Need the Lounge's wisdom: What to have for Xmas dinner? (non Ham and Turkey divison)

[Ryano42]

Any ideas?

Smurf and Turf?

Pancakes?

Mutton Lettuce and Tomato Sammiches?

Beer?

[HarveyDarkey]

1. I like to do a crown roast on the smoker

[loli phabay]

2. lamb or goat.

[Ryano42]

3. Cabrito (Goat) Stew with Green Chile...

and Posole...perfect idea for here in Santa Fe.

[Kali]

4. prime rib

[Ryano42]

5. Oh my...

NOM...great idea!

[Xyzse]

6. That looks delicious...

I think I may just do that.
Also, if I can get a deal on lobsters again, I'd probably do that too.

Cheapest I saw lobster this year is 4.99 a pound. Which means about 5 per lobster.

I was thinking of just doing some sort of roast beef, but Prime Rib sounds great.

[Kali]

10. you can't lose with a rib roast

I got a whole one last month for ~ $5/lb at Safeway (I know, stupid for a rancher to buy retail, but prime rib needs the fat from grain feeding, in my opinion and that is a damn good price for a pretty good piece of meat. I cut in three pieces, two for us and one for a gift. Wait and see if they don't go on sale again next Wednesday.

Can't wait, best thing about the holidays is roast beast!

I may grab another one if they go on sale again.

[Xyzse]

15. I will have to check out the sales on that one.

That sounds delish.

[Major Nikon]

22. Last year I got actual prime beef for that price

My local Tom Thumb (Safeway) had them on sale. I stay pretty cordial with the butchers at the store and a few of them know me. Since I didn't find what I wanted out in the counter I asked if the butcher could cut one for me. He told me the latest boxes they had received were marked prime. $5 per lb for prime? I'll take 3.

[Kali]

23. I used to hate safeway's beef

but the last 4 or 5 years it has improved greatly, and yeah most of the time the guys in the back are pretty good. there is one dick at my store but I haven't figured out who it is. every now and then they won't do what I want or sell me amounts I want. I try not to get too mad because my only other option locally is walmart and their meat sucks.

[MissMillie]

21. That's what we have every year

Turkey for Thanksgiving
Ham or Lamb for Easter

Beef for Christmas

[Kali]

24. same here

I get all jittery when I see people doing ham for Thanksgiving.

[trof]

27. Yep, it's our 'once-a-year' splurge.

Our traditional Xmas Feast.
With Yorkshire Pudding (popovers).

[In_The_Wind]

7. Roast Duck has always been one of my favorites.

And ... yes, my duck looks like that before I remove the cage.

[Ryano42]

11. I tried Alton Brown's Duck recipe

Brine

Steam (renders out all the extra fat)

Sear in iron skillet then into oven (Crispy skin!)

My mom had MS and no appetite and she loved it!

[sharp_stick]

8. We always do Prime Rib

on Christmas.

This is the recipe I used last year and really enjoyed it. I think it would go well with that IPA

http://abc.go.com/shows/the-chew/recipes/classic-standing-prime-rib-horseradish-sauce-michael-lomonaco

[blogslut]

9. Brisket

Glorious, glorious smoked brisket.

[Ryano42]

12. Haven't tried that!

in a smoker or can I rig up something?

[blogslut]

18. Preferably in a smoker, but

You can do it in the oven as long as you use a bit of liquid smoke:

http://cbsop.com/recipes/oven-smoked-beef-brisket/ - I think the chipotle should be optional.
http://www.homesicktexan.com/2008/12/my-oven-baked-brisket.html

It's not the same but it's brisket and brisket is awesome.

As for me, I just go to my local United Supermarket and buy one of their Smokehouse Brand pre-cooked briskets. They're goddam delicious.

[Arcanetrance]

13. I make a lasagna and ravioli every xmas like my grandmother used to even using my great grandmothers

recipe

[intaglio]

14. Guinea Fowl 1 per 2 people

Or Quail 1 per person

With roasted parsnips, swede (rutabaga) and carrot mash, asparagus and/or purple sprouting broccoli.

To drink:
Non-alcoholic - sparkling elderflower presse
Alcoholic - A wheat beer or a pear cider or perhaps elderflower wine

Pudding - Bread and butter pudding with Cornish clotted cream. Under no circumstances buy the vile deceiver Devon clotted cream. Roddas ships

[Ryano42]

16. Home made pasta or Ravioli

It's kind of a party to make it all from scratch at then eat!

[NightWatcher]

17. I'm gonna do a butt on the grill

We will also be having some pulled pork

[Ryano42]

19. Oh didn't think of that!

I haven't done a pork roast...maybe outside indirect heat on the grill?

[hedgehog]

20. We have some wild caught Pacific salmon courtesy of a friend,

so we're having salmon fillets topped with bruschetta and artichoke, Duchess potatoes, asparagus roasted with Parmesan and Waldorf salad. Plus flaming plum pudding for dessert!

[madmom]

25. I did a lasagna one year. My mil asked for it because she

loved my lasagna and she was the only one coming beside family that lives with me. It has kinda become a tradition now.

[PoliticAverse]

26. Reindeer?... n/t

[Coyotl]

33. Beat me to it.

Always check a thread for the obvious first

[scarletlib]

28. Homemade Lasagna

Delicious!

[grntuscarora]

29. Seven Seas Christmas Stew, perhaps?

We love seafood and have made this for some Christmas dinners. The ingredients are kind of pricey, especially if you're serving a crowd, so we don't do it every year. But we really enjoy it when we make it.

http://soup.betterrecipes.com/seven-seas-christmas-stew.html

(Note: the picture with the linked recipe is not what the dish looks like--there is no pasta in it.)

[riderinthestorm]

30. Prime rib and Yorkshire pudding!

We always have some kind of seafood as well for the pescatarians - salmon, Chilean sea bass, shrimp skewers. Yum!

[valerief]

31. Bean and cheese burritos! nt

[diabeticman]

32. Something my wife's family has are stuff shells

[orleans]

39. haven't had those in years. i should make some of those

to go with the roast.

[Coyotl]

34. I'm hoping to catch a fresh steelhead.

The river is going to really cool off this week. And it just rained. May the fish come running from the ocean.

[RebelOne]

35. I could go for that.

I am a vegetarian, as I do not eat anything with hair, fur or feathers, but I do eat things with scales, and I love fish, especially fresh caught.

[sakabatou]

36. Since it's not Christmas

It's latkas and brisket. Plus Corona.

[struggle4progress]

37. Nothing brings back our traditional holiday feelings quite like fried ice cream cheeseburgers:

You can top them with edible glitter for an extra-festive touch

[Ryano42]

40. Maybe it's too early...

Or it's too snowy outside but that is starting to look good...

[840high]

38. Cornish Hens on a bed

of wild rice.

[LiberalEsto]

41. I usually make lasagna for Christmas Day

but lately we've been skipping the dinner, having a big brunch including eggs Benedict, etc, and then having an English-style tea with little sandwiches around 4-5 pm

[Feral Child]

42. Pizza

following a "special" brownie appetizer.

[Demoiselle]

43. Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding…or Crown Roast (Pork…or lamb) with sage stuffing.

That is all.

[PassingFair]

55. +1

Roast Beef and Yorkshire pudding is traditional here as well.

Anytime we've done something else, people pine for the usual....

Carrots, Peas, Mashed Potatoes.
Only addition to the 100 year old menu has
been Corn Pudding, added (by me) in 1998.

[jmowreader]

44. Beans, lots and lots of beans

You always wanted the Christmas candles to burn blue. Admit it.

[MiddleFingerMom]

45. !!!

http://www.lobsterfrommaine.com/maine-lobster-newburg-12171.aspx


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[B Calm]

46. Deep fried Butterfly Shrimp

[Blue_In_AK]

47. I usually make an herb-crusted prime rib.

It's about the only beef we eat all year, but it's mighty tasty.

[CherokeeDem]

48. We usually do a rib roast....

but this year we are seriously thinking sirloin steaks. It's been a long time since we've had a ham or turkey for Christmas dinner. One of my friends makes lasagna for Christmas dinner, been a tradition of theirs for years.

I do have to say, one of my favorite Christmas dinners came many years ago. A family member had been quite ill, but recovered and was discharged from the hospital on Christmas Eve. No one had done much about food for a holiday meal, so we decided we'd grill hamburgers. That was the best meal ever.

[Chan790]

49. Christmas Tinner and a Straw-ber-rita.

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[Rowdyboy]

50. The year after my mom died no one wanted to do traditional so we made lasagna....

It worked for us. So one more vote for lasagna....

[SeattleVet]

51. Xmas day we start out dinner with a pasta dish, using the Xmas -eve leftover seafood

as a cioppino-based sauce that we cook down to reduce to about ½ volume and thicken it. Then we get into the eggplant parmesan, lamb, gnocchi, etc. All accompanied by a side-table full of cheeses, various sausages and meats, breads, and pickled stuff. Finish off with a ricotta cheesecake, multiple types of cookies, pancetta, candies, and a big cup of espresso with a shot of anisette. An hour later start picking at whatever was left from all that. Keep the wine flowing and the coffee hot. Have a *second* full meal (dinner was at 1 or 2:00) at around 6:00.

In our Italian family, Xmas day usually starts out with food, and that pretty much continues through the day and well into the evening. Add in some wines, beers, a little grappa now and then...

I tell everyone that we do Xmas 'luau style'... we don't eat until we get full, we eat until we get *tired*.

[rawtribe]

52. Mjólkursoðinn lundi

[cliffordu]

53. Finan haddie

Nothing like a nice bowl of smoked haddock poached in milk to cure what ails you.

[applegrove]

54. Frozen rack of lamb with garlic and rosemary

is what we are having instead of turkey. You just thaw it and then put in a 350 degree oven for 45 minutes. Really tasty.

[IrishEyes]

56. My Christmas dinner will be takeout Chinese food.

Since Christmas is on a Wednesday, I have to work the day before and after Christmas so I can't fly to see any of my family.

I may decide to try something a little more expensive and fancy like Indian, Thai or Sushi.

I plan to buy some comfy new pajamas, order take out and watch the Die Hard movies. However, I will bake some Christmas cookies.