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Title: What's for Christmas Dinner
Post by: Rastus on December 24, 2009, 05:48:39 PM
Being from the deep south, that would be noon lunch for the rest of you guys.  I don't do the seafood gumbo for traditional Christmas, but I know people who do.  Myself...we're having a pork roast well stuffed with green onions and garlic and a clear corn starch gravy..... 
Title: Re: What's for Christmas Dinner
Post by: Ranger Dave on December 24, 2009, 06:04:08 PM
Turkey & noodles over mashed potatoes, green beans 5 cup salad and much much more. :) :) :) :)
Title: Re: What's for Christmas Dinner
Post by: TAB on December 24, 2009, 06:09:29 PM
6 lb prime rib, roasted veggies.
Title: Re: What's for Christmas Dinner
Post by: billt on December 24, 2009, 06:35:50 PM
Melanie is going to cook a huge beef roast in the crock pot starting late tonight, and simmer it in Garlic sauce until late in the morning. Early tomorrow she will start a big Lasagna. We get tired of the Turkey deal, so she does traditional and Italian. We'll eat on all of it for a week or more!  Bill T.
Title: Re: What's for Christmas Dinner
Post by: tombogan03884 on December 24, 2009, 07:05:29 PM
Ham, Potato's Carrots and onions in the Crock pot.
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Post by: MikeBjerum on December 24, 2009, 09:16:42 PM
Not actually sure what we are having for Christmas dinner.  All the in-laws were supposed to be here, but that has been pushed off a couple days.  We are going in to Mother-in-law's apartment for a meal with everyone there.  Once everyone gets here the official meal will be meatballs, greenbean hotdish, cheesy hashbrowns, rice pudding, home made bread, and home made ice cream ... we actually made the ice cream and party mix today and started on it ... they snooze they lose!
Title: Re: What's for Christmas Dinner
Post by: Woody on December 24, 2009, 09:43:35 PM
Smoked Turkey breast, and Steaks in my Smoker, and I'll cook some mashed potatoes and stuffing, with Gravy, Wined Cranberries, and Cherry Pie with Hagen Daas.
Title: Re: What's for Christmas Dinner
Post by: fightingquaker13 on December 24, 2009, 10:18:21 PM
My Stepdad passed on December 22nd last year, so my mom and I are both pretty bummed. Neither of us feel up to the hassel of doing the traditional feast/party/family get toghther. We both went to Carrabas for Christmas Eve. The cool thing about this place (better than average for a chain, but that's it food wise. Its just sort of the the neighborhood restaraunt.) is that folks remembered. The meal was comped and folks payed their respects, as it was something of a family tradition to to show up two Thursdays a month for a family dinner. I honestly don't remember what I ate. What I do remember is the wait staff, manager, and nodding acquaitences paying their respects. A very nice and unexpected Christmas gift.
FQ13
Title: Re: What's for Christmas Dinner
Post by: philw on December 24, 2009, 10:55:24 PM
mmmmm  not that long ago  we finished a lovely  Roast Lamb   for Christmas Dinner
Title: Re: What's for Christmas Dinner
Post by: JSC3ATLCSO on December 25, 2009, 12:33:34 AM
Homemade Salisbury Steak.. with Emphasis on "STEAK"   
Title: Re: What's for Christmas Dinner
Post by: Walter45Auto on December 25, 2009, 01:38:21 AM
Garlic fried turkey, potato salad, and for dessert, pecan pie, chocolate eclair cake, and sopapilla cheesecake. And yes it was ALL EVERY BIT AS TASTY AS IT SOUNDS...... Especially the cheesecake.......
Title: Re: What's for Christmas Dinner
Post by: PegLeg45 on December 25, 2009, 02:45:19 AM
Big family to feed:

Fried Turkey
Smoked ham
Chicken dressing
Chicken dumplings
Tater salad
Corn
Peas
Green beans
Greens
Cornbread
Rolls
Pecan pie
Cake

Sweet tea...... of course.
Title: Re: What's for Christmas Dinner
Post by: sledgemeister on December 25, 2009, 04:40:00 AM
Don a big BBQ here, organised the hire of a pavillion in a nice park and invited one and all along, We had ham, turkey, chicken, pork, new season potatoes, salads, etc along with rump steak, lamb loin chops and sausages with lashings of fried onions (btw the onions are working great! OMG) all cooked by yours truly, had three BBQ's going at once, although I did have to tell the MIL to PO out of my kitchen  :)
We had plum pud, giant pavlova with fresh raspberries, fruit salads etc etc for dessert.
Was a great day!

OH and I did the washing up too, yup I carried all the paper and plastic plates to the trash  ;D
Title: Re: What's for Christmas Dinner
Post by: LoveMyXds on December 25, 2009, 07:25:55 AM
For Christmas Eve we had a feast at our best friend's house...
 Burgundy Grilled Lamb (told my better half it was steak tips!)
Roasted New Potatoes
We
Title: Re: What's for Christmas Dinner
Post by: Majer on December 25, 2009, 09:18:48 AM
Got a 8 Lb Prime Rib, a 6&1/2 Lb Roast, smashed taters, corn, green beans, Nanner Pudding,deviled eggs an a bunch of other stuff I can't remember right now..Can't wait... ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: What's for Christmas Dinner
Post by: Big Frank on December 25, 2009, 12:01:57 PM
Honeybaked ham, green bean casserole, etc.
Pie, cake, and homemade cookies for dessert.
Title: Re: What's for Christmas Dinner
Post by: twyacht on December 25, 2009, 12:03:24 PM
Rack of lamb, green bean casserole, oyster dressing, sweet potatoes, big fat yeast rolls, cranberries, lots of good wine!!!
Title: Re: What's for Christmas Dinner
Post by: tombogan03884 on December 25, 2009, 12:03:41 PM
Nothing if I don't get my butt in gear and get it cooking  ;D
Title: Re: What's for Christmas Dinner
Post by: flynlr on December 26, 2009, 02:43:57 PM
6lb prime rib,,  out of the oven at 130F and drooling commenced  :D
Title: Re: What's for Christmas Dinner
Post by: bulldog75 on December 26, 2009, 03:47:24 PM
I butchered 4 hogs this year and I took one of the hams and seasoned it with mesquite jerky seasoning mix. When I cooked it with brown sugar and some more seasoning. Last hour of cooking I put some honey, pineapple (crushed) and a bottle of glaze. Was great.
Title: Re: What's for Christmas Dinner
Post by: Pathfinder on December 26, 2009, 05:03:54 PM
Ham and the neighbor's smoked turkey, mashed taters, veggies, topped of with lemon (!!!) pie.

Not completely what I am used to, but then I get overruled most of the time in the kitchen. Whose house is this anyhow? ? ? ?   >:(
Title: Re: What's for Christmas Dinner
Post by: tombogan03884 on December 26, 2009, 08:24:35 PM
The wifes if your not careful  ;D along with the kids, car, cat, half your other stuff and half of your earnings for the rest of eternity.  
Title: Re: What's for Christmas Dinner
Post by: Rastus on December 26, 2009, 08:26:13 PM
The wifes if your not careful  ;D along with the kids, car, cat, half your other stuff and half of your earnings for the rest of eternity.  

Did you every cook anything?
Title: Re: What's for Christmas Dinner
Post by: tombogan03884 on December 26, 2009, 08:31:50 PM
Ham Taters, carrots and boiled onoins, left overs are forming a pea soup as we type. I've cooked turkeys before but places I've worked used to give us a 18-20 pounder .
 Man can only eat just so much turkey  ;D
 I CAN cook, I've even done stuff like Chicken Cordon Bleu. I just don't like to, by the time it's done I'm sick of it and go microwave something.