Christmas menus

primalkiwi

Just curious what everyone is planning for their Christmas feasts and looking for some inspiration. I have a naturally cured and smoked ham and a whole salmon as a starting point, still trying to figure out some great primal/paleo additions.
Would love to hear what you have planned (and any recipes)!

primal7

I did these sides for Thanksgiving and turned out great.
The recipes are from Underground Wellness
http://undergroundwellness.com/

Paleo Stuffing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYWi27dVKCQ&inf_contact_key=825b0577392b5bd27d07649722ba6645576b1d46f6e74c22ce5dd7563ff144fb

Bacon Braised Brussels Sprouts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBYuVk8jAdU&inf_contact_key=72a46646337aff8a89460752d11444a52c9f582327eb3ffe7445701a60038960


Roasted Yams and Sweet Potatoes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rbtiJ29WoU&inf_contact_key=041b0653b5745aad7654cec034f17ff3c24e618926b48dc37dfa1ac19eaf2975

Enjoy :drinker:

TriLifter

Maple glazed duck with bacon Brussels sprouts, mashed sweet potatoes, red cabbage with bacon, sausage stuffing without bread.

primalkiwi

Those all sound great, I should add that I'm in New Zealand and it's crazy hot so ours will definitely be lighter fare! Might try those recipes out for a winter solstice feast in June :-)

meghanner

I'm on call this year ( I'm a midwife)...my family surprised me by announcing that they are showing up. Normally we'd do turkey but as I can't guarantee I'll be home. We are having:

- maple glazed bone in pasture raised ham with a homemade chutney of sorts (not sure what yet)
- mashed cauliflower
- peas for dad and bacon/Brussels sprouts for the rest of us

Desert will be g-free/vegan gingerbread men (rice flour/arrowroot) I'm allergic to eggs so I'm making a grain concession and my dads fav, candy cane chocolate chunk ice cream (homemade coconut milk ice cream, crushed natural candy cane and enjoy life chocolate chunks mixed in).

Dragonwolf

My stepdad got a (couple of?) deer, so we'll be having dollar steaks and venison burgers, at least, while I'm visiting him and my mom. Not sure what else, there (I'd be happy eating venison the whole time I'm there).

My mother in law has a tradition of making lasagna, but she always does it with noodles, so we've arranged for me to help a little to make a noodle-less one with zucchini to add the noodle-like quality (I'm experimenting with shredded zukes, though, since I can't get them sliced thin enough for my taste). It also means I get to add ricotta, since I don't have to worry about my father in law eating it (he hates ricotta, but to me, a lasagna isn't complete without it).

Fit_in_Folsom

Family is doing Ham an Smoked Goose. I will be eating the Goose, some quinoa, and lots of veggies

kikih64

bump for the ideas!