What are you having for the main Xmas meal?

[Martinus]

Ok, we have had threads like this before, but that's not the reason not to make another one.

Whatever the main Xmas meal is in your culture/tradition/family, what are you going to have for it this year?

I'm having my parents over this year for the first time (since they are leaving for vacation on the next day and do not want to cook) for the Xmas eve, so I'm having:

- clear borshtsh with uszka (little mushroom-filled pierogi)
- fried pike-perch
- "Greek fish" (fried fish laid under layers of fried shreded carrots, onions, root celery and leek)
- eggs stuffed with salmon and mushrooms
- herring salad
- meat-less bigos (a stew of cabbage and mushrooms)
- lazanki (a type of pasta) with cabbage with mushrooms
- makowiec (poppy seed cake)
- keks (fruit cake with nuts and spices)
- dried plum compote
- wine
- eggnog

[Liep]

This. Maybe throw in some white cabbage as well, and some pork sausage.

[Martinus]

What are the brown balls? Some sort of plums?

[Liep]

What are the brown balls? Some sort of plums?

Potatoes fried in melted sugar and butter. Delicious.

[Phillip V]

Gonna have a ham and turkey plus whatever other food Western expatriates and liberal Arabs bring to our small group feast.

[Ed Anger]

We are going simple this year. Chicken and dumplings, mashed potatoes, dinner rolls and deviled eggs.

I anticipate a 2 hour nap afterwards.

[Liep]

But afterwards it's time to open presents and get drunk in good wine and cognac!

[Josquius]

Turkey day =.....turkey

[CountDeMoney]

Fuck if I know.  Whatever's there when I show up at my sister's house that day.

[mongers]

I'm not overly fussed about most of it; the only thing I'll probably enjoy is some nice cheeses and biscuits. 

[merithyn]

Pizza.

If all the pizza places are closed, then Chinese.

[Caliga]

I know we're having a honey-baked ham.  Other that that, Princesca will no doubt make something with bourbon in it (bourbon sweet potatoes, bourbon balls, etc.)  There will also be a number of crappy vegetable casseroles (broccoli casserole, green bean casserole) because the people in Princesca's family are obsessed with those.  Not sure about the rest.

[Octavian]

Duck plus the same as LIEP more or less.

[Grey Fox]

Mine is very none-traditionnal this year & has no real recurring team.

Mini Tourtiere
Chicken Wings
Vietnamese beef skewers
Roast Potatoes
2 Salads

[Valmy]

Texas Bar-B-Que, Posole, and Tamales.