|
Mr. Creosote's Diner Fried, boiled, smoked, seared or sautéed, this is the place we discuss our favorite foods and their preparation. Grab a knife and fork and dig in! |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
12-22-2017, 08:17 AM | #1 |
Publisher/Owner
El Chefé BBQ Guru Herf God
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Atlanta.
Posts: 55,718
|
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?
__________________
Every time you think you've become too cynical, the world finds a way to teach you that the real problem is that you haven't become cynical enough Free speech is free speech is free speech. There is no qualifier. If you aren't outraged, you aren't paying attention. Never attribute malice to that what can be explained as stupidity. Unborn lives matter too. |
12-22-2017, 09:39 AM | #2 |
Herf Meister
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Clearwater, FL USA
Posts: 9,930
|
Chinese take out.....it's the only thing open.....with no disrespect to my
Christian friends, of course! |
12-22-2017, 10:00 AM | #3 |
Contributing Editor
Herf God
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Camillus, NY
Posts: 16,114
|
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.
__________________
Rob If people can tell me where to smoke, I can tell them where to go, too. |
12-22-2017, 10:03 AM | #4 |
Publisher/Owner
El Chefé BBQ Guru Herf God
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Atlanta.
Posts: 55,718
|
It's a good one.
__________________
Every time you think you've become too cynical, the world finds a way to teach you that the real problem is that you haven't become cynical enough Free speech is free speech is free speech. There is no qualifier. If you aren't outraged, you aren't paying attention. Never attribute malice to that what can be explained as stupidity. Unborn lives matter too. |
12-22-2017, 10:08 AM | #5 | |
Contributing Editor
Herf God
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Camillus, NY
Posts: 16,114
|
Quote:
__________________
Rob If people can tell me where to smoke, I can tell them where to go, too. |
|
12-23-2017, 05:43 AM | #6 |
Club Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: 25 Prospect St. Pittston, Pa.
Posts: 1,668
|
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. |
12-23-2017, 06:57 AM | #7 |
Herf Meister
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Clearwater, FL USA
Posts: 9,930
|
|
12-23-2017, 07:12 AM | #8 |
Club Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: 25 Prospect St. Pittston, Pa.
Posts: 1,668
|
|
12-23-2017, 07:32 AM | #9 |
Herf God
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: New York City
Posts: 20,927
|
Spaghetti with garlic and olive oil has to be one of the great dishes of all time.....it should be served in hospitals.
__________________
"Moderation in all things. Excess in everything else." |
12-23-2017, 07:38 AM | #10 |
Herf Meister
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Clearwater, FL USA
Posts: 9,930
|
|