Christmas Dinner
 

What are you making for Christmas dinner? My mom is one of the best holiday cooks God ever made but with some health issues I told her I'd make dinner this year. Doing a prime rib and of course mashed potatoes. Looking for other sides ideas.

What are you making this year?

Typical Christmas dinner when the extended family gets together:

Prime rib
Small ham on the side
Mashed or roasted potatoes
Roasted sweet potato and yam casserole
Green beans tossed with roasted garlic
Some fresh-baked rustic bread
A chop salad
Warm applesauce for the ham
Horseradish for the prime rib
Variety of pies for dessert

Nothing too fancy...

Seems like carrots and creamed corn always make it to the serving dishes and I'll 2nd the green beans. You might have some rolls so you have something to use the butter knife that was in the place settings of grandma's sterling. Oh, and that little plate up there above the forks too.

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We're doing the Costco spiral cut ham.. Easy and doesn't take a lot of attention so more time to spend socializing.

With the Prime Rib, maybe Yorkshire pudding or pop overs? I've got 2 of these pans, they work great!

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Our traditional Christmas dinner is always cracked crab, with a couple sides.

Chanukah dinner is usually steak or lamb, some veggies and latkes. Lots of latkes. In fact, everything else is just a side dish for the latkes. :)

That said.... my green beans are always popular even with the kids.

Mess o' green beans, tips snipped as desired.

Wash 'em and leave 'em damp, then season a bit heavy - I use salt, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder, and just a bit of crushed red pepper flakes.

Hot pan, few table spoons of oil, toss in the green beans. Carefully add "some" water (about 1/4 cup) and cover and let sorta steam up in there for a while - how long depends on how cooked you like your green beans. Remove cover after cooked enough from steaming (add water in small amounts as needed to continue the steam) and let the water evap off, leaving 'em to sear and sizzle a bit in the oil until they are cooked enough to your taste. Nice way to finish this part is toss 'em on a grill that you've been cooking the steak or lamb chops on...

Alternative method is to just season and steam 'em in a basket, then toss on grill to finish...

Oh, and yes, Christmas dinner for the wife's side of things.... Basically a re-do of our thanksgiving meal, though we used to do a pig roast every so often (still have the magical pig roasting box in my garage)

In fact... @Shaun... just go big and do a pig roast. This is the magical box we - have - a 70-90lb pig will use 2 bags of charcoal and take 18 hours or so... https://lacajachina.com/roasters/original-roasters/model-2-100-lbs-roaster/

No idea the big plate is called a Charger. 67 years old.

Conducted a survey of Diane, my dentist's receptionist, and she knew that so i stopped.

Marinated filet mignon per my sister.

It's just me, so... :p

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I'm a traditionalist, so much the same as usual I suppose.

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Scandinavian style:

Roast Goose
Mashed Potatoes
To die for GRAVY
Red Cabbage
Dinner Rolls
Aquavit Schnapps and Abelskivlers
Cup of Coffee
Kids are going crazy by now
Sing around the tree
draw straws and open presents one at a time

Surely not.

That is an excellent idea Craig, just ordered one, thanks!

Steve, I've been wanting to roast a pig in my Cerakote oven for years. Just set it at 230ºF in the morning for perfectly roasted pig in the afternoon. Someday.

I like the roast goose idea, a local supermarket has them, a little pricey so not an everyday thing, but always have a duck in the freezer.

I’m probably just going to be making a phone call!

Since Shaun’s Christmas dinner invitation must have gotten “lost” in the mail, I think I might just order a pizza and cheese bread the day before and have left overs on Christmas.

And clean pig grease out for the next 3 months.

It's true, but please don't feel sorry for me. I find Christmas alone to be peaceful.

My birthday and Thanksgiving are what I find difficult. Thanksgiving, because it's about family which I don't have. My birthday, because it reminds me that time is fleeting and there's so much I'll never do.

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Me too.

But I'm lucky. My Samoan friend Henry very kindly takes in orphans for Christmas dinner.

So I'll do my traditional, but times it by ten. Last year the palagi was rather a success having brought a big pile of scallops which he skilfully shallow fried and served with a squeeze of lime. Plus large amounts of alcohol. Henry and I are very discerning pinot noir drinkers. Only Central Otago pinot and over a bottle each.

Bit early but consider yourself invited up to Gainesville or Alachua/High Springs for turkey day 2024