[Stoofa]

What are you eating during the Christmas season? (Or whatever Winter holiday you celebrate! As long as there's FOOD.)

For Christmas Eve dinner I'm going to have a very Nova Scotian feast of scallops, mussels, and lobster.

For Christmas dinner I *think* we might be going to a Christmas buffet. We went last year and there was seafood chowder and halibut as well as a traditional turkey dinner and sides. The real draw for me was the dessert table, which was amazing. I'd never had Baked Alaska before and now it's my favourite.

I'm also going to make a gingerbread, a lemon tart, and a hot apple pudding for various Christmas celebrations. On Boxing Day I will make boiled dinner with ham.

I have to make a food gift for secret santa at work this year but I don't know what to make. Ideas? I think I'd like to make a cake or squares of some sort.

[bulldog]

All of that sounds yummy . We will have about the same foods as we are having at Thanksgiving. We are having

Dressing and gravy
biscuits
green been casserole
green beans
corn
home - made mashed potatoes
sweet potatoes casserole
Ham
roast
chicken and dumplings


The desserts

Sweet potatoes cheesecake
Key lime cheesecake
Mississippi Mud
Pecan pie

[Jelena]

Originally Posted by Stoofa

For Christmas Eve dinner I'm going to have a very Nova Scotian feast of scallops, mussels, and lobster.

A seafood Christmas Eve dinner sound yummy! I think I have to learn more about Nova Scotia having a Toller and all.

Originally Posted by bulldog

The desserts
Mississippi Mud

What is Missisippi Mud?

Pecan pie

Oh, you're killing me.....

Usually, at our house a Christmas Eve dinner is a smorgasboard:
gravlax
smoked salmon
Vendace roe (expr?)
ham
meatballs
lots of different pickled herring
Jansson's Temptation (trad. Swedish dish)
sausages
and more.....

But this year we'll have Paella for Christmas Eve since we'll be on the island of Gran Canaria during Christmas holidays.

[Squinky]

Five years ago, I went to Cancun for Christmas and got to have these big, huge, succulent prawns for Christmas Eve dinner. Almost made up for the fact that I lost my luggage and got sick on that trip...

I don't know what I'll be eating this year, but considering that I'll likely be at home and practically everything my dad cooks tastes awesome, I look forward to it.

[bulldog]

Originally Posted by Jelena

What is Mississippi Mud?

Ok Jelena, I will try and find a pic for you but I will tell you about it.

Ok, you use a box of chocolate cake mix cook like box says too. Then you use one can of coke and 1 chocolate bar and melt. Once that is done pour that mixture over the cake, sprinkle pecans and marshmallows on the tops of that. Cover and leave out overnight. The coke mixture will melt into the cake and it is awesome.

[Jelena]

Originally Posted by bulldog

Ok Jelena, I will try and find a pic for you but I will tell you about it.

Ok, you use a box of chocolate cake mix cook like box says too. Then you use one can of coke and 1 chocolate bar and melt. Once that is done pour that mixture over the cake, sprinkle pecans and marshmallows on the tops of that. Cover and leave out overnight. The coke mixture will melt into the cake and it is awesome.

Sounds great! What kind of chocolate bar do you use? One of those with 70% cacao?

[bulldog]

we use something like a Heresy’s Bar or Semi - Sweet Chocolate chips. It just needs to be semi sweet.

[Stoofa]

Originally Posted by bulldog

Ok Jelena, I will try and find a pic for you but I will tell you about it.

Ok, you use a box of chocolate cake mix cook like box says too. Then you use one can of coke and 1 chocolate bar and melt. Once that is done pour that mixture over the cake, sprinkle pecans and marshmallows on the tops of that. Cover and leave out overnight. The coke mixture will melt into the cake and it is awesome.

That is so weird. You guys and your coca cola.

What's a green bean casserole exactly? I know it has canned onions in it but the rest is a mystery to me.

[Melanie68]

This: http://southernfood.about.com/od/sid...r/bl81114g.htm

It's actually pretty good. My mom used to make a variant for dinner once in a while only it had hamburger, followed by the green bean/mushroom soup mix then tater tots layered on top and baked. I loved it. *slightly embarassed*

It wasn't the paragon of healthy eating but when I grew up (70's and 80's), there wasn't this gourmet/organic/exotic food availablilty that you have now.

[Giligan]

Originally Posted by Jelena

What is Missisippi Mud?

Schwan's food carries a Missisippi Mud Pie ice cream sandwich, which contains among other things nuts, and gooey chocolate. Absolutely excellent.


Have I mentioned that I also have a weakness for Boiled Custard? Unfortunately, you can only get it at this season, which is highly inconvenient.

[Atlantis]

I'll just be tucking into murray.. mmm pure bone... *cough*

Naw, I d k really, we just have a basic roast for lunch on Christmas day then boil up a a gammon and have cheese and festive nibblies and things for dinner and that will continue to boxing day. ^^

[rlpw]

Gil was whinning
Have I mentioned that I also have a weakness for Boiled Custard? Unfortunately, you can only get it at this season, which is highly inconvenient.

Cook it yourself bro!!!

Boiled Custard

[lumi]

Originally Posted by Stoofa

For Christmas Eve dinner I'm going to have a very Nova Scotian feast of scallops, mussels, and lobster.

Sounds good, but unfortunately I'm allergic to all that.

[Giligan]

Originally Posted by rlpw

Cook it yourself bro!!!

Boiled Custard

You do realize that it wouldn't have that commercially-manufactured taste to it. It's like comparing homemade pizza to Godfather's Pizza.

And yes, I am "whinning" this argument.

[Jatsie]

Give me a bottle of Advocaat and I'm happy.

[Jelena]

Originally Posted by Jat316sob

Give me a bottle of Advocaat and I'm happy.

After a whole bottle of Advocaat you won't be happy. At least if you've finished it in one evening.

[Lucien21]

My sister got a Turkey from one of the local farms. So my Brother in Law will de-feather etc it.

So we usually have

Scottish Broth Soup

Prawn Cocktail

Turkey with Stuffing
Brussell Sprouts
Carrots
Roast Potatoes
Gravy
Chipolata saugages

Probably Some kind of dessert like Vienneta or cheesecake.

All washed down with some wine and good company.

[Jazhara7]

We usually have Raclette (just on a raclette grill, I'm afraid. My father always says that real raclette is to be made with half a wheel of cheese in front of the fireplace, and you need a special rack to hold the half wheel of cheese. I asked him to bring one of those racks from Switzerland, but since he didn't, we're still using the raclette grill. He has no right to complain if he doesn't bring us the rack, after all) and Fondue Chinoise (sometimes also Cheese Fondue) for Christmas. On second Christmas day we last ordered a grilled goose and red cabbage, as well as Klöße (so called "raw" ones. But of course they are cooked, like all types of Kloß. We usually make our owns too, because they get rubbery if left standing even for a bit). On the third we visit the family, where we eat goose once again.



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[Melanie68]

I'm not sure what I'm having for Christmas. Since turkey is consumed on Thanksgiving, we typically have something different. I wouldn't mind some turkey - I didn't get any this year.

My mom (who has no Italian heritage whatsoever) makes a really good spaghetti sauce. We've had sphagetti in the past with a really good green salad and garlic bread. This big meal is consumed on Christmas eve followed by the obligatory clean up before we open presents (yes we do presents on Christmas eve).

I'll find out what we're having when I get there.

[tabacco]

I think we're doing a ham, cheddar scalloped potatoes, and a vegetable dish to be named later, plus some more sides, although the sides haven't really been decided on yet. I kind of want to to a green bean thing with bacon and onions, if you know the dish I'm talking about

If I have the energy, I wouldn't mind making some wheat bread either. That might not happen once allt he other cooking is underway though