Well I am single & all my family is deceased so I really don't do holidays. For me they are just another day on the calendar, but I surely do enjoy reading & drooling over your dishes. I usually just have a good steak, baked sweet tater, asparagus, and a salad. Oh I also enjoy buying all the specialty cheeses & products at Aldi's. So, I treat myself to all the foods of the holidays.
Wow - that's quite a great!I love Christmas
I have to watch A Christmas Story every year. It’s an absolute must lol.
As for music I enjoy pretty much all of them but Jingle Bell Rock and Baby it’s Cold Outside (with the original lyrics, by Dean Martin) are my favourites and I listen to them on repeat.
I doubt we will have snow for Christmas Day but you never know. Most likely rain. It’s supposed to snow tonight, then by Monday rain again. Last year we had snow on Boxing Day.
Now for the food!
My husband grew up with homemade pizza on Christmas Eve, and I grew up doing a sort of mini reveillion feast where we always made everyone’s favourites, potluck style. So now we do both!
Christmas Day is the traditional turkey, stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, Parker house rolls all from scratch. We usually do roasted veggies, Brussels sprouts with candied walnuts, sometimes a salad or asparagus as well. There is usually a vegan or vegetarian main option cause there is often at least one at our family gatherings, sometimes a few.
If we have a really big group we also do a ham but I don’t think we will this year, have to double check the numbers.
I love to bake. I’ve already started since I had a Christmas party to bring goodies to. But between the 21/22 and Christmas I will make:
Ginger snaps
Gingerbread men
Gingerbread cake (maybe not this year)
Sugar cookies
Shortbread
Parker house rolls
Cinnamon rolls (for Christmas morning)
Pumpkin or Apple pie (both if we have a lot of people coming over)
Butter tarts
My mom makes amazing caramels and I’ve started making peanut brittle as well.
I think that’s it? Maybe? We will all end up in a food coma by the end
This thread has inspired me to bake something tonight or tomorrow morning for when my husband gets back from his work rotation away to get into the holiday spirit!
Soudns amazing!
And you dry them yourself?
Something I need to try!
My favorite holiday side is green bean casserole. A close second would be mashed potatoes and gravy. Green bean casserole is the bomb, though
I like to wake up Christmas morning and get a hot cup of coffee and a sugar cookie or oatmeal chocolate chip cookie. Very relaxing! I'm always the first one up.
BOILED CUSTARD
Rainbow Poke cake
The leftover ham and rolls
Breakfast casserole (we've tried several different kinds over the years)
