Subject: What is your favorite Christmas meal?
Posted by: oldstuff28
Date: Nov 28 09
My husband expected turkey because his family always had turkey. The easiest Christmas ever was when I had beef tenderloin for the first time. There was no slaving over all sorts of different side dishes like Thanksgiving has. Fast, easy and delicious. One year we had goose with our turkey and that was delicious. They are so expensive, though!
Posted by: oldstuff28
Date: Nov 28 09
My husband expected turkey because his family always had turkey. The easiest Christmas ever was when I had beef tenderloin for the first time. There was no slaving over all sorts of different side dishes like Thanksgiving has. Fast, easy and delicious. One year we had goose with our turkey and that was delicious. They are so expensive, though!
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tezza1551 
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BBQ.. lots of salads all made either the night before or early that morning: potato, coleslaw and several others. For dessert, if we have heaps of kids coming, I make a big bowl of rainbow jelly (or"jello" as they call it in the USA), fresh fruit salad and ice cream, or a homemade frozen Xmas pudding. Then just hope and pray the day is not TOO hot ! Reply #1. Nov 28 09, 4:24 PM |
sasha67
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Since Im of Italian heritage Chritmas Eve we have seafood,I make mussels, seafood salad(shrimp,conch,octopus,fennel and lots of lemon) I also make crab legs and lobster fra diavlo. On Christmas Day I just usually make a ham with orange and clove rub and some baked sweet potatoes and a salad. Reply #2. Nov 28 09, 9:33 PM |
Cymruambyth
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Dinner, of course - the traditional turkey with sage and onion stuffing, Christmas pud - the works. I also enjoy the traditional French-Canadian feast after Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve when tortiere is served. Tortiere is a Quebecois specialty - it's a meat pie that surpasses all other meat pies. Reply #3. Nov 28 09, 9:53 PM |
blindcat78
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In my family, we exchanged gifts with one other on Christmas Eve. So on Christmas Eve we usually have a couple of sandwich trays, a couple of relish trays, chips & dips, as well as lots of cookies. Since my sister has her own family now, my mom & I spend Christmas Day by ourselves. We usually make large platters of nachos! Reply #4. Dec 10 09, 10:58 PM |
number_6
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Yep with you on that one Cymruambyth, hope you can get Paxo in Canada though! and do far too many veg to make a bubble and squeak with the leftovers :) Reply #5. Dec 29 09, 1:23 PM |
honeybee4
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We have the traditional meal, but one of my daughter's-in-law always goes to her mother's house where she and her twin sister, grandmother, and mother all get together and make ravioli for christmas. She is from a big Italian family. Reply #6. Dec 29 09, 2:17 PM |
jolana
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It´s not my favourite, but according to the tradition we start with honey wafers, then roasted carp and potato salad and we finish with fresh fruit salad. Reply #7. Dec 29 09, 4:44 PM |
| guitargoddess
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We go very traditional - turkey, stuffing, potatoes, a veg (usually broccoli, but I did green beans this year), gravy, rolls.. and my dad did cranberries this year because he had some left over from a coffee cake he made for a bake sale. Can't say I'll miss them if we never have cranberries again. Blech. The rest of my extended family usually eats at my grandmother's house, and she makes the same meal, plus a homemade lasagna. Reply #8. Dec 29 09, 5:34 PM |
lesley153
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Jolana, is there some symbolism attached to the honey wafers? Reply #9. Dec 29 09, 7:26 PM |
dj168
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Well I had Honeybaked ham, lumpia, noodles and other stuff. Wouldn't say this is my favorite but its good enough I guess. Reply #10. Dec 29 09, 7:54 PM |
| jolana
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Lesley, I don´t know, my mum introduced it several years ago, when she decided that she is a Christian. We all hate it but with some respect to her we eat it like humble good children. I asked her once why we do it and she made a face of a saint and said nothing. Last year I made a comment in front of her that in fact I don´t like carp and as she gets the carp she took it personnaly and didn´t come and we had a honey-wafer-free Christmas. Mums can be difficult sometimes. Reply #11. Dec 29 09, 8:43 PM |
vatoloco90
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Man for Christmas I eat some Tamales that we buy down our block and then drink beer all night long. Reply #12. Jul 27 10, 1:28 PM |
spamster101
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These Christmas bars my Grandma makes. Reply #13. Jul 29 10, 1:07 PM |
Shiningstar7
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Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatos, gravy, cranberries and pumpkin pie for dessert, much like Thanksgiving dinner, which it is a time for giving thanks any way. Reply #14. Aug 20 10, 7:37 PM |
tom_1
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Ham, Oyster stew, boiled shrimp, deviled eggs, a very spicy cranberry relish, several fruit and veggie salads, and sometimes a game pate (loaf) (if I got a deer). We make it buffet style with relatives, friends, and neighbors welcomed. Tom Reply #15. Aug 26 10, 6:48 PM |
dopple44
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Being vegetarian I have tried many meat substitutes, and honestly, the dinner is gorgeous. There are two substitutes that I like: one is called "Tofurkey" (!) which looks like a joint of meat, and you slice it like turkey: http://www.tofurky.com/tofurkyproducts/holiday_products.html My favorite though, is a meat substitute made by "Gardein". They do loads of great stuff, like 'chicken' in breadcrumbs and so on, but this link is to their 'chicken kievs', and they have different stuffings in them. For Christmas and Thanksgiving, they have cranberry stuffing in them. They are delicious, and I have given them to many people who didn't realize it wasn't meat :) http://www.gardein.com/products.php?t=fresh&p=7 Both items can usually be bought from Whole Foods. Reply #16. Sep 05 10, 2:03 PM |
AlexxSchneider
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I have roast chicken, with roast potatoes and sausage casserole. My dad wants a turkey this year, so I guess we'll be having that. One year he bought duck, and wished he hadn't! Two of my sisters usually buy something from the Chinese takeaway, as they're not fans of the traditional roast. Reply #17. Dec 02 10, 5:29 AM |
| callie_ross
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I don't celebrate Christmas anymore, but my parents use to make a nice ham dinner every year. Occasionally we'd have turkey but it was usually ham. Reply #18. Dec 02 10, 5:44 AM |
| schuhmacher
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Back when I ate meat I loved to eat the turkey, but now I can only eat the mashed potatoes and all the other delicious sides that various members of my family bring to our holiday get togethers. Reply #19. Dec 05 10, 1:43 AM |
ElusiveDream
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Top 5 things you can't have Christmas dinner without: 1. Your friends & family. 2. Roast chicken or turkey. 3. Brussell sprouts (though most people hate them). 4. Roast potatoes. 5. Garlic bread. Reply #20. Jul 29 12, 10:51 PM |
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