What is your traditional holiday meal?

[Bear]

What is your traditional holiday meal? Do you eat the same things consistently from year-to-year? EVer eat something weird for you?

I suppose that most people eat Turkey, or Ham for Christmas dinner; but we never do. My family is Sicilian (although I'm not, myself), and believe in preparing the traditional "fish dinner" for Christmas Eve; and have lasagna on Christmas night.

Personally, I don't eat much lobster; but I would like to know your thoughts? A turkey to me would be a Thanksgiving do-over. Ham sounds kind of good.

What do Veggies do? Your thoughts. Does your family have something prepared for you on the side?

I don't like artichokes much either...

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[StoneGold]

Bread made from the blood of Christian babies.

[K'Nort]

Prime rib.

Everything else varies.

[i_mmmchocolate]

-roast pork (shoulder)
-mangú
-small pot of rice & gandules (pigeon peas)
-greens
-yorkshire pudding

[K'Nort]

-roast pork (shoulder)
-mangú
-small pot of rice & gandules (pigeon peas)
-greens
-yorkshire pudding

What's mangu?

(And I love roast pork more than prime rib but the menfolk always override us.)

[Erebus]

We have the traditional American spread on one side of the table-turkey, stuffing, ham, potatoes, and all that good stuff. On the other side, we have Korean meals-rice, kimchi, korean barbeque, dumpling soup, chicken soup, and some other stuff. We also bring in some other, less known foods, like cheese-and-tomatoes.

[i_mmmchocolate]

What's mangu?

(And I love roast pork more than prime rib but the menfolk always override us.)
Mangu is delicious. Green plantains, boiled and then mashed in butter or oil. Mix in roasted garlic and sauteed onions. Salt and pepper to taste.

It also can be eaten for breakfast (with eggs)-- instead of toast.

[sherlockbones]

24th carp in several variants + eleven other servings. we also arrange one open space for the unexpected guest. old tradition.
25th roast beef with pirogi, salatka and a lot of other stuff
26th a rich breakfast and a mix of the other days

i won´t be able to move till new years eve i suppose

[K'Nort]

Mangu is delicious. Green plantains, boiled and then mashed in butter or oil. Mix in roasted garlic and sauteed onions. Salt and pepper to taste.

Yum! The Cuban restaurant in Portland does great garlicky fried plantains as a side.

[Puma]

Christmas Eve- some shellfish variant. Last year was Cioppino, this year probably dungeness crab.
Christmas- roast beef or really, really good steak.

[K'Nort]

24th carp in several variants + eleven other servings. we also arrange one open space for the unexpected guest. old tradition.
25th roast beef with pirogi, salatka and a lot of other stuff
26th a rich breakfast and a mix of the other days

i won´t be able to move till new years eve i suppose

Sounds pretty darn worth it.


We do tacos for Christmas Eve. Tradition my stepfather brought with him. Not authentically Mexican or anything. Just what he grew up with in California.

[Bear]

We usually order Chinese food for New Years Eve. Guess we're kind of corny; but the idea of roast pork in moo shu sauce is making me salivate right now.

Wonton mixed with Egg Drop is very good soup also.

[sherlockbones]

Sounds pretty darn worth it.


We do tacos for Christmas Eve. Tradition my stepfather brought with him. Not authentically Mexican or anything. Just what he grew up with in California.

we are a multicultural bunch too, but the polish tradition is perfect for a big all family meal. since polish food is very hearty (don´t know the proper word, lots of meat) the girls have been adding a lot of veggie food over the years. it gets more and more balanced every year. i don´t eat a lot of meat normally so i tend to be a little excessive during x-mas :D

[MarvelKnight]

My mom usually makes a glazed ham and tamales. On ocassion, she'll make prime-rib. My wife makes a Japanese egg custard and tonkatsu. I make a kick as fruit salad, too.

[Jeff Brady]

Tra-dish-un-al? What is mean?

[sherlockbones]

Tra-dish-un-al? What is mean?

seems a little ot, but here you go:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trandoshan#Trandoshan

[Jeff Brady]

seems a little ot, but here you go:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trandoshan#Trandoshan

Heh.

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[Deskad]

Kartofchen, Habidjen, olivier salad, tuna salad, beet salad and vodka.

[Paradox]

"Do you eat the same things consistently from year-to-year?"

My family got very bored with that after all the decades, so every holiday meal is intentionally something different. We had fondu for Thanksgiving. I think Mexican is on deck for Christmas.

[gary bolt]

When I was a kid my mother's side of the family was from Denmark and we celebrated on Christmas Eve with a big turkey dinner.

-turkey
-boiled potatoes
-stuffing
-red cabbage
-candied potatoes
-Brussels sprouts
-turnip
-gravy

For dessert we had a fun tradition where my grandmother served us a light pudding made of sliced almonds, rice and whipped cream. The big bowl was passed around the table followed by a light home-made syrup. Somewhere in the dessert was a single whole almond. Whoever got that almond won a prize: Marzipan!

On Christmas day we would have brunch consisting of:

Round one:
Open faced fish sandwiches served on rye bread and eaten with a knife and fork. Pickled herring, mackerel, code roe, smoked oysters and home-made liver paste.
Round two:
Open faced sandwiches served on white bread. Havarti cheese, Esrom cheese, salami, ham and Rullepølse.
The whole meal is complimented with beer and Akkavit which is basically vodka flavoured with either dill or caraway.

These days Morna and I usually cook a turkey with all the fixins but some years we cook a duck or a goose and have that meal on Christmas Eve. On Christmas day we open stockings in bed with Prosecco (Italian bubbly). For brunch we have lamb chops and a dish her mom used to make call Christmas potatoes which is mashed potatoes, bacon, sour cream, butter, green onions and green peppers mixed together and baked.

[K'Nort]

Kartofchen, Habidjen, olivier salad, tuna salad, beet salad and vodka.

The Russian restaurant in Portland does an amazing olivier salad. Also a really good mushroom one that's practically a pate.

[Valmore]

Chinese food.

[Mike Smith]

We usually have the basics on Thanksgiving and Christmas;

turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, greens, green beans, sweet potato pie, cranberry sauce, stuffing, various gravies, biscuits, candied yams, pumpkin pie and eggnog.

[Callie]

Usually, it's either Thanksgiving Part Deux (turkey and the usual sides) or something slightly different like roast beef or a roast chicken. Since my work schedule makes it impossible for me to drive to my parents this year, I'm going to make myself something nice like beef tenderloin with garlic potatoes and some kind of green veggie. Maybe Chinese or a quiche for Christmas Eve.

[Drew Van T.]

Christmas Eve is always lobster and French oysters.

Christmas day could be any bird: pheasant (like in France), goose (like in England), etc. But the general trend is towards turkey with mashed potatoes, gravy, the works. Something I'm ambivalent about: pheasant and goose have less meat, but more taste.

[Michael P]

We have Christmas Eve stew on (natch) Christmas Eve.

My mom makes a strawberry Jell-o dessert for Christmas dinner that I love.

Other than that, we change it around.

[morna]

Gary and I, when we are having a quite Christmas at home, often have a simple cheese fondue and lots of wine of Christmas eve. Or beer.. and candles all over the house and tinkly piano music. quite magical. Christmas dinner is usually light 'cause of the massive lambchop breakfast.
We do lobster on Newyears eve - or Dungeness crab.

[i_mmmchocolate]

Just a basic Christmas Eve dinner: baked chicken and potato gratin.

[Gingold]

My in-laws (who we're with this year) have exactly the same thing every year, down to the chips, dips, and snacks throughout the day. Turkey, ham, green bean cassarole, lima beans, sweet potatoes, and Pennsylvania Dutch style mashed potato filling is the traditional dinner.

My mom will change things depending on her whim of the moment. We've done Turkey, Ham , Roast Beef, Steak, Lobster, Lamb, Salmon steaks, Roast pork, shish-kabob. The only constants are booze and cheese.

[Jack Zodiac]

It isn't always the same, but it's pretty common for us to have ham on Christmas Day and roast beef on Christmas Eve. And then pork and sauerkraut on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

[Deathstroke]

When it comes to Christmas, we don't have one meal each year. We usually rotate it between a Turkey, Roast Beef, or Ham.

This year it's Roast Beef and I'm cooking.

Pray for a miracle.

[gary bolt]

When it comes to Christmas, we don't have one meal each year. We usually rotate it between a Turkey, Roast Beef, or Ham.

This year it's Roast Beef and I'm cooking.

Pray for a miracle.

If you don't already make them, I suggest having Yorkshire Puddings with your roast. Yorkshire pudding smothered in gravy can make up for any shortcomings in the rest of the meal.

[K'Nort]

Gary and I, when we are having a quite Christmas at home, often have a simple cheese fondue and lots of wine of Christmas eve. Or beer.. and candles all over the house and tinkly piano music. quite magical. Christmas dinner is usually light 'cause of the massive lambchop breakfast.
We do lobster on Newyears eve - or Dungeness crab.

I want to hear more of this massive lambchop breakfast!

It isn't always the same, but it's pretty common for us to have ham on Christmas Day and roast beef on Christmas Eve. And then pork and sauerkraut on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

We always have blackeyed peas and ham hocks for New Year's Day. It's a traditional good luck thing. If we've eaten ham earlier, like for a party, we'll use the bone.

If you don't already make them, I suggest having Yorkshire Puddings with your roast. Yorkshire pudding smothered in gravy can make up for any shortcomings in the rest of the meal.

I love Yorkshire pudding so much but my mother usually vetoes it because it's kind of a last-minute thing and she's already dealing with too much in the kitchen all at once. I mean, I make it, but that's still just too much activity in a small space.

[Deathstroke]

If you don't already make them, I suggest having Yorkshire Puddings with your roast. Yorkshire pudding smothered in gravy can make up for any shortcomings in the rest of the meal.

No we don't do Yorkshire puddings.

I do bathe the beef with gravy though.

[i_mmmchocolate]

I <heart> yorkshire pudding-- whether with roast beef or pork.

It's always included in the christmas dinner.

[Deathstroke]

I think the menu for tomorrow is:

Roast Beef
Potatoes
(Some sort of vegetable)
Gravy
Rolls
Applesauce
Cranberry Sauce

Tomorrow night we'll be going over to a neighbor's for desert.

[Jack Zodiac]

We always have blackeyed peas and ham hocks for New Year's Day. It's a traditional good luck thing. If we've eaten ham earlier, like for a party, we'll use the bone.

Yeah, that's what the sauerkraut's for. Good luck.

We usually only have hamhocks, blackeyed peas, and redeye gravy for my girlfriend's dad's birthday, 'cause he loves heartcloggin' Southern food. :p

[gary bolt]

I love Yorkshire pudding so much but my mother usually vetoes it because it's kind of a last-minute thing and she's already dealing with too much in the kitchen all at once. I mean, I make it, but that's still just too much activity in a small space.

I <heart> yorkshire pudding-- whether with roast beef or pork.

It's always included in the christmas dinner.

I love Yorkshire pudding too! When I first tried making it I was blown away by how easy it is.

Morna and I have slightly different schedules and I always cook her dinner on Wednesdays. Roast beef with Yorkshires always gets an enthusiastic response.

[morna]

I want to hear more of this massive lambchop breakfast! well, it's a long story... a long and yummy road to the current bizarre christmas breakfast. My family started out with a rather prosaic meal for Christmas brekkie. Bacon eggs blah blah blah. Then somehow we got on to having kippers and eggs. (I seriously think it was around the time Breakfast in America came out - you know by Supertramp.. ya I'm old, anyway there's a line in one of the songs that says "can we have Kippers for breakfast mommie dear mommie dear .. they gotta have 'em in Texas 'cause everyone's a millionaire...") so kippers and eggs and toast and things for years, then I remember doing the shopping (I was like, 13 or something) and couldn't find kippers so I bought lambchops (??) It was a hit! but lambchops and eggs isn't quite right so we modified it the next year to lambchops, kippers, grilled tomatoes and mashed potatoes. We kids were all getting of an age so we started having Mimosas (champagne and orange juice) too. Then someone discovered a recipe for - I think it's called potatoes Romanoff - but was instantly dubbed Christmas potatoes ( mashed potatoes with tons of butter, sour cream, bacon, green peppers and green onions baked in a dish) eventually the kippers were just unnecessary and dropped out... and the whole affair has been pared down to lambchops, christmas potatoes, mimosas - with, or without the OJ depending uopn availability - cause it HAS to be fresh squeezed doncha know! yup that's the whole story


We always have blackeyed peas and ham hocks for New Year's Day. oh man, that sounds delicious!

[i_mmmchocolate]

I love Yorkshire pudding too! When I first tried making it I was blown away by how easy it is.

Morna and I have slightly different schedules and I always cook her dinner on Wednesdays. Roast beef with Yorkshires always gets an enthusiastic response.
Let's start a club.

Since I'm making it with roast pork, I'm garnishing the dish (after cooked) with cut up bacon slices and fresh sage.

[morna]

I love Yorkshire pudding too! When I first tried making it I was blown away by how easy it is.

Morna and I have slightly different schedules and I always cook her dinner on Wednesdays. Roast beef with Yorkshires always gets an enthusiastic response.

It's true - he does make kick-ass yorkshires!

god I love them

[DrewTheXenocide]

Hmm... being Indonesian, I don't know what the hell I'm eating most of the time. All I know is that it's damned good.

But every Christmas, my dad's co-worker cooks this amazingly unhealthy but awesomely tasty pork stuff and gives us a container or two.

[gary bolt]

Let's start a club.

Since I'm making it with roast pork, I'm garnishing the dish (after cooked) with cut up bacon slices and fresh sage.

Mmmmmm... pork and sage are awesome together. Sometimes we drizzle sage-browned butter over pork. You just throw some sage leaves in a pan of hot butter for a few minutes. The butter gets infused with sage flavour and the leaves transform into crunchy goodness.

[i_mmmchocolate]

Mmmmmm... pork and sage are awesome together. Sometimes we drizzle sage-browned butter over pork. You just throw some sage leaves in a pan of hot butter for a few minutes. The butter gets infused with sage flavour and the leaves transform into crunchy goodness.
Sounds like a good idea!