What's on your Xmas/Xmas Eve Menu?

[stretchad]

Xmas Eve - Going out to dinner
Xmas Morning - Baked French Toast Casserole from Pioneer Woman
Xmas Dinner - Beef Tenderloin Roast, Salad, Potatoes, Green Beans. Not sure about a dessert yet. 

[pescalita]

Dec 19, 2015 16:24:51 GMT -5 stretchad said:

Xmas Morning - Baked French Toast Casserole from Pioneer Woman;

You will not regret this. And it's better the next day. We're saving it for New Years weekend this year.

I'm following. I need a kid-friendly soup/salad for a party on the 23rd, something we can eat at home after we get back from mass on Xmas eve, something make-ahead for Xmas morning and something for the potluck Xmas dinner. I'm hosed.

[humpforfree]

Not sure about actual Christmas Eve dinner yet, H and I will have crackers/cheese snack after bedtime while Santa comes. Christmas night we go to mil's. Christmas breakfast/bunch is always the same for us- carryover from when I was growing up: cinnamon rolls/monkey bread, egg/cheese/sausage casserole, fruit salad

[Velar Fricative]

I have been so focused on cooking for 20 adults and 7 kids on Christmas Day that I forgot all about our Christmas Day breakfast for just the three of us! Thanks for the reminder.

Not sure what my mom is making for Christmas Eve yet. On Christmas Day, we are making brisket, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, and salad. Gotta keep it simple for this many people.

[MNH2013]

Christmas Eve I'm making peppercorn crusted tenderloin and potatoes.

My moms Christmas will be fried turkey, cranberry and roasted veg.
IL's will be a pork roast made like walking tacos and H is frying a turkey breast.

[mskitkat]

Christmas Eve - Homesick Texan's Chile Verde, Grandma Nugget's Mac and Cheese
Christmas morning - can't decide between a French toast casserole or the cheesy sausage and croissant casserole someone posted on MM earlier.
Christmas Day - Sauerbraten, honey baked ham, holiday mashed potatoes, roasted veggies, salad, red velvet cake for desert

[t]

Christmas Eve is lots of apps and dinner for 30 at our house. We do a cippino style seafood gravy over linguine to replace what used to be seven fishes (7 individual dishes). It has only 6 fish since we have two people allergic to scallops- shrimp, mussels, clams, jumbo lump crab, monkfish and lobster meat. Then we do breaded fried tilapia. Garlic bread and call it good. For apps we do roasted shrimp cocktail, clams casino, crostini with ricotta and broccoli rabe, bruschetta, artichoke dip, Italian meats and cheeses. Dessert is a various assortment of little things - cannolis, brownies, cookies, mini cheesecakes, etc.
it's my favorite day of the year and I love cooking for it.
Christmas morning is egg, sausage and hash brown casserole. Also my MIL makes this nut bread.
Christmas dinner is at my SIL's house and usually beef tenderloin, shrimp scampi, crab soup, mash potato casserole, roasted asparagus. Pies for dessert.

[spankswife]

I work Xmas eve til 3, and beef is an issue in our family (rare vs well fine) so I'm trying apps this year.

Teriyaki chicken meat balls w/pineapple
Regular meatballs w/slider buns
Mini crab cake sliders
Cold Tortellini w tomatoes and pesto
Shrimp cocktail
Warm spin dip
Cranberry goat cheese and crackers
Veggie tray
Prosciutto wrapped melon
(Open to suggestions too)

Xmas morning/brunch time
Mexican egg/tator tot casserole
French toast casserole
Bacon
Fruit

Xmas dinner
Ham
Mashed potatoes
Mashed sweets
Mac n cheese
Corn casserole thing
Peas (bc I forgot to make them for TG)

[mandymay]

Christmas Eve- Appetizers and some food from the local Italian Deli as well some some Christmas cookies and other desserts

Christmas morning- Creme brulee french toast casserole and eggs and bacon

Christmas afternoon- make your own sandwiches, fruit, veggies, light appetizers

Christmas evening- beef tenderloin roast, roasted baby potatoes, asparagus, and maybe some after dinner hot chocolate.

[namasteak]

Since its just us Christmas Day we are ordering Chinese and getting the ham holiday dinner from WF on Boxing Day when my family comes down.

[Deleted]

Xmas eve is apps and pomegranate sangria. Apps include: meatballs and baguettes to make sliders, pepperoni bread, buffalo chicken dip, veggie crudite, olives, cheese, crackers and some sort of meats, bacon wrapped scallops, and shrimp cocktail. Assorted mini cakes from tj and Christmas cookies for dessert.

Xmas morning: I picked up some chocolate and mini croissants from TJ that we will bake.

Xmas dinner: leftovers from Xmas eve will be eaten throughout the day and as apps. Then dinner will be roastbeef, ham, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, some sort of salad, broccoli cheese and rice casserole, and rolls. Then jello poke cake for dessert as well as cookies.

[mlvmd]

Xmas Eve: I have no idea...it's just the four of us and DH has to work right after dinner. Maybe spaghetti and meatballs.

Xmas Morning: cinnamon rolls, eggs, potatoes, and bacon

Xmas: Steak, green beans (with bacon maybe), potatoes, with cheesecake for dessert. It's just the four of us again and DH will work that night as well so we may be eating around 1pm.

[boiler717]

Normally we do do:
Christmas Eve - fancy but not good 5 course meal with beef that my dad makes
Christmas morning - breakfast casserole, cinnamon rolls, mimosas
Christmas dinner - lasagna, salad and bread
This year we got my dad to agree to moving lasagna to Christmas Eve and having beef bourguignon Christmas Day, yay! Faster, less hands on work that day, and tastes better! But then he went and bought several Stouffer's lasagnas for Christmas Eve. My mom nixed that so he's campaigning for City BBQ, which no one wants. My mom and I will probably end up making lasagna.

[abs]

Some of these sound good!! I love the app ideas. And gingerbread cheesecake? I need that in my life.

Anyway.

Christmas Eve: we are hosting. Turkey, ham, cinnamon apples, sweet potato casserole, and sides the rest of the family cooks. Cookies and Rice Krispie treats for dessert.

Christmas morning: pancakes, sausage, hash browns

Christmas dinner: whatever DH cooks.

[doctorsbaby]

Christmas Eve - prime rib, mashed potatoes, au jus and honey roasted carrots plus dessert tbd. Approx 2 bottles of wine will be consumed by DH and me.

Christmas morning - homemade cinnamon rolls with cream cheese in the dough.

Christmas "dinner" - lasagna about 1pm-ish.

We are driving down to LA Christmas night to start our vacation so doing the main dinner and wine Christmas Eve.

[Poeticxpassion]

Dec 19, 2015 19:32:58 GMT -5 doctorsbaby said:

Christmas morning - homemade cinnamon rolls with cream cheese in the dough.

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Do you have a recipe you can share for this please?

[bunch]

The only thing that I'm in charge of is Christmas morning so we'll have mimosas, monkey bread and an egg/bacon/cheese casserole. So basically exactly what everyone else is having

[SpartanGirl]

Christmas Eve - take out Chinese

Christmas is just our little family, and we travel the next day so we're keeping it simple. Breakfast is blueberry french toast and dinner is baked ziti. Dessert will be chocolate birthday cake with blue frosting and snowflakes as requested by the birthday girl.

[cincodemayo]

Christmas Eve is at DHs grandma's- they always have the same apps: wings, pimento loaf (I know), sausage and cheese plate. I'm bringing a veggie pizza made with crescent rolls.

Christmas morning I'm making pioneer woman cinnamon rolls and fake mimosas.

Christmas lunch is blah traditional meal- ham, squash, the saltiest cream of crap veggie casserole, rolls, etc with custard pie. Ugh.

The day after Christmas my parents are taking us to any restaurant we want within reason

[charlotteandwilbur]

Christmas Eve is Mexican -- enchiladas, rice, beans, salad, margaritas, and cookies for dessert.
Christmas breakfast-- PW French Toast casserole, bacon, clementines
Christmas dinner -- beef tenderloin, potatoes, green beans, ice cream sundae bar and cookies for dessert

[jeaniebueller]

Dec 19, 2015 16:34:43 GMT -5 pescalita said:

Dec 19, 2015 16:24:51 GMT -5 stretchad said:

Xmas Morning - Baked French Toast Casserole from Pioneer Woman;

You will not regret this. And it's better the next day. We're saving it for New Years weekend this year.

I made it one year and my family did not approve. Too sweet. Womp Womp.

We are doing prime rib in Christmas Eve. That is all I know.

[SJ]

Xmas Eve- at my parents. No idea what they are serving

Xmas morning- hosting at our house. Pillsbury cinnamon rolls, eggs, fruit.

Xmas dinner- at my grandparents. No idea what they are serving.

My answers make me feel like a 12 year old.

[tcu2003]

Christmas Eve is just the three of us. We'll probably do chili or something equally easy after church.

Christmas breakfast will be us plus my mom. I haven't decided yet, put a PP's menu of pancakes, sausage and hashbrowns would be a hit with my family, so maybe that.

Christmas lunch my sis and BIL and two nieces will be over, plus my mom, and we're doing apps and sandwich stuff will be on hand.

Christmas dinner is the same people as lunch, plus MIL, FIL, and DH's aunt. We're doing ham, mashed potatoes, roasted green beans, deviled eggs, stuffing, homemade bread, and some other veggie. Dessert is probably apple pie and maybe pumpkin bars. Not sure yet. So basically boring but easy.

[simpsongal]

This thread is making me want to step up my game. In not hosting anything big

Christmas Eve- church at 5:30. it's just me, dh, ds, and my folks. I really want to makefried Brussels sprouts but I'm torn on the main course. No red meat,maybe sautéed cod w/smashed potatoes? Or I could make homemade gnocchi. Dh wants cherry pie for dessert.

Xmas breakfast: we're not into doughy stuff or casseroles so probably bacon and eggs.

Xmas dinner is my in laws game.

[stretchad]

Dec 19, 2015 16:34:43 GMT -5 pescalita said:

Dec 19, 2015 16:24:51 GMT -5 stretchad said:

Xmas Morning - Baked French Toast Casserole from Pioneer Woman;

You will not regret this. And it's better the next day. We're saving it for New Years weekend this year.

I'm following. I need a kid-friendly soup/salad for a party on the 23rd, something we can eat at home after we get back from mass on Xmas eve, something make-ahead for Xmas morning and something for the potluck Xmas dinner. I'm hosed.

Yeah, that french toast casserole is amazing. And frankly part of the reason I've not figured out dessert is because I wouldn't mind just eating the leftover casserole for dessert!

[KaraOrNot]

We do seafood on Christmas Eve. Crab, lobster, shrimp, and scallops. I am not sure what sides yet.

Christmas morning is always cinnamon rolls.

We are going to my ILs for Christmas dinner. Either a traditional ham dinner or sloppy joes? Either way, it is usually bland.

[wavepool]

We don't get to host anything: ( we're determined to be at our own house for Christmas sometime in the near future.

We're with his family this year, so o oyster stew and other soups for Christmas eve after church.
Day of is prime rib, Yorkshire pudding, shrimp cocktail, and green beans.

[Deleted]

XMAS Eve- I'm hosting- cheese & crackers, eggplant lasagna, regular lasagna, salad, garlic bread , dessert ( not sure which kind)

XMAS breakfast my mom is making - monkey bread, coffee cake, juice, coffee, fruit.

XMAS dinner- inlaws are hosting- I have no idea what the are making I'm bringing dessert.

[countthestars]

Dec 19, 2015 17:50:35 GMT -5 mandymay said:

Christmas Eve- Appetizers and some food from the local Italian Deli as well some some Christmas cookies and other desserts

Christmas morning- Creme brulee french toast casserole and eggs and bacon

Christmas afternoon- make your own sandwiches, fruit, veggies, light appetizers

Christmas evening- beef tenderloin roast, roasted baby potatoes, asparagus, and maybe some after dinner hot chocolate.

can you share your French toast casserole recipe?

[ladygrey]

Christmas Eve (at the ILs) - heavy apps
Christmas morning (just the four of us at home) - caramel rolls, quiche, and fruit
Christmas dinner (at my parents) - prime rib, shrimp scampi, twice-baked potatoes, asparagus, caesar salad, plus Christmas cookies for dessert