Christmas Dinner

[Josephus]

The "Christmas wafer" thingie also seems a lot like the Passover bread, for example.

That would be its antecedent, yes.

Though it's got nothing to do with Jews in poland.

[Caliga]

I JUST HAD ARBYS.

The other day I had their pecan chicken salad sandwich.  It was alright, but the significance of it was that I've now had every single thing on Arby's menu at least once. 

[Martinus]

So... I'm back from the family dinner. Now getting drunk on advocaat (it's like eggnog, only without milk, but made with egg yolk, sugar and brandy) and about to start watching a Harry Potter movie.

Tomorrow I'm going back for a roasted guineafowl.

[Martinus]

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.

"Pyrogie" is already plural.

Saying "pyrogies" is like saying "childrens".

[Caliga]

When I was a kid growing up we had them in Philly but spelled it "pierogis".

[Mr.Penguin]

Glædelig Jul to you all, yes here in Denmark do we celebrate Christmas on Dec. 24, so here is my report on a traditional danish Christmas dinner...

Pork roasts with crisp rinds.
Boiled potatoes.
Small caramelized potatoes.
Red cabbage.
and lots of brown gravy.

for dessert, "Ris a la mande", a kind of rice pudding with chopped almonds and hot cherry sauce.

all served with a nice dry red wine...

[Martinus]

When I was a kid growing up we had them in Philly but spelled it "pierogis".

That's Polish spelling (I suspect BB's spelling is Ukrainian) but the same mistake - "pierogi" is already plural (the singular is "pierog")

[MadImmortalMan]

I'll be doing some more grilling in the snow, but I'm not sure what yet. The grilled turkey breast with herb butter on Thanksgiving was awesome. Maybe I'll check out those BBQ guys on youtube for some inspiration.

[stjaba]

Christmas Eve Dinner- Latino style:

Pork mole
Yellow Rice
Black Beans
Platanos Maduros(Sweet plantains)
Yuca

Dessert was Italian: gelato. 

[Faeelin]

Lasagna for Christmas Eve, with bacon and eggs for breakfast tomorrow then ham and the trimmings for dinner.  I feel fat.

[Syt]

Fondue was good.


@Marty: advocaat is good, but one year a neighbour of my sister's made it herself .... deee-lish. (and very potent)

[jimmy olsen]

I had a slice of chocolate cake for breakfast.

[Josquius]

Always the standard turkey and all that fare. With those nice sausages wrapped in bacon and all the usual. And bad white wine.
I've never had goose (ever ever) or a 'ham' in the sense of a big pig (have had ham/pork otherwise of course) especially on christmas.

[Caliga]

That's Polish spelling (I suspect BB's spelling is Ukrainian) but the same mistake - "pierogi" is already plural (the singular is "pierog")

Yeah, wasn't saying it was right, just reporting on how it was spelled/said in Philly (which has a large Polish-American population).  We do that same thing with Italian food all the time (i.e. unnecessary plural).

[Caliga]

Christmas Eve Dinner- Latino style:

Pork mole
Yellow Rice
Black Beans
Platanos Maduros(Sweet plantains)
Yuca

Dessert was Italian: gelato. 

Can I convert to Cuban, Mexican, or Puerto Rican somehow?