et2
TB Fanatic
Salmon ... can take it or leave it. But this ... man that makes my mouth water. Grilled yellow fin Tuna steaks are awesome !! I put that up there with fresh Lake Perch breaded and pan fried in butter
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Salmon ... can take it or leave it. But this ... man that makes my mouth water. Grilled yellow fin Tuna steaks are awesome !! I put that up there with fresh Lake Perch breaded and pan fried in butter
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
Haven't decided yet, OC wants me to make seafood paella, right now the prices are good enough that I could make that happen this year.
Cyclonemom
Veteran Member
When it's just the 4 of us, I only do an egg breakfast bake that's ready after Christmas morning church.
Then I take my Christmas nap.
Then I take my Christmas nap.
Jeff B.
Don’t let the Piss Ants get you down…
When I was a kid, we most often had poached cod, new potatoes often with turnips and creamed cabbage. We lived right on the water and were able to get cod fresh off the boat. First off, in Dallas, I'm not getting cod fresh off the boat and it'd be me, one daughter and my SIL eating it. So, no cod for me. 
Jeff B.
Jeff B.
TKO
Veteran Member
Christmas Eve: Shredded beef barbecue sandwiches. Christmas Breakfast: Homemade cinnamon rolls and sausage and egg breakfast bake. Christmas Dinner: Sirloin roast and Honey Baked ham, and homemade mashed potatoes. Wife just put in the roast order. This year, all my kids will be home with their families. First time in a while...as everyone has in-laws now. Half like beef and the other half like ham. We'll have both. The Christmas puzzle will be in full bore. Wife is busy making Christmas cookie dough, to freeze, as I type. Everyone has a different favorite in this family...so she is busy. My favorites are cream cheese cookie thumbprints, with apricot and raspberry filling, and pumpkin chocolate chip. Other faves she is making are sour cream m&m cookies, toffee crisp cookies, frosted cranberry orange drops, white chocolate lemon cookies, mint chip cookies, cherry almond chocolate chip cookies, oatmeal raisin, and coconut almond macaroon dipped in chocolate. Whew! She usually kicks us out of the house while putting the doughs together.
straightstreet
Life is better in flip flops
We do turkey and all the sides and pies on Thanksgiving. Christmas Eve DH and I snack and watch Christmas movies like National Lampoon's Christmas, Christmas Story, and Elf. The week of Christmas I make all kinds of sweet treats that only comes once a year. Those get set out on Christmas day along with a sliced ham, French bread, Hawaiian rolls and lettuce, tomato, onion, and deli cheese's for make your own sandwiches. We also serve a cheese and salami platter, shrimp dip, port wine cheese ball, cream cheese pickles, and sausage balls. Our Christmas is an all day drop in. Good food and gifts are given from us to our loved ones. I send everyone home with food and Christmas sweets. I pray everyone has a blessed Christmas!
Barry Natchitoches
Has No Life - Lives on TB
My very Italian uncle had my Aunt make a lasagne for Christmas. And this was no ordinary homemade lasagne. It was true Sicialian recipe lasagne rich with plenty of four different cheeses, plus both high quality ground beef and ground Italian sausage. And just enough garlic to make it absolute divine!
i loved hitting their home in the days after Christmas for some warmed over leftovers.
i love my mom, but all she ever fixed was Turkey. Every Christmas.
oh, how I wished it was my mom who married into a Sicilian family!
closet squirrel
Veteran Member
We do brunch for extended family Christmas Day. Quiche, french toast casserole, spiral ham, spinach salad.
Dinner is just us and the two kids and their families - Maryland crab cakes, twice baked potatoes and ceasar salad. All of this can be made the day before and easy to cook when we are ready to eat
Dinner is just us and the two kids and their families - Maryland crab cakes, twice baked potatoes and ceasar salad. All of this can be made the day before and easy to cook when we are ready to eat
aviax2
Veteran Member
We do the family get together with our kids and grands on Christmas Eve as it makes things easier on them so they can spend time with the in-laws too. DH and I usually spend Christmas Day resting up.
We generally mix things up each year since Thanksgiving is more traditional for us. Everyone has input, some years it’s been beef stew or pot roast with veggies, grilled steak with sides and lots of dessert choices. Last year the grandsons pleaded for breakfast for dinner, we did breakfast casseroles both savory and sweet, sausages links and tons of bacon, biscuits, fruit juices and fruit ciders, etc.
We decided today that beef brisket will be the star of the show this year with sides and desserts to be decided. Mac & cheese, baked beans, roasted veggies, potato salad ideas were tossed around but we’ll get it nailed down by next Sunday. Hopefully there will be enough leftovers for the two of us (or three if oldest DD decides to join us) on Christmas Day.
I don’t think we’ve ever done anything special for New Years, maybe we should join in with folks that have black eyed peas since 2020 has been a tad on the crummy side!
We generally mix things up each year since Thanksgiving is more traditional for us. Everyone has input, some years it’s been beef stew or pot roast with veggies, grilled steak with sides and lots of dessert choices. Last year the grandsons pleaded for breakfast for dinner, we did breakfast casseroles both savory and sweet, sausages links and tons of bacon, biscuits, fruit juices and fruit ciders, etc.
We decided today that beef brisket will be the star of the show this year with sides and desserts to be decided. Mac & cheese, baked beans, roasted veggies, potato salad ideas were tossed around but we’ll get it nailed down by next Sunday. Hopefully there will be enough leftovers for the two of us (or three if oldest DD decides to join us) on Christmas Day.
I don’t think we’ve ever done anything special for New Years, maybe we should join in with folks that have black eyed peas since 2020 has been a tad on the crummy side!
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That's what we do, also. It's a relief, as my mom was very OCD about holiday food, which spoiled the days to put it mildly. Now we all take good snacky food to dd's house, & sit around talking & being entertained by the grandkids. Very pleasant.
Dd & DIL started a tradition 3 years ago of Irish Thanksgiving (DH is pure Irish). DIL has two sets of parents, so by the time they get to Thanksgiving with us they're already sick of turkey. Son (who is a great cook) and DIL make farmer's pie, Guiness stew, and soda bread, Dd bakes something amazing, and we bring hors d'oeuvres. Again, very relaxing and pleasant. It's never on Thanksgiving Day, so dh & I get meals from the community dinner then for our turkey fix.
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WanderLore
Veteran Member
Big Christmas party week before Christmas Day. Ham, turkey, BBQ, stuffing and mashed taters with gravy. Sweet potatoes. Corn, baby peas, rice and rolls. Mac and cheese pie. Deviled eggs and relish tray. Maybe some chex mix?
Pumpkin, pecan, and strawberry rhubarb pie. Chocolate cake. Cookies, ice cream and there will be travel mugs with hot cocoa for the hay wagon ride. Ride will go down a half mile on dirt road and come back, complete with music and lights.
Coffee with different creamers, whip cream and chocolate syrup. Pop and lemonade. Egg nog.
Thats what I cook every year. Everyone else brings things too.
Santa (DH) will make an appearance with a gift for each child.
Will have a house full. House is decorated inside and out. This is how my grandma did it every year almost that I can remember. Its always a huge success and I love doing it. I feel its a tribute to my grandparents and my grown children and grandkids and other little ones always look forward to it.
Pumpkin, pecan, and strawberry rhubarb pie. Chocolate cake. Cookies, ice cream and there will be travel mugs with hot cocoa for the hay wagon ride. Ride will go down a half mile on dirt road and come back, complete with music and lights.
Coffee with different creamers, whip cream and chocolate syrup. Pop and lemonade. Egg nog.
Thats what I cook every year. Everyone else brings things too.
Santa (DH) will make an appearance with a gift for each child.
Will have a house full. House is decorated inside and out. This is how my grandma did it every year almost that I can remember. Its always a huge success and I love doing it. I feel its a tribute to my grandparents and my grown children and grandkids and other little ones always look forward to it.
The Traveler
Veteran Member
In '92, we were supposed to have had a traditional Christmas at my aunts house. However she came down with the flu, (not China) and the dinner was cancelled. We had left overs from Christmas eve, ham, pinto beans and cornbread. My grandparents came over to our home and my Grandmother had made a cheese potato casserole. To my recollection, it was the first time we had had it. It was beyond awesome.
This year we had Christmas and Thanksgiving combined as my son lives on the west coast now with his girlfriend and it would be the only time we would have had a chance to see them. Unfortunately, travel issues prevented them. We still had Christmas with them via skype and this year we had chicken, sausage and shrimp gumbo my wife made and Grandma's cheese potatoes. It was awesome.
As a side note, the recipe for those heart attack inducing potatoes are below:
1 bag of frozen hashbrowns (need to be thawed prior to mixing with ingredients listed below)
4 cups of shredded cheddar cheese
8 oz jar of Cheese Whiz
1 can mushroom soup
2 cups sourcream
1 stick of butter
Mix ingredients together in a 10X13 pan of your choice.
Cook at 350 until top is golden brown, apprx 1 1/4 hours.
This year we had Christmas and Thanksgiving combined as my son lives on the west coast now with his girlfriend and it would be the only time we would have had a chance to see them. Unfortunately, travel issues prevented them. We still had Christmas with them via skype and this year we had chicken, sausage and shrimp gumbo my wife made and Grandma's cheese potatoes. It was awesome.
As a side note, the recipe for those heart attack inducing potatoes are below:
1 bag of frozen hashbrowns (need to be thawed prior to mixing with ingredients listed below)
4 cups of shredded cheddar cheese
8 oz jar of Cheese Whiz
1 can mushroom soup
2 cups sourcream
1 stick of butter
Mix ingredients together in a 10X13 pan of your choice.
Cook at 350 until top is golden brown, apprx 1 1/4 hours.
John Deere Girl
Veteran Member
Christmas Eve is a charcuterie board with fruit, cheese ball and crackers, chips and dip, and cookies and fudge. Christmas Day will be ham, deep fried turkey with all the fixings, and pie. I haven't planned New Year's Eve yet.
Old Gray Mare
TB Fanatic
I'm currently thinking:
Starters: shrimp
main course: salade, glazed ham, garlic mashed potatoes, dinner rolls and peas
Desert: Pie and ice cream
Starters: shrimp
main course: salade, glazed ham, garlic mashed potatoes, dinner rolls and peas
Desert: Pie and ice cream
If you like this, you'd probably enjoy a Greek layered casserole called spanikopita. Uses spinach (I use kale), feta cheese, mozzarella (or ricota) onions, parsely. YUM!I had a work friend who used to make these -- they are delicious. I looked through quite a few recipes for it, and this one seems the closest to hers, except she used Cheddar cheese instead of mozzarella, but do what you like. They won't last long, I guarantee it. Some commenters said use a bit more salt, some said use a little nutmeg too, some said grate the cheese yourself, don't used packaged. The poster used the Parmesan on top so it browns up like the picture. See comments at link below.
Spinach "Brownies"
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Thanksgiving is "American Traditional" and Christmas Eve is "Cuban Traditional."
I fix a huge mess of pork marinaded in Naranja Agria (sour orange) and Mojo. Sides are yellow rice, black beans, a giant caldron of Spanish bean soup (garbanzo based), Cuban bread, all sorts of Spanish candies and cookies, and sometimes I even go so far as to have a salad medianoche and flan. I also have a relish tray of stuff that I've canned through the year including red hot pickles and pickled beets.
My husband is the only one left on his side (he is third generation immigrant and was a late in life whoops) but I still do this for him. And for our children so they have some connection to where that side of their genealogy is from. And my uber goober side loves it as well as his parents (my grandparents' age) were beloved members from the beginning even though they've been gone 30 years now.
Sometimes traditional isn't a bad thing.
I fix a huge mess of pork marinaded in Naranja Agria (sour orange) and Mojo. Sides are yellow rice, black beans, a giant caldron of Spanish bean soup (garbanzo based), Cuban bread, all sorts of Spanish candies and cookies, and sometimes I even go so far as to have a salad medianoche and flan. I also have a relish tray of stuff that I've canned through the year including red hot pickles and pickled beets.
My husband is the only one left on his side (he is third generation immigrant and was a late in life whoops) but I still do this for him. And for our children so they have some connection to where that side of their genealogy is from. And my uber goober side loves it as well as his parents (my grandparents' age) were beloved members from the beginning even though they've been gone 30 years now.
Sometimes traditional isn't a bad thing.
Rag, you’re a dick... 
Chicory
#KeeptheRepublic
Chicory
#KeeptheRepublic
Thanks, I'll be making this!
Seeker22
Has No Life - Lives on TB
Put popcorn shrimp in the Enchiladas and add lots of cheddar and onion. Your tastebuds will dance for hours.
I'll be making Chocolate Chess pies with coconut and pecans as well as a few cookies. Chance ate us out of homemade Peanut Butter Cinnamon puppy treats, so I'll have to cure that.
Meemur
Voice on the Prairie / FJB!
You've all given me some great ideas! I'm leaning towards either beef stew (and I'll freeze portions) or grilling a nice steak. I'll have to watch the weather. If I go with the beef stew, I'll spring for one piece of pecan pie and one piece of chocolate torte (for New Year's) plus a bottle of local rose or red wine, whichever is available at the store next time. (I have a Plan B in the freezer, already, along with several bottles of white wine in the basement.)
Granana
Deceased
For Christmas I'm doing a bone-in Cajin Prime Rib. I start marinating a couple days ahead with garlic and Slap yo' mama. Will have with baked potatoes, asparagus, salad and pecan pie.
For New Years Eve we started a tradition years ago We bought live lobsters and had a lobster race then threw them in the pot. We did that until SIL and brother started spending NYE with us. SIL freaked out at eating the lobster as she got to be friends with the lobster during the races. So we have gone to lobster tails instead. Some people spoil all the fun. New Years Day is the traditional Pork(ham) and black-eyed peas southern style. A gotta-do for my Texan.
For New Years Eve we started a tradition years ago We bought live lobsters and had a lobster race then threw them in the pot. We did that until SIL and brother started spending NYE with us. SIL freaked out at eating the lobster as she got to be friends with the lobster during the races. So we have gone to lobster tails instead. Some people spoil all the fun. New Years Day is the traditional Pork(ham) and black-eyed peas southern style. A gotta-do for my Texan.
Walrus Whisperer
Hope in chains...
I can imagine the wonderfulness of this recipe.....
Drool!
With just the three of us here there is no need to go crayzee over cooking. We will do turkey (not a whole one, just a breast or a tenderloin), corn bread dressing (made up Tuesday and frozen), sweet potato casserole (made up last week and frozen), butter beans and creamed sweet corn, home made cranberry sauce. I might make a K&W german chocolate pie for dessert given time.
Staying in town this year as we have a manufacturing implementation scheduled for Jan 1. Will be prepping programs over Christmas Weekend. With that being said, plan on picking up a Prime Rib later today. Will make scalloped potatoes, fresh green bean caserole, homemade cheesecake and pick up a pie or two. Only the 3 of us and my daughter's birtday (16th)
is on the 1st but i think i have to reschedule it due to work.
is on the 1st but i think i have to reschedule it due to work.
Ragnarok
On and On, South of Heaven
Grouchy Granny
Deceased
Christmas Eve is always up for whatever we feel like. Only real tradition is lighting the bayberry candle at sunset.
Christmas this year - YS requested "traditional", so it's glazed ham with pineapple rings and maraschino cherries, crockpot scalloped potatoes, green salad and rolls. No dessert unless I pick up a small cheesecake because we just don't eat much sweet stuff anymore.
New Years Eve - steamed spicy shrimp, brie and crackers with green ripened olives and my dad's infamous New Years Eve Cheese bread. Also another bayberry candle. Some years I do chicken wings but if there's only 2 of us may not do that this year.
New Years Day - since we have some of the D&D group coming over for board games I'm going to do my aunt's Italian Chattone (if you have egg allergies you want to steer clear - has 12 eggs in it) and maybe Artichoke Torta. Will make the Chattone on New Years Eve since it's really better cold or at room temp.
New Years Eve Cheese Bread
1 loaf Brown & Serve Bread (or do they call it Take & Bake now) or 1 unsliced loaf white bread
1/2 cube butter melted
Prepared Mustard (I use whatever is cheap) - sorry, no amount given
Poppy Seed - as many as you feel like
Minced Dehydrated Onions - as much as you want
2 pkgs sliced Swiss Cheese
Slice bread halfway down the loaf. Mix butter, mustard, poppy seed and onion until spreadable. Spread on each side of the bread slices. Insert swiss cheese slices. If you have extra butter stuff I spread it on the top of the loaf.
Bake at 350 degrees until brown or cheese is melted.
You can add cooked bacon slices with the cheese. I've also done it with Capacollo ham from my favorite Italian Deli.
Christmas this year - YS requested "traditional", so it's glazed ham with pineapple rings and maraschino cherries, crockpot scalloped potatoes, green salad and rolls. No dessert unless I pick up a small cheesecake because we just don't eat much sweet stuff anymore.
New Years Eve - steamed spicy shrimp, brie and crackers with green ripened olives and my dad's infamous New Years Eve Cheese bread. Also another bayberry candle. Some years I do chicken wings but if there's only 2 of us may not do that this year.
New Years Day - since we have some of the D&D group coming over for board games I'm going to do my aunt's Italian Chattone (if you have egg allergies you want to steer clear - has 12 eggs in it) and maybe Artichoke Torta. Will make the Chattone on New Years Eve since it's really better cold or at room temp.
New Years Eve Cheese Bread
1 loaf Brown & Serve Bread (or do they call it Take & Bake now) or 1 unsliced loaf white bread
1/2 cube butter melted
Prepared Mustard (I use whatever is cheap) - sorry, no amount given
Poppy Seed - as many as you feel like
Minced Dehydrated Onions - as much as you want
2 pkgs sliced Swiss Cheese
Slice bread halfway down the loaf. Mix butter, mustard, poppy seed and onion until spreadable. Spread on each side of the bread slices. Insert swiss cheese slices. If you have extra butter stuff I spread it on the top of the loaf.
Bake at 350 degrees until brown or cheese is melted.
You can add cooked bacon slices with the cheese. I've also done it with Capacollo ham from my favorite Italian Deli.
mzkitty
I give up.
LOL, reminds me of the time back in the early 70's when this band we all hung out with (my BF and I at the time). They wanted to throw a seafood party and one of the guys went to the fish place and came back with tons of oysters, clams, oh I don't remember what all else -- and a big lobster. So there was a large coffee table in the living room and some smart-azz put the poor lobster on the table and proceeded to blow copious amounts of weed smoke in his face. Then everybody was stoned and started making friends with the lobster. An hour or so later, nobody except my moron BF wanted to eat him. So he tosses him in the pot and eats it all by himself. *ick*
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Nearly frozen key lime pie. To die for.
Those look great, pan fry with or w/o batter or coating.
Garnish with sliced Green olives & Black olives