Thread: What is on your Christmas Menu this year?

Hi all! Mom and dad are coming today and leaving Christmas day so we are going to make a ham with fixin's for dinner tonight. Christmas Eve we will take them out to dinner. Still not decided on our Christmas Day dinner since they are not going to be here..... so what are you all having?

On Christmas Day I go to my great aunt's house for lunch. She has a traditional Indonesian feast. This consists of "yellow rice" which is rice made w/tumeric, and different meats--fried chicken, beef, and pork; gado-gado which is a salad of steamed cabbage, green beans, and bean sprouts served with peanut sauce and shrimp chips. There are a bunch of other sides too but those are the main dishes. Indonesian food can be very spicy and is very flavorful. It's one of my favorite foods so i'm really looking forward to the lunch!

I don't think I'll be having anything special on Christmas Eve since I have to work that day but I did buy a 12lb turkey so I might roast that on the day after Xmas!

for Christmas eve, I'll make traditional sea food dinner, lot's of snow crab legs, and twice stuffed potato. good desert, like ambrosia and then some egg nog for a little later, with some Captin Morgan spiced rum

For Christmas Day I either do a standing rib roast or a Lasagna and fresh bread

Wow! We did nothing fancy. Was too busy so went with meatball sandwiches along side of Philly sandwiches, Crock pot style this year.

Ohhh Jenn, that sounds good too though!

Pfffft. I was on strike this year for Christmas. My younger child moved off to College in August, so I've been suffering Empty Nest syndrome. No lights, no tree, no nuthin' this year for me. <whine, whimper, grumble>

So Scrooge (me) and Dear Hubby went to my Father's home on Christmas Day and joined them for their feast. I must say that my Father is a world-class BBQ and Smoker - so his menu was:
Smoked Short Ribs, Smoked Ham, and Smoked Turkey, with greenbeans and new potatoes, Ceasar salad, fresh biscuits, and the family recipe for Pecan Pie! (Our family had a patent on pecans years ago.)

Originally Posted by TraciInTexas

Pfffft. I was on strike this year for Christmas. My younger child moved off to College in August, so I've been suffering Empty Nest syndrome. No lights, no tree, no nuthin' this year for me. <whine, whimper, grumble>

So Scrooge (me) and Dear Hubby went to my Father's home on Christmas Day and joined them for their feast. I must say that my Father is a world-class BBQ and Smoker - so his menu was:
Smoked Short Ribs, Smoked Ham, and Smoked Turkey, with greenbeans and new potatoes, Ceasar salad, fresh biscuits, and the family recipe for Pecan Pie! (Our family had a patent on pecans years ago.)

That sounds awesome! I have a smoker that just sits there. I am afraid of ruining meat, the most expensive part of the meal. Lol