Whattya Makin' For Christmas Dinner?
 

I just finished cooking up many pounds of sausage (hot and sweet), grating pounds of cheese (Parmesan and Romano), & cooking lots of spinach in advance preparation of the Christmas lasagna we are making for Christmas. We figured we'd go with the "red, green & white" motif this year.
With 6 guests, we figured we'd make dinner for 12 or more. Not bad for a heathen, huh?:ss

So....whattya making for Christmas dinner?

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Enough paste to make Fat Bastard from Austin Powers to cry with a red sauce made with lamb, Nuff' said.

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Fried Turkey with a homemade Wild Turkey Cajun Injection and Tony Chachere's Cajun rub

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Prime rib on the grill - chacoal grill that is.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!!!

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Huge T-Bone with potatoes and mixed veggies

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Making my way to family's homes, and eating whatever they feed me. ;)

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:tpd:

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My son would probably disown me if I didn't roast up a great big bird with all the fixins. Turkey dinner has been his favourite meal since he was 3 (he is 9 now) for him its a toss up between what is better presents or the feast.

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potatoe salad + sausages (one of the cristmas traditions that i dislike)

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I'm about ready to toss a turkey into the ol' brine pot.

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Roast turkey and fixings. For dessert will be sweet potato pie and pecan pie.

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Todd, you the MAN! I have done that before and it is wonderful.

This year it will be marinated pork roast, on the grill - Charcoal grill that is!

Christmas Eve feast will be grilled ribeyes fresh from the butcher!

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Cocktails :tu

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Ham and Boston Baked Beans. I just stuck a quiche in the oven for the vegetarian sister. There will be lots of frosty Buds for dessert.
Merry Chirstmas!:chr

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Just threw the 16 pound ham in the oven...and it's just me and wife!!! Kids might be stoppig by, but we love our ham sandwhiches. :tu

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Well, Christmas dinner is the province of the In-laws. But our family tradition for Christmas Eve is Chinese food. Last night I made, Hot & Sour Soup, Chicken "rangoons" (mine are not all cream cheese!), Scallion pancakes and General Gau's chicken.
My 13 year old daughter made chocolate fondue for dessert.

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We have potluck dinner parties 4 or 5 times a year. Tonight I’m making roast turkey, fresh baked Italian bread, mashed potatoes with roast garlic and green peppercorn gravy.

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A whole Beef Tenderloin.Here are a couple money shots...
on a patio table-
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...CN09390001.jpg
on top of a 32 pack(8 cans across)
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...CN09400002.jpg

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I am in CO with Family for Christmas so that means I am in charge of most of the cooking, tonight we are having a rosemary crusted prime rib, some decadent (read very fatty and delicious) mashed potatoes, asparagus, a cheese platter for an appetizer, and plenty of wine

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just finished my lunch of salmon and couscous. Flipped the steak in the marinade.

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Turdukin with southern dressing and candied sweet potatos.

Right now I am enjoying Bloody Bulls while the cooking is taking place.

Hopefully it willl warm up enough to enjoy an EPC later in the afternoon.:tu

Merry Christmas to All!:)

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hopefully 4 fingers of Zaya in about 5 hours.

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We are having a standing rib roast, creamed spinach and garlic mashed red bliss potatoes with a bottle of Mollydooker Carnival of Love!

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Well ... I've decided to do a traditional Puerto Rican holiday dinner. Given that it's the first time that I've done this myself, it's been a three-day process. Four main dishes, plus dessert:

• Arroz con gandules (rice with green pigeon peas)
• Habichuelas rosadas con arroz blanco (pink beans with white rice)
• Pasteles (green banana and root vegetable masa/cake stuffed with savory meat or veggie filling, wrapped in a green banana leaf, and boiled -- kind of resemble tamales except they're nothing like them. LoL!)
• Pernil (pork shoulder picnic cut with skin-on, stuffed and marinated with mashed up garlic, onion, etc., and slow roasted)
• Bizcocho de ron (rum cake with a rum glaze)

Pork shoulder picnic cut
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...r/IMG_1889.jpg

Seasoned
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...r/IMG_1895.jpg

Pasteles
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...r/IMG_1925.jpg

What they look like cooked (this was a test run yesterday)
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...r/IMG_1934.jpg

Bizcocho de ron
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...r/IMG_1966.jpg

The pork is cooking right now (probably 3-4 hours left) and I'll do the rice and bean dishes closer to dinner time. I LOVE this kind of food!!!!!

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I'm shocked I was the last one who posted here. I'll have to drop another photo in later today....

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No Italians here yet? Seafood feast on Christmas Eve has been my favorite meal of the year for as long as I can remember.

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As promised....

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/...7db0a7a7_o.jpg

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I made a perfect Prime Rib. Cooked it at 325 degrees until the internal temp reached 115.

:dr

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We did the traditional turkey this year with all the trimmings, and pumpkin pie with whipped cream for desert. Along with a couple bottles of fine wine, a good time was had by all, and the best part - leftovers!!

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My Christmas meal was ironic - I first watched Charlotte's Web, then stuck my ham in the oven.


Oink.

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Cioppino & Lasagna