re: What's your Christmas menu?

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First time without family

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same here.

I’m not sure what I’m having. I will probably make a roasted fennel and cauliflower soup... alongside a Tofurky roast I bought at thanksgiving that’s in the freezer. Nothing set in stone yet

Take out Chinese

That soup sounds

When I was younger, my uncle made a potato soup with leeks and it was on point

Grandma makes Brunswick stew on Christmas Eve.
Ham, turkey, regular sides on Christmas Day. Basically thanksgiving again, ha

We're a blended family, so we do our Christmas festivities on Christmas Eve. We've got sausage balls, Rotel dip and Billy's smoked boudin to munch on during the Saints game, then a chicken and sausage gumbo, potato salad and Spinach Madeline for post-present noshing.

Reverse searing a prime rib right now for tonight, Potatoes in bechamel, asparagus and yeast rolls. Trifle for dessert for both days.

Christmas is smoked lamb leg imported from Iceland, red cabbage, potatoes in bechamel again, peas and carrots.

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Fa ra ra ra ra

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Going a less than traditional route this Christmas.

BBQ Shrimp
Fried Catfish
Fried Shrimp
other good stuff

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Christmas Eve is just the wife and I. I used to do a gumbo with Thanksgiving turkey leftovers (frozen of course). Lately I’ve been doing Italian. This year will be cicken parm. I’ll have some old fashioneeds and open a nice bottle from one of our Napa trips. Christmas family comes over. I usually either grill a turkey or tenderloin. This year we got a Turducken from Chris’ market. Never had one and want to try it. I’ll also do baked macaroni, mashed potatoes and gravy, biscuits and cranberry. The turducken has stuffing. I also usually bake pecan pies but feeling lazy this year. We’ll get one already made.

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Quoting myself. Father in law had to check into the hospital due to blood clots in his urine. Not pleasant and he’s 99 which makes everything worse.

So Christmas Eve was scratched with wife at hopital. We shared a pre-prepared tomato soup and wheat bread sandwiches with cheese and ham when she got home around 10. I did use a sandwich maker so they were toasted and fancy. And the ham was a Spanish ham similar to prosciutto my wife got for her dad...he’s from Spain. The cheese was meant for the baked macaroni tomorrow.

At least I got my Old Fashioneds,

Turducken is now in the freezer. Tomorrow will be my Dad and me eating chicken parm with the wife and brothers in law at the hospital. Last time my fil had this he spent 15 days in the hospital. Aside from his age it wouldn’t be a big deal other than the bad pain (which I don’t want to underestimate). Hopefully we’ll eat the planned Christmas dinner on New Year’s Day after LSU plays.

Bloody Marys at noon while prepping food.

4 lb. Tenderloin roast with basil parm mayo
Popovers
Brussel sprouts
Mashed potatoes

2012 Rioja red
Albarino white

Key lime pie
Carrot cake

Montecristo white label
Buffalo Trace rocks

Life good. Merry Christmas!