What are you having for Christmas dinner?
DianaElena76
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I'm looking for special occasion dinner ideas that are low carb friendly. I'm kind of over turkey and ham after our Thanksgiving dinner and leftovers that went on for weeks (although I'm still enjoying the ham cut up and scrambled in with my eggs for breakfast). I was thinking of maybe trying cornish hens or something. I have no idea if we are having guests, but I know hubby will want to have a nice Christmas dinner. I just don't want it to be a repeat of our Thanksgiving menu, which is sort of how it's traditionally been in my home. Ideas? What do you plan to make/eat/serve on Christmas?
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For Thanksgiving I had turkey & cauliflower.
For X-mas I'm going to do it differently...
Cauliflower & turkey
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turkey thighs!!!!
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I was think BACON LOLOL0
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I will be making herb crusted prime rib...I will be making pesto cauliflower for my low carb veggie and salad....and for dessert I will be making a no bake pumpkin cheesecake ....I will have many guest and they are all bringing something not sure what though0
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For Yule (Christmas), we usually do duck. My oldest does goose on Christmas day (and by tradition we do ham and beans on New Years), but Yule is usually duck for us. This year, hubby and I are pretty much on our own, so I'll be making 2 small whole ducks from two different recipes, with appropriate substitutions...
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/seared-duck-breast-with-cherries-and-port-sauce-353376
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/roast-duck-with-port-garlic-sauce-4528
The cherry recipe calls for honey, which I'll substitute with a honey chamomile tea/Splenda reduction instead.0 -
Meat, meat, and more meat!0
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My family is firmly entrenched .... half of us have to have the turkey & fixings and the other half have to have the ham & trimmings... for Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter lol. Thankfully Canadian Thanksgiving is earlier, so we aren't quite as sick of leftovers yet. The only changes ever guaranteed are to the desserts (although standard per holiday) and occasionally to the vegetable(s)... Christmas usually sees the addition of a few extra, but we aren't allowed to take any dishes away. My mom tried to change it up over the years, it didn't work. Now that I host... I initiated the discussion, but it didn't go far lol. As hostess, technically, I could switch it up, but I know we would each dearly miss our favorites. Doing LC... my only true struggle is the stuffing because its my absolute favorite!!0
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I'm not sure what we're having. My Brother and SIL are hosting and if I had to guess I'd say they'll be making ham/turkey. I'm hoping to make a low carb alternative dessert. My other brother and his wife are vegetarian...so there may be something for them as well. I'll mostly eat the meat and hopefully they'll have some salad and green beans. I don't even care that much about the food. If I want a little bit of the mashed potatoes or something I'll eat it...but I haven't missed it so I don't anticipate that part being troublesome for me. I hope anyways!0
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@kimberwolf71 Use this recipe to make the bread for stuffing... http://joyfulgirl.org/2015/09/23/perfectprimobread/0
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You could go Ukrainian and do fish.
I wonder if a low carb gluten-free pierogi is possible...0 -
Oooo, you just gave me an idea! If I tell hubby I want to have a fish fry, he'll do all the work! (But I don't like fried fish, so I'd have to make something else for myself.)0
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I do braised beef short ribs. It's nice because I do them a couple days ahead & just reheat. Makes skimming the fat from the sauce easier too. Also, including a rack of lamb this year. I won't bring up the side dishes because I believe this thread was intended for low-carb ideas.
I will be making creamed kale as one side though, whereby I reduce heavy cream for the sauce...so there's that.
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You could go Ukrainian and do fish.
I wonder if a low carb gluten-free pierogi is possible...
Ha....I wish there was a low carb pierogi was possible! That is my families Christmas Eve traditional dinner. We are Polish and Slovak. I don't know what we are going to do this year. I have to talk to my mom...she pretty much does low carb now also.
Christmas Day will probably be similar to Thanksgiving...turkey or maybe ham lots of squashes, green beans, mashed cauliflower, salad...0 -
@esaucier17 Use this recipe for the pierogi dough... http://theprimitivepalate.com/2015/01/20/everything-bagel-dogs/0
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We have a traditional Italian Christmas Eve meal of 7 different fishes/seafood. Calamari, Shrimp, Scallops, Haddock, Smelts... Yum. There is always spaghetti, but I'll skip that part.0
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Prime rib0
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JodehFoster wrote: »Makes skimming the fat from the sauce easier too.
Is this because you refuse to share the fat with your family?0 -
glossbones wrote: »JodehFoster wrote: »Makes skimming the fat from the sauce easier too.
Is this because you refuse to share the fat with your family?
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@esaucier17 Use this recipe for the pierogi dough... http://theprimitivepalate.com/2015/01/20/everything-bagel-dogs/
Wow that looks so good! I'll have to see if it will work for piergies. Thank you so much!0 -
garlic parmesan mashed cauliflower
brussels sprouts with bacon
Maybe a beef roast if you're tired of turkey and ham?0 -
I have made a perogy like casserole and layered egg crepes in a baking dish for the "dough" then layered cauli and cheese with fried Bain and onions. I did throw a potato and cheese layer in there in the middle.
I am Ukrainian and fish and perogies were eaten on Christmas Eve at my in- laws house. Now I'll want to make this too! I usually bake a ham on Christmas Eve these days, so I can carve up cold slices of it to have with the turkey. So I could do the perogy casserole this year too.
A couple of days before Christmas. I make head cheese out of pork head, hicks and feet, with a bit of beef shank, let it gel, and serve it at Christmas dinner. Very low carb and refreshing. I will roast a turkey at Christmas, and have various low carb options along with the regular potatoes and stuffing. Cabbage rolls filled with meat, or meatballs might also be made.0 -
My mil has always cooked Christmas dinner. Will be a typical carb filled nightmare, and will be the first year to not eat it all. Doesn't matter to me though. I'm fine with meat. I can eat when I get home.
My chore has always been the breakfast, and hashbrown casseroles for Christmas morning at my mom and dad's. I've already been looking for low carb recipes to substitute, and continue the tradition.0 -
I do a rib roast at Christmas. Can't go wrong with that!0
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Kitnthecat wrote: »I have made a perogy like casserole and layered egg crepes in a baking dish for the "dough" then layered cauli and cheese with fried Bain and onions. I did throw a potato and cheese layer in there in the middle.
I am Ukrainian and fish and perogies were eaten on Christmas Eve at my in- laws house. Now I'll want to make this too! I usually bake a ham on Christmas Eve these days, so I can carve up cold slices of it to have with the turkey. So I could do the perogy casserole this year too.
A couple of days before Christmas. I make head cheese out of pork head, hicks and feet, with a bit of beef shank, let it gel, and serve it at Christmas dinner. Very low carb and refreshing. I will roast a turkey at Christmas, and have various low carb options along with the regular potatoes and stuffing. Cabbage rolls filled with meat, or meatballs might also be made.
A head cheese?!?!?! Sounds medieval! It's so great to hear about everyone's different customs.0 -
My mil has always cooked Christmas dinner. Will be a typical carb filled nightmare, and will be the first year to not eat it all. Doesn't matter to me though. I'm fine with meat. I can eat when I get home.
My chore has always been the breakfast, and hashbrown casseroles for Christmas morning at my mom and dad's. I've already been looking for low carb recipes to substitute, and continue the tradition.
For the hashbrown casserole, I just pinned a spaghetti squash alternate for this: http://detoxinista.com/2013/02/cheesy-spaghetti-squash-casserole/ I haven't tried it, but I can definitely see spaghetti squash as a great alternative for hash browns!0 -
Kitnthecat wrote: »I have made a perogy like casserole and layered egg crepes in a baking dish for the "dough" then layered cauli and cheese with fried Bain and onions. I did throw a potato and cheese layer in there in the middle.
I am Ukrainian and fish and perogies were eaten on Christmas Eve at my in- laws house. Now I'll want to make this too! I usually bake a ham on Christmas Eve these days, so I can carve up cold slices of it to have with the turkey. So I could do the perogy casserole this year too.
A couple of days before Christmas. I make head cheese out of pork head, hicks and feet, with a bit of beef shank, let it gel, and serve it at Christmas dinner. Very low carb and refreshing. I will roast a turkey at Christmas, and have various low carb options along with the regular potatoes and stuffing. Cabbage rolls filled with meat, or meatballs might also be made.
That is very awesome. We also have fish with our pirogies on Christmas Eve. Also a salmon loaf with creamed peas on top. We make stuffed cabbage rolls also...not for Christmas but just a Polish/ Slovak thing. How funny our traditional foods are similar. Now the head cheese....yea I don't know about that!0 -
My mil has always cooked Christmas dinner. Will be a typical carb filled nightmare, and will be the first year to not eat it all. Doesn't matter to me though. I'm fine with meat. I can eat when I get home.
My chore has always been the breakfast, and hashbrown casseroles for Christmas morning at my mom and dad's. I've already been looking for low carb recipes to substitute, and continue the tradition.
If you haven't tried of heard of it....you can use radishes in place of potatoes for the hashbrowns. At my local grocery store they sell them already shredded. I have fried them with eggs, sausage and other veggies and they are very good!
https://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=86798
here is just one recipe I found.0 -
Hmm, not sure yet. Christmas is with my fiance's family this year. Soo, whatever meats and cheeses I can find. Veggies too. Probably no sweets or alcohol. Might make a keto cheesecake to bring along or something.0
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Wow, I didn't know that the spelling was all weird when I typed about my perogy casserole and head cheese. It was supposed to be bacon in the casserole, and pork hocks in the head cheese.
The head cheese is just cooked, cooled jelled meat. Like solid soup really. The broth is so rich and gelatenous that it gels. I love it so much ! The smell of it is so intoxicating to me, just meat with garlic. I make it in a 9 x 13" pan, let it set and cut it into brownie like squares. Serve it upside down and it looks beautiful. Some cultures will place some vegetables in the mold to make it pretty, but I just like meat !0 -
Omg I love headcheese. First had it when I was 9-10-11 and living in Germany. Yummy yum yum.0
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esaucier17 wrote: »My mil has always cooked Christmas dinner. Will be a typical carb filled nightmare, and will be the first year to not eat it all. Doesn't matter to me though. I'm fine with meat. I can eat when I get home.
My chore has always been the breakfast, and hashbrown casseroles for Christmas morning at my mom and dad's. I've already been looking for low carb recipes to substitute, and continue the tradition.
If you haven't tried of heard of it....you can use radishes in place of potatoes for the hashbrowns. At my local grocery store they sell them already shredded. I have fried them with eggs, sausage and other veggies and they are very good!
https://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=86798
here is just one recipe I found.
So could you also make latkes with radishes?0
