Sorta H&FR: Christmas Eve dinner?

[taratru]

I made all these wonderful plans to be at home on Christmas Eve - yay!!!   But now, I'm stuck on what to make.  Just the five of us and my dad.  Would like to keep it sort of light, since we'll be stuffing our faces with rib roast, rice, etc. at SIL's on Christmas Day.  Thoughts?

[runaways]

I have no idea what kind of foods you guys normally eat but I've done seared tuna steaks a couple times with an Asian inspired salad for Christmas.

[boston340]

I'm making beef bourguinon for Christmas Eve dinner with mashed potatoes, green beans, and homemade biscuits. We are doing a progressive dinner with DH's immediate family and I have the main course.

[enfuego23]

We always do seafood on Christmas Eve:)

[noisemaker2]

We always do an easy appetizer spread--veggies and dips, shrimp cocktail, stuffed mushrooms, fruit skewers, and cheese and crackers are on the menu this year.

[Wines Not Whines]

We're doing lobster tails and asparagus. It's kind of light, but nicer than a typical meal.

[libbygrl109]

We're doing ham, mashed potatoes and veggies, but that's because there's a bunch of us with young kids thrown in. When i was younger, my mom would always make some kind of baked fish and some kind of steamed veggie.

[hannahb]

We do mexican. It's a tradition that started with me (the oldest) when I wouldn't eat clam chowder. I wanted tacos. To answer your question, how about some sort of soup? Maybe even a chili you can throw in the crock pot. Simple and yummy. Then have a few appetizers and some good bread and your set.

[labbie]

We're doing red lentil chili, salad and wine. Then later cheese and crackers, champagne.

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[jamalynn]

We do pasta which can be light if you don't stuff you plate full of it.

[clseale]

I'm adding to the seafood idea. We're at my mom's (she's Italian), and tradition is always the feast of the 7 fishes.

[ebeth]

we're making homemade pizza.

I wanted to do a feast of seven fishes even though this is not traditional in either of our families, but there's no time for that business with both of us working today. maybe next year.

[blndsnbrdr]

Dec 24, 2013 5:02:16 GMT -5 hannahb said:

We do mexican. It's a tradition that started with me (the oldest) when I wouldn't eat clam chowder. I wanted tacos. To answer your question, how about some sort of soup? Maybe even a chili you can throw in the crock pot. Simple and yummy. Then have a few appetizers and some good bread and your set.

The first thing I thought of was a taco/burrito buffet of sorts - easy for people to pick/choose and easy to put together with no pressure to eat, Eat, EAT!

Also love the idea of chili with cornbread or something like that - more laid back.


If you're stuck going to the grocery store today, good luck! I went last night and almost decided to just go hungry!

[gt7301b]

Dec 23, 2013 23:18:05 GMT -5 Wines Not Whines said:

We're doing lobster tails and asparagus. It's kind of light, but nicer than a typical meal.

Whatever, I stuff my face with lobster tail all the time

[gncorman]

We do spicy food. Hot sausage sandwiches, buffalo chix dip, potatoes, and salsa and chips. I don't know why this started years ago but we enjoy it. You don't eat a lot because of the heat but it is filling.
I would love to do the seafood feast one year!

[bostonmichelle]

Another Italian 7 fish dinner checking in. I love having all the fish and then the following day we do the pasta, chicken parm, etc.

[taratru]

Thanks for the suggestions, everyone!

We're doing chili and cornbread. I think I'll grab some frozen appetizers (yay, healthy eating!), and my dad is making bread as well. Hopefully we'll spread it out enough through the day that we won't be sleeping by 7.