Off Topic - Christmas Dinner, What Are You Having?
 

We'll have sixteen people at the house, with;

One Roast Turkey w/Oyster Dressing
Two Deer Roasts
Sweet Potato Casserole
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Green Bean Casserole
Mirliton (Chayote) & Shrimp Casserole
Creamed Cauliflower
Eggplant Strips Fried in Italian Breadcrumbs
Mixed Salad
A Bottle, or two, or three, of Red & White Wine

&

Ham and smoked Turkey and whatever else the warden cooks up.

Whatever the old ladies in the building bring me. :D

A roast turkey in a Italian spicy coating..
Mashed Potatoes
Bread Sage dressing
Gravy (of course.. its it's own food group)
Kaiser Rolls
Sugar Carrots
And a Dutch Apple Pie!!! with whipping cream.

We always do the traditional "no meat' Polish dinner on Christmas Eve. Usually it's something like....

Lake Perch
Lake Walleye
Large Shrimp
Baked Potatoes
Green Bean Salad
Leafy tossed salad
Pierogi
Kutia
Herring
Mushroom Sauerkraut with Kluski noodles
Polish bakery Pumpernickel or Rye bread
(3) deserts

I will be having Christmas at my daughter's home. I don't know what else we will be having but we will be having Beef Wellngton and oyster stuffing. That is her tradition.

Well, let's see now... we just have a small group now that our parents are gone and neither of my kids are married with children yet.

There's my signature seafood chowder which this year will feature littleneck clams that I steam, some bay scallops, shrimp and Atlantic salmon, chopped red potatoes, chopped thick slice bacon and celery. I use clam broth instead of water with plenty of half and half. I stir in a little mashed potato as well to make it extra creamy. I make a big ol' pot of that and it doesn't last long. We're doing a venison hind qtr. roast in the slow cooker and when it's done, I'm gonna slice it really thin (or maybe just shred it like pulled pork) so we can eat it on homemade rolls with melted mozzarella and sautéed portabella mushrooms with sweet onion. Sausage stuffed mushrooms are always a staple. Wife's baking a squash pie from one of our homegrown butternuts for dessert. We always set up an appetizer table as well which will have smoked Atlantic salmon (my own) along with homemade venison meatballs in a sweet and sour sauce, some jumbo peeled and cooked shrimp with plenty of cocktail sauce amped up with some homemade horseradish the neighbor and I got together and made this fall. Venison jerky, cheeses, crackers, cookies, etc...

Dang... I just realized how much prep work I still have left to do!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF MY FELLOW FRONTSTUFFERS!!

BPS

10lb Standing rib roast USDA Prime

Green bean casserole made with fresh green beans, Durkey fried onions and my secret ingredient....fried shallots.

Garlic bread with asiago cheese.

Salad with homemade vinaigrette dressing....Ive been saving one of my better vinegars.

Since Christmas dinner is just me and I cook it myself I will over eat.
On the menu is Venison tender loin, and one butterflied back strap chop, Rutabaga mashed, fried Brussels sprouts, cheesy spinach and peach pie I bought, along with home made mead.
My bacon drop biskets


:D Al

My 9yr old daughter (the foodie of my three kids) wants baby back ribs, so that's what we are having. Also fondue.

In my house Christmas breakfast is more of a big deal. My wife always makes some scary kind of egg casserole thing. I'm taking over and making biscuits and gravy.