides at Thanksgiving.

[sandsawmill14]

we will have a baked country cured ham digin_2 instead of turkey other than that about the same as thanksgiving

[sawguy21]

We don't know yet, we will be spending the day with friends. Rest assured it will be good, this lady can cook. 8)

[AK Newbie]

All the kiddos are home for the Holidays so we are going with Alaskan King Crab legs along with spotted prawns caught this summer in Prince William sound!  Followed by some delicious home baked desserts!

[cbla]

Turkey, potatoes, turnip puff, carrots, stuffing, homemade rolls, apple pie, apple crisp and a nap.

[scgargoyle]

We almost always do beef on Christmas Day. This year, the missus is working Christmas Day (hospitals never close) so we've pushed the roast all the way out to Sunday. Lately, I've been doing a New York Strip roast, and we like it better than prime rib. I slow smoke it on the smoker, then do a reverse sear so the inside stays rare, but has a good bark on it. Mashed taters, home made bread, green beans, and whatever else we dream up.

Christmas Eve is finger food- Swedish meatballs, shrimp, limpa bread, lots of other goodies.

[coxy]

All the kiddos are home for the Holidays so we are going with Alaskan King Crab legs along with spotted prawns caught this summer in Prince William sound!  Followed by some delicious home baked desserts!

that's not right  >:( >:( all I get is prim rib  :( :(   

[samandothers]

All the kiddos are home for the Holidays so we are going with Alaskan King Crab legs along with spotted prawns caught this summer in Prince William sound!  Followed by some delicious home baked desserts!

that's not right  >:( >:( all I get is prim rib  :( :(   

I'd love to sit at either one of your tables!!!!  Man all that sounds mouth watering.

[Dave Shepard]

Turkey (or chicken), stuffing, mashed potatoes & gravy, vegetables (peas, corn, carrots,...), sweet potatoes, bean casserole, and she'll probably find some other stuff to serve. We're having a houseful of guests who don't have family gatherings to go to that day. Friends and a day of visiting/fellowship........ it don't get better than that! We don't always do this on the 25th but it seems to happen often as that day seems to leave many people with no where to go and that includes us. So we carry on.........

Oh yeah, my wife and the children always make something call pepper nuts which if I understand correctly is just anglicized from a plautdietsch word. They usually make enough food for the army and then wonder why I just graze for the day instead of enjoying the formal meal. Oh well, I'll once again try and fit in.

Are you taking about pfeffernussen?

[Grizzly]

Turkey (or chicken), stuffing, mashed potatoes & gravy, vegetables (peas, corn, carrots,...), sweet potatoes, bean casserole, and she'll probably find some other stuff to serve. We're having a houseful of guests who don't have family gatherings to go to that day. Friends and a day of visiting/fellowship........ it don't get better than that! We don't always do this on the 25th but it seems to happen often as that day seems to leave many people with no where to go and that includes us. So we carry on.........

Oh yeah, my wife and the children always make something call pepper nuts which if I understand correctly is just anglicized from a plautdietsch word. They usually make enough food for the army and then wonder why I just graze for the day instead of enjoying the formal meal. Oh well, I'll once again try and fit in.

Are you taking about pfeffernussen?

Entirely possible. I'll have to ask my Mom or MIL and see if that's the one. Folks spoke it but chose not to teach the next generation. I think it had to do with being able to discuss our discipline without us figuring it out!!

[davemartin88]

Will do a big roast for Christmas Eve, family is leaving on Christmas Day so we'll have pizza for two. I built a wood fired pizza oven a few years ago and since the weather will be nice, will fire it up about 1 pm. Ready by 3, homemade pizza dough and sauce, lots of topping choices. Pizza cooks in about 2 minutes at 900 degrees. Oven will still be over 400 degrees the next morning so will do a beer can chicken and homemade Rustic bread to not waste the heat.