What are you making for Christmas Eve/ Christmas

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  • svsl0928
    svsl0928 Posts: 205 Member
    On the menu for Christmas Eve we have oven fried chicken, Deviled eggs, collard greens, steamed shrimp and baked beans. We will eat the left overs on for Christmas dinner.
  • annabellik
    annabellik Posts: 3 Member
    I have the same outlook as you. Not going to undo all my hard work!

    I am in Australia and possibly Christmas Eve is a bit more relaxed. We are having a barbecue of skinless chicken thighs marinated with corn on the cob, steamed veges and some garlic bread (not for me though). It is warm outside of an evening here, so we will make this a bit special by having it as a picnic outside.

    Christmas we are roasting a chicken and pumpkin, potatos, gravy and doing green veges with chili and soy. Plus fresh prawns (it is warm here) and oysters. My indulgence will be a small portion of Christmas pudding with custard and some champagne.

    I think the hardest thing will be fitting in a workout as I don't want to go out early in the morning like I usually do as I don't want to miss my kids opening their presents. Might go out for a quick run after they do that. It looks like it is not going to be too hot here.
  • AnnmarieGomez
    AnnmarieGomez Posts: 4 Member
    I making a watermelon cake, literally. It's a no bake cake, it's so easy and you wont have to feel guilty eating it. It's made with Watermelon, Strawberries, Grapes, Greek Yogurt-Vanilla, Blueberries, and Raspberries.
  • fourfiftythree
    fourfiftythree Posts: 203 Member
    I'm making BBQ meatballs, candy bark and a chocolate pecan pie. My family does a potluck style lunch every year.
  • hmaddpear
    hmaddpear Posts: 610 Member
    Christmas Eve: Roast Pork and all the trimmings (stuffing, homemade apple sauce, yorkshire puddings and steamed veg.)

    Christmas Day: Smoked salmon and scrambled eggs with bucks fizz for breakfast. Then grazing on Dim Sum all day. We've bags of dumplings, ha gow, sui mai and vietnamese spring rolls in the freezer. Plus some prawns for making prawn toast and a crispy aromatic duck with pancakes. Possibly more bucks fizz. Yum.
  • keem88
    keem88 Posts: 1,689 Member
    christmas eve my bf and i always go to a hibachi grill.
    christmas i am prolly making a vegetarian baked ziti with spinach, mushrooms, peppers, onions and garlic
  • thisisforme43
    thisisforme43 Posts: 20 Member
    Deer steaks are great on the grill. We serve them with onions and potatoes.
  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
    Prime rib, rubbed down with rosemary and garlic
    Mashed potatoes
    Homemade baked mac and cheese
    Yeast Rolls
    Sweet potato casserole (A sordid mixture of yams, sugar, butter, pecans, and frosted flakes)
    Asparagus
    Cherry cobbler and apple crumble, with ice cream
  • MelsAuntie
    MelsAuntie Posts: 2,833 Member
    Christmas eve; Paula's seafood soup.
    Christmas day; Don't know yet, whatever's in the refrigerator, but including a big salad as we have a lot of spring mix on hand.
    New Year's Eve; mini dark chocolate shotglasses filled with peanut butter mousse, chocolate mousse with crushed peppermint candy, or white chocolate mousse with fresh raspberries.
  • LVCeltGirl
    LVCeltGirl Posts: 473
    Tamales are my contribution to tonight's dinner (which is the big celebration dinner). Also have lots of veggies, crackers, chips and dips for snacking prior to dinner.

    Tomorrow night - ham, pasta and a veggie side. Rather low-key.

    I like making spinach dip with extra water chestnuts and have celery sticks with it rather than the bread. Also the dip form of a Tzaziki sauce (cucumber/dill yogurt) with veggies.
  • _SABOTEUR_
    _SABOTEUR_ Posts: 6,833 Member
    I'm making a baby.
  • Sharon_C
    Sharon_C Posts: 2,132 Member
    My husband is a police officer and he has to work tonight so the kiddies and I are meeting him at the local Asian restaurant to have dinner with him. Hang the calories.
  • jerber160
    jerber160 Posts: 2,607 Member
    I'm making a baby.
    Roast Baby should be very tender, but I was raised with the belief that if you eat meat today, you will burn in hell for eternity. sigh. so enjoy. My new baccala recipe turned out GREAT, orange and pepper salad with fresh peppers from the garden ( put up over the summer) anchovies and capers ready, cinnamon, walnut pasta done. and some poppyseed and nuts rolls are beauteous. My house smells awesome... Oh , and I carved up some smoked salmon. Merry Eve peeps
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    I'm not making anything but if you are looking for light ideas that are app like maybe a cheese board.

    my faves for xmas are st andre, irish whiskey cheddar, and mango ginger stilton.

    with whole wheat briton crackers and a variety of fruits it's yum.

    cheese_board_trio_with_cheese_1024x1024.jpg?v=1362600733Saint_Andre_P021912.jpgIMG_6605.JPG those even look like the crackers i mean. lol, now i'm getting hungry!
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    My husband is a police officer and he has to work tonight so the kiddies and I are meeting him at the local Asian restaurant to have dinner with him. Hang the calories.

    Merry Christmas and thank you for the sacrifices you make for the rest of us. Just FYI some restaurants like el torito and marie callendars make holiday themed dinners. depending on the time you can make it you should call. i think coco's is open late too and of course there's always denny's.
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    I'm not making anything but if you are looking for light ideas that are app like maybe a cheese board.

    my faves for xmas are st andre, irish whiskey cheddar, and mango ginger stilton.

    with whole wheat briton crackers and a variety of fruits it's yum.

    cheese_board_trio_with_cheese_1024x1024.jpg?v=1362600733Saint_Andre_P021912.jpgIMG_6605.JPG those even look like the crackers i mean. lol, now i'm getting hungry!

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  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    oh i didn't see the 2nd part. by xmas dinner we will be home and makign a turkey with all the trimmings and gingerbread cookies with icings. xmas morning we will be at in laws eating the "sh!tload of pancakes" my husband told them I wanted.

    dang this is gonna be a fun food times!
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    I'm not making anything but if you are looking for light ideas that are app like maybe a cheese board.

    my faves for xmas are st andre, irish whiskey cheddar, and mango ginger stilton.

    with whole wheat briton crackers and a variety of fruits it's yum.

    cheese_board_trio_with_cheese_1024x1024.jpg?v=1362600733Saint_Andre_P021912.jpgIMG_6605.JPG those even look like the crackers i mean. lol, now i'm getting hungry!

    reported for sexually explicit images

    u kegel'd huh?
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    sounds like eveyone has a good plan!
    i decided to do finger foods for xmas eve. some turkey meatballs, cracker & veggie spread.. some hummus and such..
    plus some drinks fo sure..

    for christmas day i am going to my Boyfriends fathers house. I am going to bring a turkey empenada appetizer and some christmas candy pretzels from Pinterest! keeping it simple..

    the empanada and pretzels sound SO YUM!!!!!!!!

    actually right now my mom is making tamales and we are on our way over soon. husband is doing paleo and last night asked me when i said I think she's buying tamales he said "i can't eat that". now that I know she is MAKING them, he better not say anything...
  • 2dare2dream
    2dare2dream Posts: 104 Member
    marinated some tandoori spice with natural yogurt and coated chicken breast and cooked, served with pitta bread and side salad of white cabbbage,onion tomato and cucumber

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