What do you bitches typically eat on Christmas?
Turkey with all of the fixins.
by Anonymous | reply 1 | December 5, 2019 8:18 PM |
We've been doing a steakhouse theme for the last few years.
Jumbo shrimp cocktail
A wedge salad with homemade bleu cheese dressing, bacon and cherry tomatoes
A filet of beef roast with a horseradish sauce and carmelized onions
Creamed spinach
Herbed garlic butter button mushrooms
Twice-baked potatoes, sort or more like loaded potato skins
Profiteroles/eclairs for dessert
by Anonymous | reply 2 | December 5, 2019 8:24 PM |
Gin soaked olives and years of regret
by Anonymous | reply 3 | December 5, 2019 8:35 PM |
Very similar to Thanksgiving (with turkey, no pumpkin pie), except with a ham.
by Anonymous | reply 4 | December 5, 2019 8:39 PM |
Ham or prime rib with the appropriate sides.
by Anonymous | reply 5 | December 5, 2019 8:40 PM |
I've never had turkey for Christmas, but have always seen it in movies and TV shows. Is it usually served with all of the Thanksgiving sides?
by Anonymous | reply 6 | December 5, 2019 8:41 PM |
R6 , not all the sides, but yes on stuffing/dressing. Gravy is a must.
by Anonymous | reply 7 | December 5, 2019 8:43 PM |
I don't understand having the same basic celebratory meal 4 weeks after Thanksgiving.
by Anonymous | reply 8 | December 5, 2019 8:45 PM |
Chinese takeout on the years when I can’t get back to see my family.
by Anonymous | reply 9 | December 5, 2019 8:46 PM |
I haven't had a Christmas dinner for years now. I'm hoping we're not home.
by Anonymous | reply 10 | December 5, 2019 8:46 PM |
Prime rib this year! Maybe a couple of lasagnes.. It's a huge family, so enough to feed a big crowd.
by Anonymous | reply 11 | December 5, 2019 8:47 PM |
Christmas? Dinner? Eat?
by Anonymous | reply 12 | December 5, 2019 8:47 PM |
[quote] I don't understand having the same basic celebratory meal 4 weeks after Thanksgiving.
Turkey is usually cheap (supermarket loss leader) right before Thanksgiving. So, people buy two turkeys. Use one turkey for Thanksgiving; keep the other in the freezer for Christmas. People like turkey enough to have it twice a year (Thanksgiving & Christmas).
by Anonymous | reply 13 | December 5, 2019 8:50 PM |
Eastern Europeans (esp Polish people) have Carp for Christmas Dinner. Though apparently most of them don't like it.
by Anonymous | reply 14 | December 5, 2019 8:58 PM |
Oye! Turkey AGAIN?!
by Anonymous | reply 15 | December 5, 2019 8:58 PM |
Thoughts and prayers.
by Anonymous | reply 16 | December 5, 2019 9:01 PM |
Everything. It’s Christmas, hun. x
by Anonymous | reply 17 | December 5, 2019 9:15 PM |
A seafood salad with shrimp , calamari and scungilli served cold with lemon, olive oil and finely chopped celery.
Baked ziti as I'm too lazy to put together a lasagne
by Anonymous | reply 18 | December 5, 2019 9:15 PM |
Spiral cut ham, scalloped potatoes, vegetable sides
by Anonymous | reply 19 | December 5, 2019 9:18 PM |
Roast beef with Yorkshire pudding, salad and a cooked vegetable, and Black Forest cake for dessert.
by Anonymous | reply 20 | December 5, 2019 9:20 PM |
Tylenol and my pride.
by Anonymous | reply 21 | December 5, 2019 9:20 PM |
Roast pork
Mashed potatoes
Marinated artichoke, olive, mushroom, cucumber, celery, and green pepper salad
Scalloped oysters
Snow peas with grape tomatoes
by Anonymous | reply 22 | December 5, 2019 9:23 PM |
We don’t really sit down but friends drop by for wine and cocktails and we have meatballs and ham biscuits, cheese and crackers, vegetables and dip, chex mix and fudge, etc Definitely a throwback from my working class upbringing but a lot of people seem to stop by and enjoy the lack of formality
by Anonymous | reply 23 | December 5, 2019 9:24 PM |
We're Jewish -- every year it's the same goddamned thing. Chinese take out!
by Anonymous | reply 24 | December 5, 2019 9:25 PM |
R24, maybe mix it up this year with some Thai?
by Anonymous | reply 25 | December 5, 2019 9:26 PM |
The full Delia Smith Christmas dinner. If you haven’t heard of her, Delia is an institution in the UK. She started with cookery programmes on the BBC in the 70s, and expanded into a huge industry. Her recipes work every time if you follow them to the letter. There are lots of clips from her programmes on YouTube.
by Anonymous | reply 26 | December 5, 2019 9:31 PM |
Ambien, weed, 3 bottles of red
by Anonymous | reply 27 | December 5, 2019 9:47 PM |
For dessert: ricotta pie and some boozy eggnog.
by Anonymous | reply 28 | December 5, 2019 9:51 PM |
r27.... I have my medical pot and ambien. Hold the wine
by Anonymous | reply 29 | December 5, 2019 9:57 PM |
Bitch Stew
by Anonymous | reply 30 | December 5, 2019 10:04 PM |
copious amount of expensive red wine. There is food, but it doesn't really matter now, does it?
by Anonymous | reply 31 | December 5, 2019 10:09 PM |
Everyone in this thread types fat.
by Anonymous | reply 32 | December 5, 2019 10:47 PM |
Oysters, wild boar and lots of wine.
by Anonymous | reply 33 | December 5, 2019 10:49 PM |
I think my sister in law does it right - she bakes a ham, and invites everybody else to contribute something to casual Christmas afternoon buffet.
The result is a crazy mixed up spread of everybody’s favorite Christmas dishes - Italian meatballs, creamed herring, taco dip, whatever ...
It’s fun, relaxed and easy
by Anonymous | reply 34 | December 5, 2019 10:49 PM |
Mmmm, creamed herring taco dip.
by Anonymous | reply 35 | December 5, 2019 10:53 PM |
Ham, roasted potatoes, cookies, pie, some find of veg. Don’t go all out. It’s all about the presents!
by Anonymous | reply 36 | December 5, 2019 10:58 PM |
Chinese or Indian food.
by Anonymous | reply 37 | December 5, 2019 10:59 PM |
I'm on a diet, so I will have a salad of iceberg lettuce and spinach, 3 ounces of boiled chicken, 6 unsalted almonds, and red wine vinegar dressing. For festivity I will have sparking water in a large wine glass with a small slice of lime in it.
by Anonymous | reply 38 | December 5, 2019 11:06 PM |
R38– you forgot to say followed by three entire cheesecakes and a milkshake
by Anonymous | reply 39 | December 5, 2019 11:09 PM |
No hon @R39 those are not on the diet. And I don't like those things anyway.
by Anonymous | reply 40 | December 5, 2019 11:13 PM |
Last year, it was Dim Sum and a movie for a Jewish Christma (my friend and I were both goys)
As a kid, the menu was simple: ham, french style green beans, & scalloped potatoes with lots of relishes (celery hearts stuffed with cream cheese, pearl onions, olives, and forget what all else, plus tons of cookies of different kinds afterward. Occasionally my Dad's relatives would do something bigger, with a few floirshes, like sometimes they'd have turkey & ham, with different kinds of potatoes and something exotic yet traditional like plum pudding with brandied hard sauce.
by Anonymous | reply 41 | December 5, 2019 11:15 PM |
Asparagus soup, osso bucco with saffron risotto & gremolata, salad, & molten lava chocolate cakes in individual ramekins for dessert.
by Anonymous | reply 42 | December 5, 2019 11:19 PM |
Whatever my host or hostess is serving.
by Anonymous | reply 43 | December 5, 2019 11:24 PM |
Carp mit schnitzel!
by Anonymous | reply 44 | December 5, 2019 11:36 PM |
I'm excited for the cannoli!
by Anonymous | reply 45 | December 6, 2019 1:09 AM |
You lost me at creamed herring R34.
by Anonymous | reply 46 | December 6, 2019 1:15 AM |
Christians, naturally.
by Anonymous | reply 47 | December 6, 2019 1:47 AM |
There aren't any British DLers eating that roasted goose? Or is that not a real thing?
by Anonymous | reply 48 | December 6, 2019 2:36 AM |
Fried stuff with cheese!
Mozarella sticks, jalapeno poppers, things like that. I never eat those things, so once a year, on Christmas I have a deep fried frenzy.
by Anonymous | reply 49 | December 6, 2019 2:41 AM |
Chinese
by Anonymous | reply 50 | December 6, 2019 2:48 AM |
Same as Thanksgiving, except with a ham added.
by Anonymous | reply 51 | December 6, 2019 2:57 AM |
We usually have a buffet spread with attendees contributing various dishes. There's a beef or pork tenderloin, rolls, veggie, meat and cheese trays, assorted desserts, etc. In recent years I've made spinach dip to take. This year my cousin is hosting for the first time, so we may depart from tradition depending on what she wants to do.
When I was younger, Mom would bake a ham and serve it with corn, salad, and deviled eggs.
by Anonymous | reply 52 | December 6, 2019 3:01 AM |
R51 Is it not normal for people to have Turkey AND Ham for Thanksgiving and Christmas? My family always has both for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter.
by Anonymous | reply 53 | December 6, 2019 3:02 AM |
My big dinner is Christmas Eve, either out or home, I do a big breakfast on Christmas morning. No special dinner on Christmas.
by Anonymous | reply 54 | December 6, 2019 3:08 AM |
We are Staten Island eyetalians ... so it’s all fish for us. Those who don’t like fish get chicken parm. Dessert is ricotta cheesecake and about 500 lbs of Italian butter cookies.
by Anonymous | reply 55 | December 6, 2019 3:53 AM |
We go to my partner’s son for Christmas and he usually cooks a great dinner but it changes from year to year.
by Anonymous | reply 56 | December 6, 2019 4:02 AM |
My mom typically does that whole 7 fish dish crap to appease my pop, but this year she has stated her boundaries! She wants easy-to-prepare-in-advance dishes. Good for her. Lots of lasagne and other casseroles.
by Anonymous | reply 57 | December 6, 2019 6:43 AM |
I'm alone so leftovers, frozen dinner, whatever
by Anonymous | reply 58 | December 6, 2019 7:06 AM |
Chinese Food
by Anonymous | reply 59 | December 6, 2019 7:10 AM |
I knew a lugubrious little miss who watched other people eat one, R48.
Then she died.
by Anonymous | reply 60 | December 6, 2019 7:19 AM |
R2's dinner sounds amazing to me. Too bad I'm not invited LOL. My friends and family usually meet up at different places all day Xmas Eve and Xmas. The food varies in quality and selection, but the booze is always readily available (that doesn't help me much personally as I always get stuck driving..).
by Anonymous | reply 61 | December 6, 2019 7:42 AM |
Peking duck.
by Anonymous | reply 62 | December 6, 2019 8:21 AM |
Do you eat Christmas dinner on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day?
by Anonymous | reply 63 | December 6, 2019 8:51 AM |
No one wants more turkey just 4 weeks after Thanksgiving. We're still eating leftovers for God's sake. Use your imagination. There are thousands of other things you can make. My buffet will include:
Chicken Marsala
Sausage and Peppers
Spiral ham
3 pastas - pesto, a la vodka, marinara
Roasted veg
Roasted baby potatoes
Salad
by Anonymous | reply 64 | December 6, 2019 10:09 AM |
Sound gross R64 Pasta should never be on a buffet it will get mushy.
by Anonymous | reply 65 | December 6, 2019 10:37 AM |
Christmas Eve - Light dinner or Chinese food before opening gifts
Christmas Day - Prime Rib or Turkey (depending on who is cooking)
This year I'm in London away from family and friends. I'll be with a friend from Bulgaria, but he's Muslim. Perhaps I'll find a Chinese restaurant.
by Anonymous | reply 66 | December 6, 2019 10:51 AM |
Our emotions
by Anonymous | reply 67 | December 6, 2019 10:59 AM |
For Christmas Eve I do a scaled-down version of the 7 fishes:
Insalate di mare Frogs legs meuniere Either pasta with squid or linguine with clams Some kind of dessert (may be homemade gingerbread)
Sounds like these don't go together, but it works!
by Anonymous | reply 68 | December 6, 2019 11:05 AM |
Sorry for the poor formatting.
by Anonymous | reply 69 | December 6, 2019 11:07 AM |
You eat frogs?! 🐸🤢
by Anonymous | reply 70 | December 6, 2019 11:47 AM |
R38, wishing you a Prissy Little Christmas!
by Anonymous | reply 71 | December 6, 2019 12:42 PM |
[quote]Sound gross [R64] Pasta should never be on a buffet it will get mushy.
We beg to differ
by Anonymous | reply 72 | December 6, 2019 1:31 PM |
R2, that sounds delicious.
We've been doing filet mignon for the past few years. We have lasagne to start.
For dessert...various pies. We used to also have plum pudding. It's hard to find these days.
My parents are both gone now. I still get together with my brothers and their spouses and families. It's great, but it's not the same. My Mom and Dad entertained a lot during Christmas and New Year's...mostly family and close friends. My Mom would put out a big spread, and my Dad was so very welcoming to one and all. My brothers and I each are a lot like our parents, but my parents had special qualities. I'm not trying to evoke some Golden Age or canonize them. We could argue, have disagreements, get mad, and all that. But I really had a good childhood. I'm grateful for them. And I miss my parents terribly, especially at this time of year. I loved going shopping with my Mom. And just talking to her.
Thank you, OP, for the opportunity to write this
by Anonymous | reply 73 | December 6, 2019 1:56 PM |
Pinnekjøtt
by Anonymous | reply 74 | December 6, 2019 2:00 PM |
R74, Linked is a recipe and explanation for your typical Norwegian dinner.
by Anonymous | reply 75 | December 6, 2019 2:56 PM |
Nigella Lawson's "White Trash Ham", cooked for three hours in high test Coca Cola. Delicious and easy.
by Anonymous | reply 76 | December 6, 2019 5:35 PM |
Thank you for making my point R72. Mac and cheese is always too soft on the buffet and baked Ziti is awful and the longer it sits the worse it gets.
by Anonymous | reply 77 | December 6, 2019 7:18 PM |
This cranberry curd pie will find its way on the table at some point.
by Anonymous | reply 78 | December 6, 2019 9:05 PM |
Instead of baked ziti or mac and cheese, consider this dish! It's very good.
by Anonymous | reply 79 | December 6, 2019 9:25 PM |
R76 I love how people didn’t seem to know about that, before Nigella. Coca Cola ham has been a staple in the South for decades. If you want to make it, however, you need to buy a bottle of Mexican Coke, because it is still made with actual sugar.
by Anonymous | reply 80 | December 6, 2019 9:25 PM |
I'm thinking about making lasagna this year, along with the usual baked ham. Definitely some sort of garlic bread/sticks/knots to go along with it. Not sure about the other sides yet, probably green bean almondine at the very least.
by Anonymous | reply 81 | December 6, 2019 9:53 PM |
R81, IMO lasagna (or lasagne) is perfect for Christmas or Christmas Eve.
by Anonymous | reply 82 | December 6, 2019 10:03 PM |
Roast beef and twice-baked potatoes. It’s been our menu for years and never disappoints.
by Anonymous | reply 83 | December 6, 2019 10:18 PM |
I also vote for lasagna. And yes bitches my recipe INCLUDES cottage cheese (along with ricotta, mozzarella, and Parmesan)! I know, the horrors!
by Anonymous | reply 84 | December 7, 2019 12:28 AM |
Sorry r84 there is never room in lasagna for cottage cheese (or breakfast sausage).
by Anonymous | reply 85 | December 7, 2019 1:59 AM |
you lost me at cottage cheese.
by Anonymous | reply 86 | December 7, 2019 2:29 AM |
Don't ask.
by Anonymous | reply 87 | December 7, 2019 2:52 AM |
Rockefeller Oysters
by Anonymous | reply 88 | December 7, 2019 2:48 PM |
You can't eat meat on Christmas eve because the virgin pops the kid out on Christmas day.
It was in a manger so probably lots of donkey and cow shit. Not to mention the "virgin's" cunt juice, broken hymen and placenta.
Go for seafood.
by Anonymous | reply 89 | December 7, 2019 4:51 PM |
It is traditional, in the South, to have breakfast for dinner on Christmas Eve and then a big regular meal on Christmas Day.
by Anonymous | reply 90 | December 7, 2019 4:59 PM |
I'd like some of what R89's on.
by Anonymous | reply 91 | December 7, 2019 5:53 PM |
Not in this part of the South it isn't, R90.
by Anonymous | reply 92 | December 7, 2019 7:28 PM |
R92 Maybe, it is just my part of the South. But, most families I know gather on Christmas Eve, for grits, french toast, bacon, etc... before heading to church.
by Anonymous | reply 93 | December 8, 2019 12:08 AM |
lived in the south GA for 28 years, never heard of this. christmas eve for us non catholics was just a normal meal. next day was the feast
by Anonymous | reply 94 | December 8, 2019 12:33 AM |
R94 SC here, maybe it is a Carolina thing. Breakfast on Christmas Eve, then a feast on Christmas Day.
by Anonymous | reply 95 | December 8, 2019 12:38 AM |
Whatever's on the menu at Denny's.
by Anonymous | reply 96 | December 8, 2019 12:41 AM |
If I can’t have spaghetti, NO ONE’s having spaghetti!
by Anonymous | reply 97 | December 8, 2019 1:02 AM |
Turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, cranberries, carrots with dill, green beans with slivered almonds, fried mushrooms, cabbage rolls, nalysnyky (a Ukrainian rolled pancake with cottage cheese), mashed turnips, salad. My mother makes retro desserts-cherries with marshmallows and whipping cream over graham crackers, and the same dessert with pineapple. They are both similar to pineapple/cherry delight, but not exactly the same.
by Anonymous | reply 98 | December 8, 2019 1:11 AM |
My favorite Thai restaurant is closed Christmas eve and Christmas day. Selfish bastards.
by Anonymous | reply 99 | December 8, 2019 1:29 AM |
My family has done an appetizer potluck on Christmas Eve for decades. When my late gram was still hosting she would make a turkey breast and a ham for sandwiches "because the boys like that". Now that I'm hosting I make either a whole tenderloin or a boneless rib roast to carve up for those sandwiches plus a giant batch of shrimp cocktail. I figure we just had turkey a few weeks ago, and as my younger brother puts it "we're not really ham people". The rest of the family is great about bringing really good appetizers and desserts so there is always an impressive spread. We don't do much on Christmas day anymore. A big breakfast for the out of town folks that stayed overnight before they head for their next stop and then, later, leftovers and a movie.
by Anonymous | reply 100 | December 8, 2019 1:36 AM |
[quote] "we're not really ham people".
Who doesn't like ham? Except for people with religious prohibitions, or non-meat eaters.
by Anonymous | reply 101 | December 8, 2019 1:40 AM |
I try to avoid ham unless my mom baked it, or it's in a club sandwich. Most people like it far less done that we do, so the kind you get at restaurants or over at friends' houses is very off-putting.
by Anonymous | reply 102 | December 8, 2019 2:57 AM |
R102 You'd like mine. I prefer a bone in butt or shank portion, with the skin on. And, I cook it long enough for the skin to get crispy. I usually slow roast it over night, in the oven.
by Anonymous | reply 103 | December 8, 2019 3:05 AM |
I don't dislike all ham R101, but what you're usually served is unpleasantly wet, spongy and tastes mainly of salt, burnt sugar and artificial smoke. Prosciutto, Iberica and American "country" ham are all quite delicious - but that's not what you're going to be served at aunt Fran's Christmas luncheon. You're going to get an antibiotic & nitrite laden slice of overly salted meat that tastes only vaguely of real pork.
by Anonymous | reply 104 | December 8, 2019 3:22 AM |
R104 I guess it depends, my family always has "country" ham. Nothing like what you describe.
by Anonymous | reply 105 | December 8, 2019 3:28 AM |
We had ham at Christmas in every form, place, moment and size all through my childhood--until I managed to grow older, move out on my own, and escape my former ham reality. Not anymore, no thanks!
by Anonymous | reply 106 | December 8, 2019 5:28 AM |
I usually cook a goose with chestnut stuffing and make a plum pudding with hard sauce.
by Anonymous | reply 107 | December 8, 2019 5:29 AM |
Our Nochebuena (Christmas Eve) dinner usually consists of:
turkey, ham, embutido or empanadas, menudo or afritada, pancit or paella, puto and kutsinta, leche flan.
For Christmas Day dinner we eat leftovers.
by Anonymous | reply 108 | December 8, 2019 5:50 AM |
green chile stew and Navajo fry bread
by Anonymous | reply 109 | December 8, 2019 5:53 AM |
Here in Norway we celebrate the 24th, not the 25th. We have our big Christmas Dinner in the evening, around 4 or 5 pm, then we open the presents after dinner. This all happens on Christmas Eve. Christmas Day is a holy day and a public holiday, but we don't really celebrate it. All the celebrations happen on the 24, including going to church. It's the same in all of Scandinavia, the 24th is the big day here.
by Anonymous | reply 110 | December 8, 2019 8:29 AM |
A dick.
by Anonymous | reply 111 | December 8, 2019 9:01 AM |
„Shepherd‘s Pie a la Dutchie“, for which I replace the lamb with ground beef and I’ll add lots of “earthy” ingredients like mushrooms, beetroot and a hint of truffle.
by Anonymous | reply 112 | December 8, 2019 9:13 AM |
In my family, Christmas Eve was the large meal and gathering. Turkey and ham, riced potatoes and gravy, winter squash, green beans, dressing. Then exchange gifts.
Christmas morning was reserved for opening gifts delivered by Santa. Leftovers from the night before or visit other family members.
by Anonymous | reply 113 | December 8, 2019 9:32 AM |
R112 If your replace the lamb with beef it becomes Cottage Pie, that's the only real difference between them.
by Anonymous | reply 114 | December 8, 2019 11:30 AM |
Roast beef/prime rib, asparagus, scalloped potatoes. I like to make a salad with arugula, onions and blood orange to offset the savory of everything else.
When I was growing up, we’d have ham instead of beef, and the potatoes were mashed. Sometimes Brussels sprouts, too.
by Anonymous | reply 115 | December 8, 2019 11:30 AM |
"You'd like mine. I prefer a bone in butt or shank portion..."
he-he-he
He said he prefers a "bone in butt"!!!
by Anonymous | reply 116 | December 8, 2019 1:13 PM |
R114 - learnt something new there. Thanks!
by Anonymous | reply 117 | December 8, 2019 1:26 PM |
R108, Picture, description and recipe for puto kutsinto. Most recipes include lye (?)
by Anonymous | reply 118 | December 8, 2019 3:19 PM |
It's just the two of us. Christmas eve we will go to my cousins, and he will have tons of Portuguese food which I love. Christmas day I will make ribeye's on the grill, baked potatoes, salad, roasted carrots with carrot top pesto (a favorite), rolls and a nice bottle of wine.
by Anonymous | reply 119 | December 8, 2019 3:24 PM |
R118, lye water. It's used in a lot of Asian recipes and in making pretzels and bagels.
by Anonymous | reply 120 | December 8, 2019 3:34 PM |
R120, Thank you. Recipe says it's composed of baking soda and water.
by Anonymous | reply 121 | December 8, 2019 3:49 PM |
R119, Pesto made from carrot tops, a new way to use "food" normally thrown in the garbage.
by Anonymous | reply 122 | December 8, 2019 3:50 PM |
Here are the rules in my family:
Easter - Lamb and Country Ham
Thanksgiving - Turkey and Sweet Ham
Christmas - Prime Rib
by Anonymous | reply 123 | December 8, 2019 3:52 PM |
"Country ham" and prosciutto couldn't be more different. "Country ham" has way too much salt and is often inedible. Prosciutto isn't meant to be a main dish.A regular ham cooked with cloves and a nice glaze is delicious.
by Anonymous | reply 124 | December 8, 2019 4:07 PM |
R124 There are many different styles of "country ham." I don't care for the very salty style ones. But, the Smithfield type of ham, isn't too salty and is classified as a style of "country ham."
by Anonymous | reply 125 | December 8, 2019 4:09 PM |
That does sound great, R103. As I recall, Mom braises hers at low temp for 5+ hours with Dr. Pepper serving as the source of moisture and sugar glaze.
by Anonymous | reply 126 | December 8, 2019 8:06 PM |
R126 Same as mine, except I use Mexican Coke instead of Dr. Pepper.
by Anonymous | reply 127 | December 8, 2019 10:28 PM |
Whatever happens to be in the vending machines at the bathhouse.
by Anonymous | reply 128 | December 9, 2019 12:55 AM |
Not saying country ham and prosciutto are anything alike R124, just that they are both delicious - and are rarely the main course. To me, ham is much like bacon - a great component but not a great centerpiece. It's also much more difficult to source antibiotic free and pasture raised (or at least "humanely raised") pork than it is to do the same for poultry or beef. I can buy said humanely raised, antibiotic free beef and poultry from a myriad of online sources and can even find it at the better local supermarkets. Try doing that with any pork, not just ham, and it's much more difficult and disproportionately costly.
by Anonymous | reply 129 | December 9, 2019 1:07 AM |
We celebrate on Christmas Eve. We have a boiled shrimp and crab feast
by Anonymous | reply 130 | December 9, 2019 1:38 AM |
^That sounds messy.
by Anonymous | reply 131 | December 9, 2019 8:54 AM |
The shrimp is already peeled and the crab is already cracked
by Anonymous | reply 132 | December 12, 2019 12:50 AM |
Ass.
by Anonymous | reply 133 | December 12, 2019 12:56 AM |
I cook up a small turkey breast in the convection oven. I make small sides and enjoy. I love the peace and quiet (hey, I'm an introvert) of being left the hell alone.
by Anonymous | reply 134 | December 12, 2019 1:53 AM |
prime rib, mashed potatoes and wedge salad. Also, since my mother in-law is coming she's making lasagna and shepards pie.
by Anonymous | reply 135 | December 12, 2019 1:57 AM |
Why are people serving asparagus on Christmas?
Do they all live in Australia?
Asparagus is a spring vegetable - serve something seasonal.
by Anonymous | reply 136 | December 12, 2019 3:24 AM |
We're doing an Italian feast this Christmas Eve. We'll start off with an antipasto board, and then have lasagna, chickens parmigiana and piccata, meatballs, pasta, caprese salad, and homemade pizzas. And lots and lots of red wine.
by Anonymous | reply 137 | December 12, 2019 3:38 AM |
Oyster stew on Christmas Eve.
by Anonymous | reply 138 | December 12, 2019 3:45 AM |
I’m having kale salad with cumquat dressing, and 3 proteins, Amazon Prime rib, baked ham, cum basted lamb, Mac and cheese, mashed potatoes and a lemon turd pie. 🥧
by Anonymous | reply 139 | December 12, 2019 3:59 AM |
R136 They grow Asparagus and other vegetables and fruits year round in most countries now (poly tunnels etc), otherwise we'd only have tomatoes for 8 weeks in summer.
by Anonymous | reply 140 | December 12, 2019 10:41 PM |
Sauerbraten, potato balls, red cabbage, turnips, and ancillary items. Yum! Oh, and tums. Lots of tums.
by Anonymous | reply 141 | December 12, 2019 10:48 PM |
I meant to add that the surplus of vegetables grown for December/Christmas is so large in the UK that nothing (carrots, sprouts, turnips etc) costs more than 30p (40c) a pound at this time of year, potato's are less than half that. Frequently they even give all of them away free.
by Anonymous | reply 142 | December 12, 2019 10:58 PM |
Pussy
by Anonymous | reply 143 | December 12, 2019 11:05 PM |
Ours is usually pretty Thanksgiving-y.
Growing up, we had a Christmas Eve party, with family and friends, and there would always be a buffet of some kind with Pepperidge Farm Party Rye bread, a ham or beef tenderloin, and lots of appetizery things, with lots of drinks for the grown ups. It was a blast. On Christmas Day we always went to my grandmother's and had a huge family feast with ham, turkey, dressing, and a hundred other things. No one got hungry at Christmas in our family.
by Anonymous | reply 144 | December 12, 2019 11:22 PM |
R144, sounds like my family.
We also had friends coming and going throughout the two days. When we had kids, we would have one of the friends put on a Santa suit and excite the kiddies. No Christmas moose visit, though.
by Anonymous | reply 145 | December 13, 2019 9:48 PM |
granny's eggnog...whipped whites...vanilla ice cream ...nutmeg and bourbon
only day of the year granny got tipsy, but she did have the medicine cabinet full of valium.
by Anonymous | reply 146 | December 13, 2019 10:35 PM |
Oyster stew, duck, spiral ham, Brussel Sprouts, roast potatoes, plum pudding, mince pies and lots of egg nog.
by Anonymous | reply 147 | December 13, 2019 11:06 PM |
In Australia, so we have a cold Christmas lunch: seafood, ham and salads.
by Anonymous | reply 148 | December 13, 2019 11:47 PM |
Lot's of vegetables and sometimes tofurkey but it's so processed I try not to eat it every year. I go to my parents house and they have always been very accepting of my vegetarianism. The rest of my family eats turkey but not me. My mom has always made a ton of different vegetables at Christmas including my favourite mashed potatoes so it wasn't a huge deal when I stopped eating meat. We also have vegetarian stuffing and a vegetarian gravy or cheese sauce along with the turkey one.
by Anonymous | reply 149 | December 13, 2019 11:54 PM |
R136, I SAID that sometimes we have Brussels sprouts.
But we can get asparagus in December, which I do appreciate. I also eat strawberries in December.
by Anonymous | reply 150 | December 15, 2019 1:38 AM |
You are going to hell, R150.
Alice Waters told me so.
by Anonymous | reply 151 | December 15, 2019 4:44 AM |
Martini olives and Xanax
by Anonymous | reply 152 | December 15, 2019 4:58 AM |
[quote] We're doing an Italian feast this Christmas Eve. We'll start off with an antipasto board, and then have lasagna, chickens parmigiana and piccata, meatballs, pasta, caprese salad, and homemade pizzas. And lots and lots of red wine.
I thought Italian Christmas eve was the Feast of the Seven Fishes with seven different seafood dishes? Your dinner sounds good, though.
by Anonymous | reply 153 | December 15, 2019 6:27 AM |
I don't cook, because the ability-to-prepare-a-meal gene seems to be missing in me. However, my partner is an awesome cook, so every Christmas we pack up our gear and head to his mother's house, where he prepares a feast for us. His one rule is stay out of my kitchen, because he prefers to work alone. Every year is slightly different. Last year it was roast turkey, this year I understand it will be roast beef, unless he changes his mind. His side dishes are creative and delicious. He can even make brussel sprouts taste good, and that's saying a lot, as far as I'm concerned. Even when he prepares a simple meal, it's got pizazz. While he's doing his thing, his mom and I reminisce, play the piano, sing Christmas songs, etc. A good time is had by all.
by Anonymous | reply 154 | December 15, 2019 8:29 AM |
I have to make a small christmas dinner this year. Now, I am regretting it. Some things I prefer to use are already stocked out of 2 stores. But, I have to do it and now have to make adjustments. I am really too tired for problems.
by Anonymous | reply 155 | December 24, 2019 5:59 AM |
My neighbor’s Dad.
by Anonymous | reply 156 | December 24, 2019 6:12 AM |
I'm always amazed at some of you folks with your family traditions for Christmas.
My mother hated cooking, and being a hostess, but we would have over our only relatives within 200 miles: my father's aunt and her unpleasant alcoholic husband.
by Anonymous | reply 157 | December 24, 2019 3:24 PM |
Prime rib
Green beans almondine
Baked potatoes
Cherry pie and egg nog
by Anonymous | reply 158 | December 24, 2019 8:17 PM |
Dry crusts and bitter tears.
by Anonymous | reply 159 | December 24, 2019 8:42 PM |
i fucked up the stuffing/dressing, WHY?!?!? Though, the turkey and other sides were good. I am getting drunk now. It's over and the dishes are cleaned. Yay me!
Merry Christmas!
by Anonymous | reply 160 | December 26, 2019 1:09 AM |
I baked my butt off today because it’s fun and relaxing even though it’s just me. I made pepper steak and grilled Brussels Sprouts for dinner.
by Anonymous | reply 161 | December 26, 2019 1:25 AM |
R153, Italian - American here, not all families do that, particularly when Lent is coming up shortly thereafter.
by Anonymous | reply 162 | December 26, 2019 4:46 AM |
My husband is Italian, so we do the seven fishes on Christmas Eve with his father, brother, sister-in-law and niece.
Christmas Day is just with his father, but I went all out and made Beef Wellington with Bearnaise sauce, Brussels sprouts with chestnuts and baked potatoes.
by Anonymous | reply 163 | December 26, 2019 5:15 PM |