Let's talk food...Christmas Dinner Food!

... that is just our local menu...

Of course we serve American food, like Turkey, Ham, Potato Salad... Etc...
 
I want to post pictures.... hold on....

We did not have crabs and lobster (My little girl will scream if she see's one :isadizzy:)


Oh Yes we have shrimps ...
 
Scalloped oysters. And besides the usual Christmas fare.... my grandmother's and great aunt's fruit salad for dessert. No fruit cocktail in this. This is all fresh fruit mixed with rea whipped cream and real cooked lemon (like a pudding that's mixed into the whipped cream then added to the fruit). God is it good. Then the usual desserts later on.... homemade apple and pumpkin pies.
 
Roast turkey stuffed with oranges, garlic (whole heads, chopped in half), and sage, with Boursin cheese spread under the skin of the breast (moist)
Apple and sausage dressing (cooked outside of the bird, safer that way)
Homemade Dutch Lemon Pie <----the best recipie I've ever found for lemon pie. The lemons are just now ripening out here, too many to eat 'n juice. Lots go to waste.
 
Xmas Eve: finger foods, baked Ham and Oysters Rockerfeller!!!

Xmas: garlic/pepper crusted roasted Prime Rib and Yorkshire Pudding!!!! are the main course. Had an British neighbor teach me the in's and out's of making pudding...

Make sure the batter is room temperature and the fat is smoking hot before you mix the two-crunchy on the outside and creamy pudding in the middle!!!!

Only 300,000,000 grams of fat!!!!!!

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night( heard that somewhere before)

Rick
 
papab said:
Xmas Eve: finger foods, baked Ham and Oysters Rockerfeller!!!

Xmas: garlic/pepper crusted roasted Prime Rib and Yorkshire Pudding!!!! are the main course. Had an British neighbor teach me the in's and out's of making pudding...

Make sure the batter is room temperature and the fat is smoking hot before you mix the two-crunchy on the outside and creamy pudding in the middle!!!!

Only 300,000,000 grams of fat!!!!!!

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night( heard that somewhere before)

Rick
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YUP..Been making Yorkshire pudding most of my life...Use the oldest , crustiest muffin pans you can find... Put the AuJus in, get it as hot as you can till just smoking in a 600 oven, pour in the batter and fire it back into the oven till done..

Now thats eating.....
 
xmas eve - some quick and easy thing i can nuke in the micro

xmas - turkey, spuds, veg, the left over crackers from last year whilst the family makes jokes about each other over the table ... standard stuff which i wouldnt have any other way :)
 
papab said:
Had an British neighbor teach me the in's and out's of making pudding...

Make sure the batter is room temperature and the fat is smoking hot before you mix the two-crunchy on the outside and creamy pudding in the middle!!!!

Only 300,000,000 grams of fat!!!!!!



Rick
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just the same as pancakes:icon_lol:
born an raised on yorkshire
my mother taught me and now im teaching my daughter,
when my dad was a lorry driver he used to eat it cold
with jam when he was working
i dont go that far the dogs love cold yorkshire:icon_lol:
H
 
Hiede~ Sounds like you guys will have a great time with family & friends. Menu looks delicious! My husband went to Hawaii twice in his life, and to this day, he still raves about the fresh pineapple he had while vacationing there. Maybe one day, we'll make Hawaii our vacation destination.

Moses03~ Family traditions are the BEST! I love hearing about them. Hubby and I have one also! Each year, on Christmas Eve, he reads me the story "Twas' the night before Christmas". Enjoy your quiet family time- those times make some of the best memories.

Cheezyflier~ I laughed at your Christmas Eve menu- only YOU would have Pogos, fries and Ovaltine. Bless your heart! I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas.

Bjoern~ Why yes! Potatoes do come in different colors...red, blue...yep! Tis' true!

Harleyman~ I love green beans! I don't care if they are cooked or not, they are one of my favorite veggies. Yummy! Thanks for educating me on "posole". I had never heard of that before.

Willy~ You have NO idea how long I have been waiting to taste "deep fried turkey". I hear about it constantly during the holidays. Seems everybody and their brother are deep-frying one, except us!! I love brunches/big breakfasts! Perfect way to start your day and get the motor runnin'!

Sandar~ Good choice! Love Beef Stew! I have no clue what bread sauce is either?? Wow! I'm learning a lot of new things tonight! Yay!

Caz~ Hope your mom in law is recovering well? Give us an update when you can ok? Now about that pelmine, ummm, the mutton part...not sure I could stomach that one. The rest sounds good, and I would love to try it but I don't think I could get past the mutton....

Chacha~ Holy Moly Girl! That's quite the feast! Everything looks delicious! I would love to try the "Crispy Roasted Pork" and the garlic beans. Thanks for giving us a visual and posting a picture.

GT~ Your grandma's fruit salad recipe made my mouth water! I can't stomach any type of fruit cocktail unless its made of fresh fruit. Grandmas recipes are always the BEST!

paiken~ Wooooo! I never thought of Boursin cheese as a "moisture-inducer" for the bird!! We usually just put pats of butter under the skin, but you just gave me a wonderful tip. I will need to try that next time we cook a turkey! BTW- LOVE lemon pie!

papab~ We are also having primerib- not sure what kind of rub my husband will be using, but whatever it is, it always turns out delicious so I'm not worried. Now the Yorkshire pudding, umm, I would have to pass on that one I think. I can't help but think of cat/dog paté when I see that...I know, I'm sorry...

stiz~ LOL @ leftover crackers! Sounds like your family likes to have a good time and tease one another. Great times!

Henry~ Big Yuck @ cold Yorkshire pudding...no...no...no...


 
Cloud9Gal said:
Sandar~ Good choice! Love Beef Stew! I have no clue what bread sauce is either?? Wow! I'm learning a lot of new things tonight! Yay!


Henry~ Big Yuck @ cold Yorkshire pudding...no...no...no...


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Many recipes for bread sauce, unfortunately most of it now comes out of a packet, all dried and just add milk and simmer,often tasteless.
A simple recipe:

It is ideal with meat like turkey as it has a delicate flavour and doesn't detract from the taste of the meat. I sometimes use plain yogurt in place of cream, slightly healthier and more tart.

Ingredients

175g/6oz fresh white breadcrumbs
700ml/1¼pt full fat milk
1 large onion, quartered
8 whole cloves
3 bay leaves
few thyme sprigs
90ml/6tbsp double cream
large knob of butter
few thyme sprigs, to garnish (optional)

Method
1. Make the breadcrumbs.
2. Pour the milk into a pan. Stud the onion quarters with cloves and add to the pan along with the bay leaves and thyme sprigs. Simmer for 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and leave the milk to infuse for 20 minutes.
3. Strain the milk and re-heat it. Stir in the breadcrumbs and simmer for 3 mintues, then stir in the cream and butter. Season and serve sprinkled with thyme sprigs.

I have to say, I love Yorkshire pudding, but not cold and soggy. I was brought up to chill the batter in the fridge, or even the freezer, and add it to very hot fat, that way you will always have a crispy outside and ceamy inside (unless you forget to take it out of the oven, in which case you get a nice helping of charcoal)
 
Deb and I had to plan out our menu for today (Christmas Eve)...and we came up with:

Our great big oval crock pot filled to the brim with meat balls and honey bbq sauce. The meat balls are made of beef, pork and veal (I know, veal is beef, veal is "cruel"....but veal tastes so good!), onion, garlic, tons of herbs and spices, eggs and toasted bread crumbs.

A big pot of 4 cheese mashed taters...left overs will be used for Christmas dinner...time saver there.

Good extra sharp cheddar cheese (saving the Colby, Marble and Provolone for Christmas day).

Big glasses of Cranberry Splash Sierra Mist over crushed ice.

All this nibbled on through the day as we sit around in our most comfortable jammies and watch hours and hours of Christmas movies (Polar Express, It's A Wonderful Life, A Christmas Story, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Elf, and a good mix of the old school Christmas shows...Rudolph, Frosty the Snowman, Santa Clause is Coming to Town, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas.

I voted to borrow my father-in-law's boxed set of Band of Brothers and spend the day watching that....they celebrated Christmas in that series.

OBIO
 
X-mas Eve- Moose Meatballs NWT style and WI Cheese Curds
X-mas - Goose and Prime Moose, Tatars, 10 varieties of cheese from WI and Brats, homemade sour dough rolls, Rice Dish, Bread Puddin and a minced meat pie. Oh and what ever that tasty dish with cheese and gravy they serve in Quebec.
 
Goose, Moose, Duck...why oh why did I have to marry a woman who does not like such foods? Because she's my soul mate...DUH! But she sure isn't my gut mate....I love Goose, Moose, Duck, Deer, Bear, Boar, Rattle Snake, Rabbit, Squirrel, Buffalo (actually the American Bison...not a buffalo at all), Elk...heck, I'd eat elephant if I could get a hunk of it. I love wild game meats, great big hunks of game meat.....Deb on the other hand likes very few meats, and those in small portions.

One of these days...I want a fat Christmas Goose with Oyster, Chestnut and Cranberry stuffing, cheesey potato and bacon casserole, baked apples, and bread pudding with hot maple pecan syrup poured across the top. And a tall glass of frothy, heady brown ale..a huge huge glass or even a quart-sized crock of the stuff.

OBIO
 
Basicaly a replay of Thanksgiving Day. Minus a few items.
Can't wait to get home from work today and smell the wonderful smells.
 
Can't believe all you piglets have turkey at Thanksgiving AND Christmas !!!!

We're being entertained this Christmas - think it is going to be a baked ham with Cumberland sauce etc.

Papab, Roast beef and Yorkshire does NOT require garlic anywhere near it, thank you ! My Yorkshire dad would turn in his grave at the very thought !:tgun2:
 
OBIO..

The meatballs you describe are , with the addition of pork and veal *Sweedish meatballs* and tradiotanally served in a brown stock gravy with heavy cream and sour cream added to lighten the color and flavor...

Good stuff..i love it...
 
MY wife wants ham and turkey, but our dual oven is not really a dual oven - its just an oven with a top and bottom section - virtually useless for cooking two different things. So we will be baking ham. And trying out our new cooking toy, a turkey fryer. Hopefully we won't burn down the house...

The rest will be the usual Thanksgiving stuff - green beans, mashed potatos, rutabaga and carrots, baked squash, stuffing, rolls, lots more that I don't remember.

Gonna have to work on the seafood tradition - maybe we can switch over...

Brian
 
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