what do you eat on the holidays?

Alyssa · Guru

what do you eat on the holidays?

Robin · Guru

We don't usually do anything special food-wise on Christmas Eve. But we always have ham--my favorite!--and turkey for Christmas dinner. Pretty much the same stuff as on Thanksgiving.

And my mom always does a brunch or a breakfast-for-dinner when we celebrate Christmas with her. This year, we're doing that celebration tomorrow (Tuesday) evening because that was when everyone was available. We'll have bacon, scrambled eggs, biscuits, waffles, and fruit. Maybe a hashbrown casserole or something, too?

CoffeeQueen · Guru

We do the all white Christmas Eve. We have whitefish, pierogi, homemade mac and cheese, salmon patties, Herring (puke), and then all the appetizers, desserts, etc.

Christmas morning we do a breakfast with my family and do usually some type of egg bake dish and kielbasa.

Then Christmas day is usually a ham, shrimp, and whatever side dishes people bring. Usually things like green bean casserole, cheesy potatoes, salad, appetizers. Nothing fancy.

Jennie · Guru

This is my first time hosting a family Christmas and even though it'll be DH, myself, Colin, Addy, and my in-laws its a lot of people that I've never had to feed before so....

It'll be turkey stuffed with something. I'm going to *try* and do a homemade stuffing, mashed sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, homemade sourdough rolls (which reminds me that I *need* to get my sourdough starter done tonight), and probably a cheesecake for dessert. I don't feel like pumpkin.

DH's mom is polish descent (second gen, i think. or third at the farthest) and his dad is french descent (dunno but they can trace their lineage all the way back to charlemagne (sp?))so I'd love to incorporate traditions from both their backgrounds but I'm way too lazy to expend the energy to research. Such a good daughter-in-law.

Cuppycake · Guru

Our menu doesn't have a whole lot of yearly repeats... although we almost always have country fried venison on Christmas eve (but probably not this year, because I don't think anyone got a deer) and ham on Christmas day. We're starting a new tradition this year with Joe's mom, and I hope it doesn't involve ham or turkey. I'm kinda holiday meated out, already, lol.

We really get into desserts and appetizers in my family... party bread, pecan tarts, a zillion cookies and dips.

Corey · Guru

we go to my sisters for xmas eve and she always goes totally overboard with the food--all apps/desserts--usually there is calzones, wings, meatballs, veggies and dip, other assorted dips/chips, mini cheesecakes, macaroons, chocolate dipped pretzels, shirley temples, etc etc...

i host xmas day dinner for my in-laws--we are having
smoked turkey
lasagna
rolls
carrots
green beans
potato casserole
candied acorn squash
cranberry sauce
cheese & crackers
chocolate cream pie
fudge
devils food cake with andes candy topping
chesecake
i will probably make a few appetizer things also

Lizzy · Guru

Corey wrote:

we go to my sisters for xmas eve and she always goes totally overboard with the food--all apps/desserts--usually there is calzones, wings, meatballs, veggies and dip, other assorted dips/chips, mini cheesecakes, macaroons, chocolate dipped pretzels, shirley temples, etc etc...

i host xmas day dinner for my in-laws--we are having
smoked turkey
lasagna
rolls
carrots
green beans
potato casserole
candied acorn squash
cranberry sauce
cheese & crackers
chocolate cream pie
fudge
devils food cake with andes candy topping
chesecake
i will probably make a few appetizer things also

this makes me lol....i have so many boxes of crackers that I got for practically free..I am so looking forward to hosting Christmas dinner so I can use them up biggrin

Lizzy · Guru

I haven't planned our entire Christmas dinner yet, but I know we are having Turkey and Ham.

I want to make stuffing, but I have never made it before, so Idk. We are basically having the same stuff as Thanksgiving, ie. turkey, mashed potatos, green beans, rolls, salad.

Juanita · Guru

Robin wrote:

We don't usually do anything special food-wise on Christmas Eve. But we always have ham--my favorite!--and turkey for Christmas dinner. Pretty much the same stuff as on Thanksgiving.

And my mom always does a brunch or a breakfast-for-dinner when we celebrate Christmas with her. This year, we're doing that celebration tomorrow (Tuesday) evening because that was when everyone was available. We'll have bacon, scrambled eggs, biscuits, waffles, and fruit. Maybe a hashbrown casserole or something, too?

our menu is pretty much the same as thanksgiving too.

Christmas eve we just snack on sandwhiches, chips and dips and stuff like that

a_mastermom · Guru

Christmas Eve is at my Aunt's - we usually start with cheese and crackers, spinach dip, clam dip, stuffed mushrooms, sausage bread...and then on to linguini and clam sauce, fillet of sole, baked ziti, and chicken parm.

Christmas day is at my house - cheese and crackers, pepperoni and other Italian odds and ends, another clam dip, shrimp cocktail, deviled eggs...then lasaga, spiral ham, mashed potatoes, sweet potato pie, string bean casserole, dinner rolls...finally Christmas cupcakes, apple pie, chocolate pretzels, brownies, and a Carvel cake for Jake's birthday.

Crap, I gained 20 lbs just thinking about it!

Alyssa · Guru

I love hearing what other people serve. My family was so traditional Italian, we would never do a ham. Roast beef or chicken, yes. Ham, hells no.

My cousin is spending her first holiday with her inlaws and she called me up disgusted by what they eat. What is wrong with them? she asked. Clearly she's lead a sheltered life if she thinks everyone eats the same thing.

CoffeeQueen · Guru

Alyssa wrote:

I love hearing what other people serve. My family was so traditional Italian, we would never do a ham. Roast beef or chicken, yes. Ham, hells no.

My cousin is spending her first holiday with her inlaws and she called me up disgusted by what they eat. What is wrong with them? she asked. Clearly she's lead a sheltered life if she thinks everyone eats the same thing.

I am thinking of converting to Italian. I am drooling hearing of those that are Italian and what they eat. My friend is doing linguinie and clam sauce and I love her recipe. I think I am inspired to make something like this for Christmas and bring it instead of a side dish.

supergrover · Guru

We started a new tradition last year that I love. We do take out Chinese on Christmas Eve. No cooking, no prep, no dishes. Instead we focus on making Santa cookies, and reindeer food. We relax, read the Grinch...no thought goes into food at all.

Christmas day will be basically Thanksgiving one month later. Large turkey, stuffing, Potatoes (baked instead of mashed), corn, cheese and crackers. Dessert is angel food cake and strawberries and fruit salad.

Ooohh... but we are trying something new for Christmas breakfast this year. I am making snowman pancakes. We will see how they come out or if they are too much work :)

Chrissie · Guru

We eat out on Christmas eve. On Christmas day my mom usually makes a ham(yuck) she's also making a turky this year. I will probably make the mashed potatoes and rolls to bring. We'll also have cookies and carrot cake.

We don't go overboard on the food!

kdrew · Guru

We've had a tradition since we were first living together to have cornish game hen, salad, and garlic mashed potatoes on Christmas Eve.

Then, on Christmas we go to my mom's side of the family and have potluck Mexican food which is funny because it's not even my Mexican side of the family.

kdrew · Guru

a_mastermom wrote:

Christmas Eve is at my Aunt's - we usually start with cheese and crackers, spinach dip, clam dip, stuffed mushrooms, sausage bread...and then on to linguini and clam sauce, fillet of sole, baked ziti, and chicken parm.

Christmas day is at my house - cheese and crackers, pepperoni and other Italian odds and ends, another clam dip, shrimp cocktail, deviled eggs...then lasaga, spiral ham, mashed potatoes, sweet potato pie, string bean casserole, dinner rolls...finally Christmas cupcakes, apple pie, chocolate pretzels, brownies, and a Carvel cake for Jake's birthday.

Crap, I gained 20 lbs just thinking about it!

Why oh why didn't I marry an Italian guy!?

Yum!

Sonya · Guru

We're all about the food on Christmas!

Christmas Eve: mike's parents host

Tortierre (meat pie), salad, appetizers (smoked salmon, artichoke heart dip, cheese ball), bread, sweets, cider

Christmas morning: our house
Quiche i think

Christmas Day: Mike's parents
Full turkey dinner (just like thanksgiving dinner) and sweets for dessert

Christmas night: my moms (our traditional christmas eve dinner moved one day forward)
lobster and grilled steak, potato salad

Boxing day: breakfast (my moms)
leftover lobster, french toast

Sunday: My moms
Christmas dinner - full turkey dinner

I think I should start fasting. Goodness, I'm sick just thinking of all that food.

Then on the 29th we're going to mike's bosses house. He's a gourmet so who knows what yumminess we'll eat.

muffy · Guru

its complicated LOL!

24th and 25th we have berts parents and my bro, sil and thor. then on the 26th and 27th, we add an additional family - berts cousin, his wife and their daughter who is ceciles age.

bert arranged all the menu's and is doing all the cooking except desserts. before each main meal, we serve champagne and hors d'oeuvres - i have about a dozen stuff prepared but i dont know what is being served before each meal yet. including: home cured salmon with blinis, asian wings, pot stickers, mini hot ham and cheese bites, homemade french onion dip, eggplant caviar, quesadillas, ham in puffed pastry, hot white bean and sun dried tomato dip, gosh there is more can't remember off the top of my head LOL.

24th lunch - we always eat at the outdoor christmas market - potato pancakes and applesauce, sausages, spiced hot wine, sweet crepes etc.

24th dinner - champagne and hors d'oeuvres, scallops to start, a fancy version of shepherds pie for main (with cheek and butt of beef slow cooked with black truffles and potato puree with black truffles, glazed carrots and turnips and other root veggies, a mache salad (like watercress), traditional "buche de noel" cakes (cakes looking like logs LOL)

25th breakfast - cinnamon rolls (alton browns recipe - you make the night before!) and alsatian apple cake.

25th lunch - champagne and hors d'oeuvres, beets roasted in a salt crust served with aged balsamic to start, roasted chapon (fancy chicken) with gratin of blets (a green veg like chinese cabbage) and celery root with chestnuts, carrots and bacon. dessert - salted butter caramel and chocolate ganache tarte with fleur de sel.

25th dinner - homemade chicken noodle soup

26th breakfast - pancakes and bacon

26th lunch - easy spaghetti with many sauces (fresh tomato and basil, ham and cream, pesto homemade, broccoli and bacon, eggplant tomato) - serve yourself.

26th dinner - champagne and hors d'oeuvres, french pumpkin (like acorn squash) soup with thyme gruyere toasts to start, ham roasted with maple syrup glaze, baked macaroni with 3 cheeses, sauteed green cabbage with juniper berries. dessert - cheesecake with red fruits.

27th breakfast - eggs, sausage, rosti potato

27th lunch - still more hors d'oeuvres *sigh* boiled poularde de bresse (another fancy chicken) served with a cream sauce, rice pilaf, sauteed carrots, fennel and snow peas. dessert - apple pie.

then everyone leaves my house and i lay down for the next few days and rest!

muffy · Guru

and you should see the massive shopping list bert handed to me tonight! lmao.

i am taking timmy with me as there is no way i can manage it myself 8 mos preggo.

sbucking · Guru

Christmas Eve is our formal dinner. Ham, creamed corn, Swedish meatballs, leftsa, apple salad....

Christmas Day just depends on where we go and who is there.

Can't wait!!!