Christmas menus
 

All on 25th December ...
Breakfast:
Scrambled egg with smoked salmon, toast, Electric Orange Juice, Coffee

Lunch/Dinner (the Big One):
Roast turkey (organic crown from farm up the road), pigs in blankets (pork sausages wrapped in bacon and roasted along with the turkey), roast potatoes, roast parsnips, sprouts, peas, carrots, gravy, bread sauce, stuffing (Gawd I hope I remember it all!)
Christmas pud and brandy butter
Wine (we used to be able to get a cracking sparkling red but I don't we can can any more so probably sparkling white).

Tea:
Probably nothing :). There'll be cheese and biscuits, pickles and chutneys available ...
Single Malt Whisky.

Dinner on the 24th:
Smoked salmon
Grilled swordfish
Grilled tilapia
Crab bisque
Fried calamari
Peel 'n eat shrimp
Crab cakes
Corn pudding
Salad

Breakfast on the 25th:
French toast made with cinnamon chip bread
Copious amounts of syrup
Bacon
:bacon:

Rib Roast. my mom has historically overcooked this, but this year, I've threatened her life, so I'm hopeful that she will stop cooking it at med rare, and serve au jus like you're supposed to do.

whatever else we have will be fine, I'm sure. I just hope I can get home before it's too cold. I have to work until 4pm, and that always runs late.

Breakfast
This is the ‘rents "standard special":
Grilled bacon, sausage, baked beans, poached egg, toast & marmalade, tea (and an extra coffee for Dad) orange juice

Mine
Cereal, de-caff tea

Dinner
Roast turkey crown, stuffing, chipolatas wrapped in bacon*, Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes/ parsnips/ onion, sprouts, carrots, peas, gravy and cranberry sauce (optional)

Christmas pudding, soused in brandy and set alight, Pavlova

Cheese board (includes biscuits ie crackers)

After Eights/ liqueur chocolates

Liqueurs

Tea
Cold meats, cheese board, sliced bread and butter, pickles**, salad, pate, mince pies

*to me, Pigs in Blankets are sausages wrapped in bread. Otherwise wouldn't they just be Pigs in Pigs?
Then again Devils on Horseback are dates wrapped in bacon.
Angels on Horseback are oysters wrapped in bacon.
Go figure, but I did once win a pub quiz where that was the tie-breaker.

** this includes pickled onions, gherkins, red cabbage, piccalilli, beetroot and Branston Pickle

Just made the christmas pudding and set it steaming.... :D

Christmas Eve - Mexican Lasagna with citrus salad

Christmas DAy Amish Breakfast casserole

Christmas Lunch - Honey Baked Ham with hash brown casserole, scallpoed potatoes, and mashed with cream cheese stirred in, buns, cheese slices, relish plate (pickles, olives, etc) , cashews and nuts, Esther Price candy. Pecan pie, baklava.

Christmas after dinner - ham sandwiches, tatos prn.

Amish breakie casserole - bacon, eggs, hash browns, swiss., cheddar, a bit of cottage cheese mixed in. I'm told it's wonderfu;l. serve with fruit slices.

where is my figgy pudding???

I have been invited to a friend's home for Christmas Dinner. She has announced that she is not cooking this year, has stated that she is buying a dinner outright, but won't reveal where she's getting it. I asked if she'd ordered the dinner from Acme, as I've had that in the past and it is quite good, but nope. Remains a mystery.

French toast w strawberrys

A small turkey with the trimmings.

Christmas eve is gift giving to extended family and an extended family meal together Italian style.

I love giving gifts but I am just not too into eating. I would be happy with the breakfast and that's all.

Christmas Eve:
McDonald's

Breakfast:
Hot chocolate & a poptart

Christmas Dinner:
Peanut butter sandwich

Yep, you guessed it. I'm pulling duty Christmas Eve & Christmas Day to let my officers have time off with their families.

That's a lot of potato! what is hash brown casserole?

homemade mincemeat is now in progress......

Haven't decided for sure yet...probably the usual, which, for us, is Steak (the best we can find), ceasar salad, sauteed mushrooms, corn on the cob, dinner rolls, green veggie of some sort and baked/scalloped or similar potatoes. Pie for dessert.

I see a couple french toasts up there....haven't made that in years, good idea for breakfast!

HBC is heavenly but not for the faint of heart (attaacks)

Frozen shredded hash browns (Ore Ida) 2 lbs
one can cream of chicken soup
16oz sour cream
1/2 cup butter melted
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

mix all together, pour in 2qt casserole dish and bake 350 till brown and bubbly.

YUM YUM YUM!

(but, well...you know...the heart attacks...)

Brianna, listen to me...That dish NEEDS chopped onion. :yesnod: