What is on your xmas menu this year....

[sirrahbed]

LOVE your Italian idea Pomtzu!! We did that a few times when my kids were smaller The traditional time consuming (turkey, ham, stuffing) does not appeal to me at all. That said, my favorite SPECIAL meal is prime rib, mashed potato and green veggie (broccoli or asparagus) and salad.

This year we are going over to eat with my oldest son and his family and have crockpot chili and snacks - very simple

[carole]

Interesting menus, i don't think any of us are sticking much with tradition,mind you what is tradition for me is probably different in other countries,thanks for sharing, keep posting please.

[pomtzu]

LOVE your Italian idea Pomtzu!!

This year we are going over to eat with my oldest son and his family and have crockpot chili and snacks - very simple

And that's even easier than doing Italian. Maybe I should rethink this year's menu.....

I would, but not everyone here likes chili. Darn!!!

[lvpets2002]

Ham, dressing, mex corn & french green beens.. possible cranberries..

[carole]

Hey where are the desserts people? lol, i love dessert,sweet tooth creeping in yet again.

[Suki Wingy]

We are carrying on with our Christmas traditions this year. For breakfast we have lox and bagels, and we don't have a dinner, but have assorted appetizers all day. Mine that I'm bringing are Swedish meatballs.

[carole]

Please what is Lox, i have never heard of that ever?

[RICHARD]

And that's even easier than doing Italian. Maybe I should rethink this year's menu.....

I would, but not everyone here likes chili. Darn!!!

LOL,

Chili cheese fries, Baby!


Carole,
You can go a little crazy for 14 days.

Mary,

Who is cooking?

And

Are your cooking chores on you? Pot luck or people come to your home and help you cook?

[carole]

Too late Richard already CRAZY, cat crazy anyhow, blame it on PT,what you mean i can go crazy for 14 days, why 14 days, you mean food wise? confused explain please.

[Killearn Kitties]

We are going to my cousin's this year on Christmas day. His wife likes a very traditional dinner, so I expect it will be some sort of smoked salmon and salad starter followed by a full turkey dinner, turkey, stuffing, chipolatas wrapped in bacon, roast potatoes, carrots, sprouts, some sort of parsnip dish, gravy, cranberry sauce, bread sauce. Did I forget anything? Desserts probably Christmas pudding with custard and/or brandy butter and fresh fruit salad. Perhaps she normally has another dessert too, but I don't remember. Desserts aren't my thing.

We will then eat nothing on the 26th and will be at husband's sister on the 27th. That will be informal buffet style I expect - more people, small house, lots of kids.

I don't think I have to do any food shopping this year.

[RICHARD]

Too late Richard already CRAZY, cat crazy anyhow, blame it on PT,what you mean i can go crazy for 14 days, why 14 days, you mean food wise? confused explain please.

Sorry,

You can go crazy (with food, desserts and sweets) for 14 days.

We are all touched in our own ways, I don't think it applies to cal love.

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KK,

Chipolatas?

[Taz_Zoee]

Christmas Eve we go to Bruce's moms with his family. They change the menu all the time so I have no clue what we are having. I do know that my co-worker/friend is making Buche de Noel for me to take. She made it for the potluck we had yesterday here at work and I LOVE it!! In case you don't know what it is, it is a French cake. It is soooo good!!

Christmas Day is at my brothers house. I know we will have ham, mashed taters, gravy, corn, rolls. My SIL will probably make some cinnamon muffins or something (which I don't like cinnamon so I don't eat that). I'm not sure if we will be having a turkey or not. And there might be more than what I listed too.
Dessert will consist of my brownies, my mom's pies (usually coconut, chocolate and cheesecake). Oh, and we always start out with the traditional dip. It's only a five layer in our house: bean dip, avocado dip, sour cream, lettuce and cheese.

Goodness!! I am so hungry now! It's an hour before lunchtime here and now I can't wait! LOL

[carole]

Ah Richard that is what i thought you mean't but not sure why you said 14 days, thought it some tradition over yonder or something lol, nope not me chum, if i did that for 14 days, i would pile on the weight and i would never go back to healthy eating, those days are well and truly gone for me, one day is all i allow myself and even then i will try and be sensible, after all i have to tell myself it is only food and it is not that important, i had to change my way of thinking and my relationship with food,and put other things in life that are way more important a head of it,anyhow enough on that.

Chippolatas are long skinny sausages.