So what's on your table for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day? I see a lot of us talking about shopping for groceries, meal planning, and just generally getting excited for the food. Tell me what you're eating!
DS: EDD, December 19th, 2014. Born, December 19th, 2014! DD: EDD, July 18th, 2016. Born, July 19th, 2016!
Christmas Eve: Smoked beef roast, green bean casserole (I make this dish, it's not the gray mush canned one ), roasted vegetable bake, mashed potatoes.
Christmas Day: Similar to yours, @ladythrice - Beef tenderloin, twice baked potatoes, salad.
Eve: We celebrate with my maternal grandparents so lots of traditions like shrimp cocktail (gag me), ham, green bean casserole, corn, and this year I'm taking spinach and artichoke dip (my latest pregnancy obsession).
Day: My FIL makes what he calls mountain man breakfast (no idea why), is this delicious hearty French toast and bacon when we do Xmas presents, then lunch with their family: noodles, ham, mashed potatoes, add all kinds of pie.
I feel like Xmas meals with our families are just a repeat Thanksgiving meal and that makes me sad. So glad next year I will get to host Xmas being the only one with a grandbaby haha!
Am I the only one who read this thread and went “oh shit, what ARE we going to eat on Christmas Eve and Christmas?!?” Only thing I know for sure is honey baked ham, because it’s already been purchased, and pancakes for Christmas morning breakfast, because my husband is going to cook it. I guess I need to get on this....
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we are doing Xmas eve with friends so likely Chinese take out!
xmas day I’m in barge of an app, not planned yet but won’t be cooking! I guess I should come up with a breakfast outside of mimosas for SO and myself before DD comes home!
Y'all are going to hate me, but I don't have to cook a single meal this Xmas .
Christmas Eve: my DH's family has a weird tradition of pizza for Xmas eve, and he is all depressed we got invited over to my parents' house for a crown roast instead. *eye roll* My sister is going to make a "Yule log" cake that looks like an actual log. It is beginning to be tradifion, after 3 Xmases.
Christmas Day: We are having a big ol brunch with friends, then probably doing DH's pizza tradition for dinner. I really wish I could try something fancy or experiment since I don't often have time to make something extravagant, but marriage is about compromise I guess .
Xmas eve will be leftovers cleaning out my fridge. Xmas day is Portuguese pickled pork on Hawaiian sweet bread for Xmas then Ham and finger snacks the rest of the dayb
We are hosting Christmas Eve. I always just do a ton of apps and everyone just grazes. Everyone likes the basics. Wings, shrimp cocktail, pigs in a blanket. I'm going to do one or two more, but I'm not sure what yet.
For Christmas dinner my parents are hosting and they are making a roast. I can't wait.
Xmas eve: apps at my moms house first (cheese/crackers, dips, shrimp cocktail, etc), then DHs family tradition is Chinese food which I’m looking forward to.
Xmas Day: breakfast at my sisters which is usually some kind of egg bake or French toast casserole, then we are actually going to a restaurant with my huge extended family (moms side). My grandmother has always ALWAYS hosted but it’s getting to be too much for her so my mom and her siblings convinced her to get a function room at a nice local restaurant instead. The jury is out on whether this is a good thing, lol. It will be weird but hopefully a good experience. I’m guessing there will be turkey or beef, either is fine with me. Dessert back at grandmothers house afterwards, then beef tenderloin and stuffed shells leftovers at DHs parents after that. All of the food!!!!
I feel like Xmas meals with our families are just a repeat Thanksgiving meal and that makes me sad. So glad next year I will get to host Xmas being the only one with a grandbaby haha!
@ftm_ohio I have the same pet peeve! We usually do a beef roast or tenderloin on Christmas Eve for that reason. Sadly I’m stuck with thanksgiving 2.0 with my ILs every Christmas Day.
Christmas eve: we go to my parents for lobster, twice baked potatoes, Cole slaw and shrimp. A meatless polish tradition.
christmas: we host! Everyone pretty much brings something but the menu is: brown sugar bourbon glazed 25lb ham (my husband makes and it’s so flipping good), crescent rolls, creamed corn, Mac n cheese, mashed potatoes, Cole slaw, shrimp, smoked salmon dip, spinach dip, cheese/crackers and Kelbasi. For dessert, chocolate peanut butter cheesecake, kolachi and chrusciki. Plus an assortment of chocolate things. Haha we go big.
I cannot even read all of these.. I'm so hungry and they sound so good!
Day before Christmas Eve: Norweign Klubb (basically a ball of potato and flour that has bacon in the middle put in bowl with butter & milk) at my FIL's house. Christmas Eve: Salmon, sweet potatoes, salad, fruit, etc. at my MIL. This is by far the healthiest meal at Christmas time, and I always look forward to it. Christmas Day: Thai takeout We will see my family later in the week we always do meat fondue (chicken, filet, and shrimp). Ugh.. I cannot wait to eat all the food!
Christmas Eve is at MIL’s and she usually makes ham - but DHs family eats it cold (ew). There’s usually lazy pierogi, these crock pot potato things my sister in law makes, corn and a relish tray.
For Christmas, I always make my homemade sausage gravy with biscuits and fried eggs for breakfast (there’s no such thing as a Christmas diet lol). This year my Grammie requested ham and turkey so that is what my mom is making for dinner. I’m making twice baked potatoes and few apps. My sister is making the other sides. I’ll probably make a cheesecake for dessert.
Me (33). DH (37). DD (2.2012). MCs x4. After 4 years & 7 months, due 4.2018!
@ftm_ohio I have the same pet peeve! We usually do a beef roast or tenderloin on Christmas Eve for that reason. Sadly I’m stuck with thanksgiving 2.0 with my ILs every Christmas Day.
@Puddlewonderful yes! I am jealous of everyone having beef or seafood dishes! I personally don't like ham OR turkey (UO Thursday) so I really get sick of it at the holidays because I only end up eating carb-filled sides!
Everyone's menus sound great and y'all are definitely giving me ideas for next year when I get to make a menu!
@ladythrice HATE IT. It’s the one thing I don’t like about the holidays. We have an excuse to simplify next year though with baby so we are putting our foot down and not driving all over the place, much to our parents chagrin. I grew up going all over the place on Xmas and I’m hoping to have a calmer holiday routine for my kid!
Today we're doing Christmas with my in-laws. Breakfast was a muffin brunch. Dinner is taco salad (theyre all vegan). Christmas eve/day will be with my side. Christmas eve were doing an Italian spread (pizza/lasagna) and Christmas day will be pretty much a Thanksgiving spread, but roast beef will be added along with the turkey.
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This is our first year after moving five years ago that we’ve finally decided to really start our own traditions. DH’s work always gives a free ham, so we’re going to do ham, fried diced potatoes, rolls, and sweet corn for dinner on Christmas Eve.
For Christmas breakfast, I’m going to use the ham leftovers and make a breakfast casserole with ham, eggs, and hashbrowns. For dinner, we’re having lasagna. Mainly because I’ve been craving it.
Oh my gosh, drool! Can I come to all of your houses?!
Christmas Eve: We are in New Mexico and the traditional dinner is pork tamales with red Chile and posole. I order these because they are pretty time consuming. As soon as it gets dark, we go walk through the neighborhood and look at the luminarias (candles in paper bags). We get home and then feast.
Christmas Day: Breakfast is always eggs with green Chile and a pastry. At both my family and DH’s family. Christmas always resembles Thanksgiving. There’s sometime ham instead of Turkey or some sort of cheesy side dish instead of mashed potatoes.
We have an open invitation to a traditional Christmas lunch at an uncle’s on my dad’s side (about 2 hours away). I don’t go often, as that side pretty much all drive me crazy.
Christmas eve - DH and I will have crab legs and maybe twice baked potatoes.
Christmas day - we offered to host board games in the afternoon with our group of 4 other couples and their kids. Lots of soups and snacks to munch on. Unfortunately right now most are out due to other commitments. So it might be the two of us eating cold cereal
ETA - everyone’s food choices sound delish! Such a variety in traditions
I only have to worry about Christmas morning breakfast. We're having cinnamon buns, apple bread, egg cups (w sausage, bread and cheese) and pork roll. My MIL mentioned bringing donuts. Everything is prepped to pop in they oven on Christmas morning bc i want to relax too!
We do the Italian Feast of the Seven fishes with DH mother’s family on Christmas Eve. This year I started a Christmas brunch tradition which got moved to Christmas Eve morning bc of snow (my parents are coming). We will have banana French toast bake, ham and cheese frittata, linguica hash, sausages, sweet bread, and fruit salad. Everything is prepped to go in the morning!
Christmas Day I think we are going to the in laws for a turkey dinner.
I'm catching up on posts today, so my response is a little late.
This was our first Christmas at home this year, and we weren't hosting anyone, so I tried a bunch of new stuff and think these will definitely become traditions for us.
Christmas eve morning: Eggnog waffles Christmas eve dinner: Thai red curry, we made it, not takeout.
Christmas morning: Homemade croissants (I made the dough on Christmas Eve day). Christmas dinner: Prime rib, which I never cooked before yesterday. I didn't realize how easy and foolproof prime rib is, it's definitely going to be our go to Christmas dinner! We had mashed potatoes, sauteed shrimp, brussels sprouts, and mushrooms as sides. I was in heaven eating this meal, it was so good!
Re: GTKY FOOD: Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Edition
Fondue! We do three cheese: Traditional Swiss, Beer Cheddar, and Blue Cheese and serve it with sirloin, bread, and apples for dipping. I can't wait!
Christmas Day:
Prime Rib, double baked mashed potatoes, and a big salad with an olive oil vinaigrette and crumbly blue cheese.
Lawd I'm hungry!
DS: EDD, December 19th, 2014. Born, December 19th, 2014!
DD: EDD, July 18th, 2016. Born, July 19th, 2016!
Baby #3: EDD, April 16th, 2016
Smoked beef roast, green bean casserole (I make this dish, it's not the gray mush canned one ), roasted vegetable bake, mashed potatoes.
Christmas Day:
Similar to yours, @ladythrice - Beef tenderloin, twice baked potatoes, salad.
I'm sooo ready to eat!
Eve: We celebrate with my maternal grandparents so lots of traditions like shrimp cocktail (gag me), ham, green bean casserole, corn, and this year I'm taking spinach and artichoke dip (my latest pregnancy obsession).
Day: My FIL makes what he calls mountain man breakfast (no idea why), is this delicious hearty French toast and bacon when we do Xmas presents, then lunch with their family: noodles, ham, mashed potatoes, add all kinds of pie.
I feel like Xmas meals with our families are just a repeat Thanksgiving meal and that makes me sad. So glad next year I will get to host Xmas being the only one with a grandbaby haha!
DS: EDD, December 19th, 2014. Born, December 19th, 2014!
DD: EDD, July 18th, 2016. Born, July 19th, 2016!
Baby #3: EDD, April 16th, 2016
we are doing Xmas eve with friends so likely Chinese take out!
xmas day I’m in barge of an app, not planned yet but won’t be cooking! I guess I should come up with a breakfast outside of mimosas for SO and myself before DD comes home!
Christmas Eve: my DH's family has a weird tradition of pizza for Xmas eve, and he is all depressed we got invited over to my parents' house for a crown roast instead. *eye roll* My sister is going to make a "Yule log" cake that looks like an actual log. It is beginning to be tradifion, after 3 Xmases.
Christmas Day: We are having a big ol brunch with friends, then probably doing DH's pizza tradition for dinner. I really wish I could try something fancy or experiment since I don't often have time to make something extravagant, but marriage is about compromise I guess .
Christmas: Breakfast my mom will have eggs, creamed chipped beef, bacon, sausage, pancakes, etc. My aunt is serving prime rib for dinner!
For Christmas dinner my parents are hosting and they are making a roast. I can't wait.
Xmas Day: breakfast at my sisters which is usually some kind of egg bake or French toast casserole, then we are actually going to a restaurant with my huge extended family (moms side). My grandmother has always ALWAYS hosted but it’s getting to be too much for her so my mom and her siblings convinced her to get a function room at a nice local restaurant instead. The jury is out on whether this is a good thing, lol. It will be weird but hopefully a good experience. I’m guessing there will be turkey or beef, either is fine with me. Dessert back at grandmothers house afterwards, then beef tenderloin and stuffed shells leftovers at DHs parents after that. All of the food!!!!
Married: 10/3/15
TTC: May 2017
BFP: 7/20/17
EDD: 3/29/18
Christmas eve: we go to my parents for lobster, twice baked potatoes, Cole slaw and shrimp. A meatless polish tradition.
christmas: we host! Everyone pretty much brings something but the menu is: brown sugar bourbon glazed 25lb ham (my husband makes and it’s so flipping good), crescent rolls, creamed corn, Mac n cheese, mashed potatoes, Cole slaw, shrimp, smoked salmon dip, spinach dip, cheese/crackers and Kelbasi. For dessert, chocolate peanut butter cheesecake, kolachi and chrusciki. Plus an assortment of chocolate things. Haha we go big.
@btm013 Your dessert menu sounds amazing!
I cannot even read all of these.. I'm so hungry and they sound so good!
Day before Christmas Eve: Norweign Klubb (basically a ball of potato and flour that has bacon in the middle put in bowl with butter & milk) at my FIL's house.
Christmas Eve: Salmon, sweet potatoes, salad, fruit, etc. at my MIL. This is by far the healthiest meal at Christmas time, and I always look forward to it.
Christmas Day: Thai takeout
We will see my family later in the week we always do meat fondue (chicken, filet, and shrimp). Ugh.. I cannot wait to eat all the food!
For Christmas, I always make my homemade sausage gravy with biscuits and fried eggs for breakfast (there’s no such thing as a Christmas diet lol). This year my Grammie requested ham and turkey so that is what my mom is making for dinner. I’m making twice baked potatoes and few apps. My sister is making the other sides. I’ll probably make a cheesecake for dessert.
Me (33). DH (37). DD (2.2012). MCs x4. After 4 years & 7 months, due 4.2018!
Everyone's menus sound great and y'all are definitely giving me ideas for next year when I get to make a menu!
Great thread idea @ladythrice!
So boring in this household lol. I hate cooking.
Edit to add: My in laws are in Mexico, and my parents are deceased, so we arent going anywhere for anything, so its left up to me lol. Tacos it is
Christmas morning I will make homemade cinnamon rolls, which has been a tradition in our house for as long as I can remember.
Christmas dinner sounds like we'll be on our own, so probably just a big salad or something to help us recover from the binging.
I love hearing about everyone's food traditions! Yum!
@ngolimento I want to make a buche de noel this year too! Also, my aunt and uncle have that same pizza for Christmas Eve tradition
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DS: EDD, December 19th, 2014. Born, December 19th, 2014!
DD: EDD, July 18th, 2016. Born, July 19th, 2016!
Baby #3: EDD, April 16th, 2016
Married: 10/3/15
TTC: May 2017
BFP: 7/20/17
EDD: 3/29/18
Christmas eve/day will be with my side. Christmas eve were doing an Italian spread (pizza/lasagna) and Christmas day will be pretty much a Thanksgiving spread, but roast beef will be added along with the turkey.
Baby #1: Aug. 2016
Baby #2: April 1st, 2018
For Christmas breakfast, I’m going to use the ham leftovers and make a breakfast casserole with ham, eggs, and hashbrowns. For dinner, we’re having lasagna. Mainly because I’ve been craving it.
Christmas Eve: We are in New Mexico and the traditional dinner is pork tamales with red Chile and posole. I order these because they are pretty time consuming. As soon as it gets dark, we go walk through the neighborhood and look at the luminarias (candles in paper bags). We get home and then feast.
Christmas Day: Breakfast is always eggs with green Chile and a pastry. At both my family and DH’s family. Christmas always resembles Thanksgiving. There’s sometime ham instead of Turkey or some sort of cheesy side dish instead of mashed potatoes.
Christmas eve - DH and I will have crab legs and maybe twice baked potatoes.
Christmas day - we offered to host board games in the afternoon with our group of 4 other couples and their kids. Lots of soups and snacks to munch on. Unfortunately right now most are out due to other commitments. So it might be the two of us eating cold cereal
ETA - everyone’s food choices sound delish! Such a variety in traditions
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Christmas Day I think we are going to the in laws for a turkey dinner.
everyones meals sound so good!!!!
This was our first Christmas at home this year, and we weren't hosting anyone, so I tried a bunch of new stuff and think these will definitely become traditions for us.
Christmas eve morning: Eggnog waffles
Christmas eve dinner: Thai red curry, we made it, not takeout.
Christmas morning: Homemade croissants (I made the dough on Christmas Eve day).
Christmas dinner: Prime rib, which I never cooked before yesterday. I didn't realize how easy and foolproof prime rib is, it's definitely going to be our go to Christmas dinner! We had mashed potatoes, sauteed shrimp, brussels sprouts, and mushrooms as sides. I was in heaven eating this meal, it was so good!