What is your traditional Christmas dinner?

[Whirled]

Always had a traditional except for this year ... so... getting food delivered this time
chicken chow mei fun + curry puffs it is!

[Shannacore]

Originally Posted by myriverse [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Turkey
Oyster dressing
Dirty rice
Stuffed mirlitons/chayotes (with tasso, shrimp and/or crawfish)
Twice-baked potatoes stuffed with crabmeat or a sweet potato dish
Spinach Madeleine or Cauliflower au gratin
Gumbo (whatever variety)
Pecan pie and either pumpkin or sweet potato pie
Heartland granola cereal cake or a Christstollen

Dang, that's elaborate. I don't get why people do turkey on Christmas - didn't you juuuuuuuust eat a bunch in November?

Originally Posted by Whirled [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Always had a traditional except for this year ... so... getting food delivered this time
chicken chow mei fun + curry puffs it is!

This is sad. You are invited to my house for a real meal.

[Whirled]

Originally Posted by Shannacore [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Dang, that's elaborate. I don't get why people do turkey on Christmas - didn't you juuuuuuuust eat a bunch in November?

This is sad. You are invited to my house for a real meal.

You are very thoughtful & kind ...but I also have to work the day after.

Perhaps if they released Velious; I could get a TL to the other coast [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[falkun]

We always have some pretty stereotypical sides for Christmas: yams, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, etc.

But the main dish is grilled lobster, and this'll be the 5th year I'm outside grilling lobster regardless of the weather (which we've had everything from snow flurries to 60s in the past). I wonder if my mom has purchased the lobster already.

[radditsu]

We eat turkey cause i fucking love turkey. Once a year is not enough turkey. No matter how much turkey you eat at thanksgiving..its just one turkey meal.

Unless you eat turkey sammiches. I do not eat turkey sammiches.

[Shannacore]

Originally Posted by radditsu [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

We eat turkey cause i fucking love turkey. Once a year is not enough turkey. No matter how much turkey you eat at thanksgiving..its just one turkey meal.

Unless you eat turkey sammiches. I do not eat turkey sammiches.

Cold turkey sammiches, nom. w/ mayo and lettuce.

[citizen1080]

can't have turkey sammichs w/o cranberry sauce on it.

[myriverse]

Originally Posted by Shannacore [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Dang, that's elaborate. I don't get why people do turkey on Christmas - didn't you juuuuuuuust eat a bunch in November?

It's really not all that elaborate. Most of the dishes are very simple and recipes very forgiving, but in New Orleans we think food is special (even if it's not). There's just a lot of food for a lot of people (generally, about 15 or so).

As for turkey, Thanksgiving and Christmas are the only times a year we eat it (not counting the Oscar Meyer fauxkey processed stuff, here and there). We get enough other meat the rest of the year. I have more lamb than turkey, year-round.

[Snagglepuss]

Prime Rib Roast, Mashed Potatoes, asparagus, brussel sprouts, etc. Simple, traditional Christmas dinner. Claret for all! It's my favorite meal all year! Cheers!

[mgellan]

We do Scottish Breakfast with Haggis, Mealy puddings, blood sausage, and scotch eggs on english muffins smothered in Hollandaise sauce. That knocks us out til suppertime when it's turkey, ham, cheese and onion mashed potatoes, stuffing, mushroom gravy, creamy coleslaw with apples and raisins, leftover haggis and Trifle for dessert.

The rest of the year we diet and have quadruple bypasses.

Regards,
Mg