Tell us About Your Holiday Meal!

by Marisa McClellan, Posted Dec 26th 2008 @ 12:02PM

Christmas is over for another year. The presents have been opened, traditional breakfasts have been eaten (in our house, it's fried eggs, turkey bacon and sliced of toasted Panettone) and dinner feasts have been consumed. Once I again this year, I found myself confronted by one of the injustices of holiday eating, which is that a meal that takes all day to prepare gets demolished in less than half an hour. It never seems quite right to me.

Each year for Christmas, my family remakes the traditional Thanksgiving meal (we just like it so much) - turkey, stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, gingery squash, brussels sprouts and cranberry sauce. We finished the meal with pumpkin custard (pie without the crust) and an apple crisp. It was lovely, although hours and hours later I still feel the need to waddle instead of walk.

I want to hear about the holiday feasts the rest of you partook in. Did you have turkey, ham or roast beef? A cookie platter or an assortment of pies? Tell us about your successes and failures and feel free to point us all in the direction of a truly excellent recipe.

Filed Under: Holidays
Tags: christmas, christmas dinner, ChristmasDinner, feasts, hanukkah, holidays

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12-28-2008 @2:16PM Tamara Kaye Sellman said... Prime Rib with Horseradish Sauce
Asparagus Gratin
Baked Potato
Caesar Salad with Homemade Croutons
Sparkling Cider
and for dessert: the gi-normous cookie/candy platter we'd been noshing on all day
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12-28-2008 @2:18PM Tamara Kaye Sellman said... Whoops, forgot to give you the link: a photo of said feast:

http://buzzfood.blogspot.com/2008/12/what-did-you-have-for-christmas-dinner.html

TKS
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12-28-2008 @11:32PM GIGI said... This year my family and I ordered a 12 pound whole wild king salmon from Pike's Street Market. It was delicious and lasted us until yesterday at dinner! Yup, I finished it all off and even took the skin & broiled it into chips! Absolutely delicious and won't get salmon like that in a LONG TIME! I hope it becomes a annual dinner staple like TURKEY on Thanksgiving!
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12-30-2008 @1:10AM carolyne.kramar said... Provencal Vegetable Terrine with Olive Bread and Pesto Mayonaise;

Cold Beef Fillet rolled in Herbs;
Roast Cardamon Apple Pork;
Turkey Breast Roast with Orange and Bacon;

Roast Potatoes;
Raw Beetroot Salad with Orange and Parsley;
Roast Pumpkin Salad with Spinach, Walnuts and Green Beans;
Warm Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad;
Salsa and Gravy;

Ice Cream 'Christmas Pudding' Bombe with Festive Almond Bread and Fresh Fruit.

Traditional, but not too hot for an Australian summer!
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