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Old 12-22-2017, 08:17 AM   #1
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Christmas dinner traditions

I'm curious to learn what foods are traditional to your family at Christmas.

Mine are standing rib roast, mashed potatoes and gravy, shoepeg white corn, green bean casserole (I know, cliche, but still a family favorite), my homemade cranberry sauce (turns out that only I am really crazy about so I no longer make it), and chocolate pecan pie.

Christmas Eve is all of the shrimp cocktail you can hold (a holdover from NOLA, but the only day we get to eat all of the shrimp we want and a tradition that dates back to Great Grandma Workman).

Christmas morning is always homemade cinnamon rolls and what we call fruit slush. It's basically a float made with ginger ale and sherbet, but the kids demand it every year.

On Boxing day, I traditionally make cheese steak sandwiches with the leftover roast. I think J looks forward to them even more than the Christmas roast. We don't eat a lot of beef anymore, but a rib roast that has dry aged for a month is a huge treat.

So, what's your traditions?
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Chinese take out.....it's the only thing open.....with no disrespect to my
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We would usually have a turkey or ham, along with the usually mashed potatoes, various veggies, different desserts, etc. But this year we wanted to do something different.

This year we are grilling ribeye steaks. One for each person, nine in all. That's our favorite cut of meat. Of course, it will be our first time grilling in the snow. My stepson is taking care of the grilling. And we'll obviously have the normal sides and desserts. Oh, and the traditional shrimp cocktail as an appetizer.

Who knows? This may become a new family tradition.
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It's a good one.
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I'm curious to learn what foods are traditional to your family at Christmas.

Mine are standing rib roast, mashed potatoes and gravy, shoepeg white corn, green bean casserole (I know, cliche, but still a family favorite), my homemade cranberry sauce (turns out that only I am really crazy about so I no longer make it), and chocolate pecan pie.

Christmas Eve is all of the shrimp cocktail you can hold (a holdover from NOLA, but the only day we get to eat all of the shrimp we want and a tradition that dates back to Great Grandma Workman).

Christmas morning is always homemade cinnamon rolls and what we call fruit slush. It's basically a float made with ginger ale and sherbet, but the kids demand it every year.

On Boxing day, I traditionally make cheese steak sandwiches with the leftover roast. I think J looks forward to them even more than the Christmas roast. We don't eat a lot of beef anymore, but a rib roast that has dry aged for a month is a huge treat.

So, what's your traditions?
I'm getting hungry just reading this.
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Christmas evening is the feast in our family.

Shrimp cocktail, fried shrimp, lobster tails, seafood bisque, broiled eels and at midnight a dish called "Aya Oya" (Spaghetti aglio e olio) Spaghetti with olive oil, lots of sauteed garlic, butter and anchovies.

Christmas day. More low keyed.

Ham, Lasagna, Kielbasa, and the side fixing of veggies, mashed potatoes and etc.

2 weeks leading up to xmas and 2 weeks after xmas tons of home made cookies. to many to name but 2 of my favs are Anisette and pepper cookies, truly awesome cookies.
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Christmas evening is the feast in our family.

at midnight a dish called "Aya Oya" (Spaghetti aglio e olio) Spaghetti with olive oil, lots of sauteed garlic, butter and anchovies.
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Stan, it's old Italian dish from my grandmothers home land of Naples. Simple to make and very tasty dish if you like garlic. Happy Holidays.
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Spaghetti with garlic and olive oil has to be one of the great dishes of all time.....it should be served in hospitals.
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Stan, it's old Italian dish from my grandmothers home land of Naples. Simple to make and very tasty dish if you like garlic. Happy Holidays.
.....and the anchovies only make it more special!
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