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I've been shopping for gifts and mailing Christmas cards and shipping packages, and a day or two ago I was seized with the "Ack, that's NEXT WEEK" realization, but today was the first I realized I'd better start planning my holiday menu too.
My husband's sister and her fiance are coming for a week, so I will be making a big meal on Christmas Eve, lots of finger foods and munchies for Christmas Day (lounging all day in our jammies is the best) and New Year's Day, as well as larger meals for the rest of their stay. I usually do my grocery shopping on Saturday, AND I still have gift shopping to do.
With all this talk of rib roasts, I suggest that Yorkshire Pudding is not to be missed.
When the roast is done, remove it from the roasting pan heat the pan and oil up to 450 F and pour popover batter into the hot fat. Cook until it is popped or done, usually about 20-30 minutes. Don't let it burn, but you do want all the beef bits to adhere to the bottom of the pudding. And, you do want it to be oily with the beef fat. Wow!
Wish I has someone other than myself who would eat rib roast.
For Christmas Eve we orderd Italian food from a place by me that is excellent. 4 half trays and a shrimp cocktail platter to bring to my moms. She is making pigs in a blanket and a few other things. Usually she makes sausage bread, gouda bread, homemade maccaroni salad, crab cakes and I make swedish meatballs, rice pilaf and cheesecake and we eat cheese and crackers. we are not traditionalists when it comes to food on Christmas we just make what we are in the mood for. This year we decided to make it easy on ourselves.
Our children will begin arriving "home" on the 23rd and the cooking will begin. I know we will have meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and green peas one night. There will be pork chops with gravy and biscuits one night. Baked beans will make an appearance, as will corn and rice casserole and chicken and dumplins.
Like many others Christmas Eve will be easy finger foods, cold sandwiches, maybe some jambalaya or red beans and rice, an assortment of drinks and wines, and several desserts. All this with Christmas movies and monopoly.
Christmas Day will begin with breakfast of Scrambled Eggs, Fried Pork Tenderloin, Bacon, Gravy, Pancakes with syrup, assorted fresh fruit, biscuits, juice, milk, coffee, tea, and mimosa's.
We will have a mid-afternoon meal (like around 3 pm) with
Turkey & Dressing
Ham
Sweet Potatoes (recipe from Court of Two Sisters in NOLA)
Green Beans
Oyster Casserole
Veggie Lasagna
Fruit Salad
Stuffed Eggs
Turnip Greens
Beet Pickles and Sweet Pickles
Yeast Rolls
Carrot Cake
Red Velvet Cake
Chess Pie
Pecan Pie
Ice Cream
I'm already tired just thinking about all the shopping, cooking, and cleaning up. But I am thrilled and excited about my children, grandchildren, other family and friends all being home.
With all this talk of rib roasts, I suggest that Yorkshire Pudding is not to be missed.
When the roast is done, remove it from the roasting pan heat the pan and oil up to 450 F and pour popover batter into the hot fat. Cook until it is popped or done, usually about 20-30 minutes. Don't let it burn, but you do want all the beef bits to adhere to the bottom of the pudding. And, you do want it to be oily with the beef fat. Wow!
Wish I has someone other than myself who would eat rib roast.
I do that in muffin cups, people eat them like muffins and we never have enough! Absolutely delicious. They are the first things to be eaten.
We'll have shrimp cocktail and stuffed mushrooms as an appetizer. We always have red meat on Christmas, usually filet mignon or beef tenderloin. I'm still working on the sides, I found a recipe of Guy's from the FN for a salad, which consists of lightly grilling a halved romaine lettuce and topping it with bacon bits, blue cheese and dressing, and I will probably make that. Plus we always have a potato dish, still debating which one, and another veggie, and probably garlic bread. For dessert, cheesecake and a chocolate dessert that I haven't decided on yet.
Christmas Dinner is
BBQ Short Ribs of Beef
Turkey Wings
Corn Bread Stuffing
Macaroni & Cheese
Collard Green/Kale Mixture with Smoked Turkey Wings
Apple Pie
Sweet Potato Pie
Might Make a Cheesecake not sure yet
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