Christmas Dinner

[DontSayBanana]

Interetsing, that's very similar to the Greek dish Pastitio (which must have the greatest calorie density of any pasta dish on earth).

Yet is so incredibly delicious (had some on Monday; my sister chose a Greek restaurant for her birthday).

When I'm with my family, we try hard not to do the same thing twice.  This year, I'm doing Christmas dinner with S' family, so it's the usual:

Turkey
Stuffing
Relish tray
Potatoes
Rolls
Etc.

The family there is a little overly-entrenched in "tradition" so holiday meals always consist of either turkey or ham and the usual trappings.

[Caliga]

The family there is a little overly-entrenched in "tradition" so holiday meals always consist of either turkey or ham and the usual trappings.

Same here.

What saves it for me is Princesca's (Southern) family is made up of women who are universally awesome cooks.

[Zanza]

Grünkohl mit Kassler und Bregenwurst!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kale
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kassler
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bregenwurst

And potatoes, it's a German meal after all.


We had that yesterday.

Our christmas dinner - raclette - is not traditional at all, but we did it a couple of times in the family so far because it allows for nice conversation.

Probably some dry red wine with that.

[Caliga]

My Swiss arms dealer is planning on having us over for raclette sometime in the next couple of months.

[merithyn]

Hot & Sweet Tamales* (made over the course of a weekend earlier in the month then frozen)

I'd so perfer tamales for Christmas dinner over another dryass turkey. 

We had both.

And I will say this: making tamales is a bitch. Mom is bringing me a few this year when she visits, but no one in the family actually made them. Instead, they bought them from a little Mexican lady who makes them at home and then sells them to the lazy masses.

[Ed Anger]

he had a turkey sandwich with his cat for Thanksgiving dinner.

Sounds familiar. 

[katmai]

  I fear someone is going to inflict turkey on me, just not sure who exactly.

WATCH OUT, THEY HAVE A LEG!

Just remember, you could have been like me in 1999 and be having a Swanson TV dinner for Christmas. 

ooooh maybe i'll go out for Chinese.

[katmai]

Hot & Sweet Tamales* (made over the course of a weekend earlier in the month then frozen)

I'd so perfer tamales for Christmas dinner over another dryass turkey. 

We had both.

And I will say this: making tamales is a bitch. Mom is bringing me a few this year when she visits, but no one in the family actually made them. Instead, they bought them from a little Mexican lady who makes them at home and then sells them to the lazy masses.

Pfft, not any worse than making stuffing or a turkey.

[syk]

As everything of christmas importance happens on christmas eve here, we just had said Grünkohl. I am in: food-sedation. *burp*
Also Santa Claus aka der Weihnachtsmann came by and brought presents for the kids. 

[merithyn]

Pfft, not any worse than making stuffing or a turkey.

Then you make some seriously intricate turkey and stuffing. 

Last time I made tamales, it took several hours. Granted, I made 10 dozen, but still...

[Ed Anger]

I JUST HAD ARBYS. 5 for 5. 

[katmai]

Pfft, not any worse than making stuffing or a turkey.

Then you make some seriously intricate turkey and stuffing. 

Last time I made tamales, it took several hours. Granted, I made 10 dozen, but still...

Pinche Gringos

[Grey Fox]

I'm making Kraft Dinner.

[Barrister]

Pfft, not any worse than making stuffing or a turkey.

Then you make some seriously intricate turkey and stuffing. 

Last time I made tamales, it took several hours. Granted, I made 10 dozen, but still...

In the final analysis my wife spent 5 hours making seventeen dozen pyrogies.  We all told her she was crazy, since we're now already trying to give them away.  They freeze pretty well, but still - that's over 200 pyrogies.

[MadBurgerMaker]

My extended family has been going out to eat in recent years.  Went to some steak place (Old San Francisco Steakhouse...hadn't been there in a long time, actually) last night with 34 other people, half of them total strangers at another table, and had a ribeye.  The immediate family is going to have a more traditional dinner on Friday with turkey and all that.