What do you have for Christmas Dinner

[Autumnchik 6]

We do Italian seafood + pasta on Xmas Eve (part of the traditional Italian 7 Fishes Meal)

Prime rib on Xmas Day.

We do the exact same thing. As family gets more spread out, the number of seafood and pasta dishes has dwindled. Definitely not 7 fishes anymore ... more like 4 or 5 now. An antipasto to start and Italian pastires to finish round out the meal. I love the food on Xmas Eve so much that I would prefer to eat leftovers rather than another big meal on Xmas Day ... but hubby is looking forward to the prime rib this year

[Jigi 0]

Hi,

Would have the Paneer Chilly with Hot Indian Bhaturas and also some starters.

Jigi

[Madzia+James 0]

In Poland we dont eat meat on Christmas Eve, so we have mostly fishes, pierogi, soups and other traditional Christmas dishes (that we never eat on any other day besides Christmas Eve). On Christmas day we can eat everything we want. So we eat all the kinds of meats and other stuff.

Merry Christmas to all

My fiance is coming in one week!!!!!! Oh I cant wait :) :)

[James 2]

Roast beef (prime rib) must come under "Other -- please explain"??? SACRILEGE!!

We have had turkey on Christmas from time to time, but the killer traditional Christmas dinner in our family has and always will be roast beef, with Yorkshire pudding and the usual sides, plus plum pudding with hard sauce and a choice of pumpkin or mincemeat pie.

Christmas Eve is another thing altogether -- it's the big day (night) in Latin cultures, and Noche Buena is done up with pernil (roast pork). Plus sabajón (basically egg nog spiked with aguardiente). We used to just have a spaghetti dinner when I was a kid on Christmas eve . . . no more.

[mybackpages 0]

I voted other.

We always have a huge seafood feast on christmas feast on chirstmas eve. and then a late christmas morning brunch which includes ricotta pancakes, omlettes, whatever fruit we can find in season or imported that is good, Lebanese sauages, an assortments of baked goods- crossiants, scones, muffins usually.

Christmas night is all about leftovers.

[Knobby_Wheezer 0]

Other

Beer, devilled eggs and maybe cookies.

Really, though, we don't do xian festivities.

[Mags 112]

Roast turkey. Roast potatoes. Roast parsnips. Brussel Sprouts. Stuffing. Broccoli. Followed by Christmas Pud and cream.

And lots of wine. *hic*

[Amby 490]

We save the ham for Easter and we eat prime rib for Christmas.

yeah we have prime rib for Christmas too...yummy rib roast

[GaryC 7]

We do Italian seafood + pasta on Xmas Eve (part of the traditional Italian 7 Fishes Meal)

Prime rib on Xmas Day.

Well Dev, we are in agreement. For Christmas day we will have prime rib also. We have a really good butcher shop here in town and they have the very best prime rib I have ever had.

[~*Maria*~ 1]

Roast turkey. Roast potatoes. Roast parsnips. Brussel Sprouts. Stuffing. Broccoli. Followed by Christmas Pud and cream.

And lots of wine. *hic*

yummmmmmmm

Roast turkey. Roast & mashed potatoes. Brussel Sprouts, carrots and sweetcorn. Not sure whats for afters lol

[Enlighten one :) 5]

We eat Pork Pie. The funny thing is that when my son and I were visiting my husband in Nigeria a common food of theirs is meet pie. I have no idea what is in it, but it tasted just like Pork Pie, but a little spicier. We ate those often.

[Dr. Obvious 49]

My grandmother just rehashes Thanksgiving for Christmas Day. For Christmas Eve, it is normally deli sandwiches and picnic fare with her. Do not ask me why, I don't know.

Next year, hopefully I will be on my own for Christmas and can finally make a proper dinner.

[Amby 490]

like I said before normally we do prime rib but this year we're trying something new so grandma doesn't have to cook a big meal (she's cooked enough big meals in her life). we're going to have soup and lots of appetizers.

[Marilyn. 340]

his family has tamales, which hubby's dad makes.... I am not a big fan of tamales, I tried them one year and I didn't like the corn part but hubby says his dad gets better at it every year and says that this year they were really good but I still haven't tried one this year yet ...

this year I had Chinese food for my Christmas dinner...

usually I will make a salad and some appetizers but this year that didn't work out....

Edited December 26, 2007 by MarilynP

[Saddle Bronc 124]

We actually had chicken not-quite-biryani (as we had too little basmati, some jasmine rice was used for the remainder), chicken curry, plain rice and fish curry.

For dessert, I made kheer-kamala (basically, badam-kheer with mandarin orange slices instead of rice, vermicelli or tapioca).