So Whats for Christmas Dinner Everyone?

Staying home for x-mas. No relatives left out of town. Both sets of grandparents have died so no need to travel out of state any longer plus the price of gas is CRAZYYYYYYYYYYYYYY.

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Staying home, not sure what's for dinner. Probably the usual ham with all the trimmings. Or at least some of the trimmings. Depends on if the older two kids get jobs by then.

You beat me to the punch on this one Luke! :lol: :wink:

Glad to hear you might be able to make it home for Christmas.

My menu is still unknown as of right now.

Going to my mother in laws. We usualy eat Mexican for Christmas!

Not sure yet, but I'm sure it will be yummy.

I'm spending the week at my TJ's house in PA...He is a terrific cook.

I will, however, be in charge of getting pies from the amish restaurant in my town. Last time I went out there, I didn't bring any pies and everyone in the house was crushed.

Ah yes, Christmas tamales. I am not going to my in-laws in LA this year so I wont get suckered into making those for hours.

Well it depends on whose house we are at...my daughter says we are welcome to come there but she will not cook and says she'll order pizza. I will probably help her fix something else..maybe steaks on the grill..had that last year it was great!

Laura, we did shishkabobs last year and they were awsome. Steaks sound good....I will have to think of our menu...everyone always comes here...I know Christmas Eve will be lasagana, spaghetti and clam sauce, suffed shells and possibly manicotti. Depends on how industrious I feel....Christmas Day is my MIL's meal!!

this xmas i told my family that we are going to put some food on the grill. they thought i was crazy because the weather may be cold. i told them that we don't have to stand outside and watch the food, just leave the back door open. the grill is right outside the door on the deck. the everyone agreed that we will grill out. just the thought of more dressing and ham and all that other food made us gag. :D

I am looking forward to going over to my sisters house, that is where we all go. Mom has done her share for God and country. I love going to my sisters house. It is so pretty, and big yard. We all have a good time. I live so far away from my family that the time goes by so quick before I have to leave. I am looking forward to the traditional dinner and my family. Sounds like the gang here is going to have a good time seeing their family and all the great food, sounds great. Merry Christmas!

I'm not sure, but we may be doing Thanksgiving at Christmas since mom was in the hospital!! Still have all the stuff I bought for Thanksgiving! I am really looking forward to turkey and ham- had a lousy hamburger in the hospital cafeteria that day :P Although, I think I am going to Roxys for Christmas Eve dinner- my type of food!!..karen

Well we will be up at the cabin again. Hubby gets a black forest ham from work and we will be having that. Don't know what else. I may cook something over the fire (if it's not snowing lol) The family will be getting together a week before Christmas because thats my daughters 18th birthday so we will do the family thing then. But it will be just hubby, the kids and me up at the cabin :) I am thinking I may be up there for a week :) there is a plant shut down for the week of Christmas so I won't have to come back home till New Years Day :)

I'm coming with you- I need a break :lol: karen

Staying home for christmas with our neighbors. We always cook our spanish cuisine we roast a pig in the backyard, rice, black beans, cassava, salad, cuban bread and of course can't forget the coronas. I wish all of you a Merry Christmas!

Sounds great Katelyn. I love spanish food.

Yum!! I love roast pig- had one this summer-nothing better!!..karen

You guys are more then welcome to come down to Miami and eat some roasted Pig! I honestly prefer a honey baked ham but my husband always prefers the pig.

omg, cabins and pig roasts, it all sounds so good.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO OUR FANTASTIC MEMBERS OF THIS FORUM.
LUKE I'M THINKING IN CHRISTMAS ALREADY AND I WISH I WAS NEAR MY FAMILY EITHER.
MY THANKSGIVING DINNER WILL BE TURKEY AGAIN.
BOSS KAREN I BOUGHT THREE (3)TURKEYS HERE.
THE THIRD TURKEY WILL BE IN NEW YEAR.
WE LOVE TURKEY HERE.
LADYBUG I THINK WE NOT BE ALONE THIS CHRISTMAS BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY GREAT FRIENDS IN THIS GREAT FORUM AND I BET MIKE WILL INVITED ALL OF US TO MAKE A CHRISTMAS PARTY IN debt consolidation CARE FORUM.

I would like to go to FYI's! I've already seen signs around here saying "order your tamales for Christmas now".

Wow! All these different types of dinners! I guess I'm so used to having the "traditional" dinner, it never even crossed my mind to have mexican or spanish or anything like that! That sounds great! And to cook out on the grill? Holy cow! I'd freeze to death! :lol: I like puddle's idea of the cabin. And roxy's idea of the italian (did I spell that right?) dinner on Christmas Eve! And then mexican on Christmas Day! Can I just make my rounds with all you guys???? :lol:

There is always room for one,or two ro three......more. :wink:

Sounds like Ham can't compare to what the rest is having. But usually the family cooks ham that day. One family member will make some homemade noodles which is awesome.

Christmas Eve we spend with my mother-in-law. Since its just me, Jim & her we usually go to Red Lobster and get lobster. We are going to do that again this year, but I can't have lobster...but they make a good steak at ours, so I'll have meat!

Then Christmas Day is at my mom's. It's Dad, Mom, my sister & her roommate, my other sister & her fiance, me & Jim. We'll have baked chicken, stuffing, beans, veggies, mashed potato. Mom covers the chicken in marmalade & bakes it. Makes a nice crispy/gooey coating. Then for desert we'll have ice-cream or cake. I'm simple-happy with a bowl of ice cream!

Mine would be Devils Curry, Turkey, Roasted Beef Sheperd's Pie and Christmas Pudding and a bottle of whisky :)

P.S Have you heard of Devil's curry?

What is Devils Curry?

Devil's curry (also known as curry debal in Kristang or curry devil) is a very spicy curry flavoured with candlenuts, galangal and vinegar from the Eurasian Kristang (Crist????o) culinary tradition in Singapore and Malacca, Malaysia. It is often served during Christmas and on other special occasions.

Kristang cuisine blends the cuisines of Southeast Asia with western cuisine inherited from Portuguese colonial rulers. Other popular Kristang dishes include curry feng, Eurasian smore (a beef stew), and sugee cake.

I do like curry????????s
We will be going to my Dad????????s. He has this un-named aliment that left him unable to get around and now he has trouble chewing and swallowing. So I????????m looking for ideas for soft foods, while still making it festive.

I have always wanted to do the Seven Fishes like the Italians do on Christmas eve but there has always been one person who hates fish. This year it might just be the two of us so I might make a Cioppino on Christmas Eve. And probably a Ham on Christmas. Cash permitting!

I must live in a cave! I haven't even heard of a lot of this stuff you guys are talking about! I sure does sound good though! :D

Lawn-Good to see you- I ahve been worried about you!! Tania- we still have 3 turkeys in our freezer-I think we are doing our "Thanksgiving: this weekend- didn't get to because of mom in hospital--heaven knows what we are doing for Christmas :lol: But I think I want lobster :lol: I'll just visit all of you and have a little of everything!!Karen

I grew up with the traditional meal, ham and all the trimmings. But when I moved to England and spent my first Christmas there, I got introduced to Christmas pudding with white sauce.... Yum! Brussel Sprouts seem to be a traditional part of the meal, and I used to HATE them.......but have learned to tolerate them.

Now that we're back in the US, I was hoping that my in-laws would send us a Christmas pudding, but no such luck.