Thread: What are you serving for Christmas?

Similar to Thanksgiving. I personally am considering shrimp creole and "something else." I'd like that something else to be fried catfish, but to time that out just right, for the 12-14 people that will be there, may be tough. Wife does not want to be chained to the stove. I will be preparing the shrimp creole. Looking for a Southern theme, as I am from New Orleans.

So I'm looking for ideas.

-Turkey?
-Chicken?
-Goose?
-Other poulty?
-Fish?
-Ham?
-Other pork?
-Beef?
-Something else/pls explain

Usually, most of my kin and myself eat ham for the Christmas, but with Chanukkah falling on the same week of Christmas this year we keep poultry on hands in case any of our Jewish distant kin come in from out west. This year if they come to my place they will be treated with a large spiced Turkey Breast or 2. If they don't come, I'll use it for sanwiches and gravy.

A recent tradition: crab-stuffed lobster tails.

Nothing. Going to my brothers and having honey baked ham

Originally Posted by rockymtnhigh

A recent tradition: crab-stuffed lobster tails.

Let me see- with my crowd, that comes to ahhh, errr, -first born?

But it sure sounds REAL GOOD!

Originally Posted by navychop

Similar to Thanksgiving. I personally am considering shrimp creole and "something else." I'd like that something else to be fried catfish, but to time that out just right, for the 12-14 people that will be there, may be tough. Wife does not want to be chained to the stove. I will be preparing the shrimp creole. Looking for a Southern theme, as I am from New Orleans.

So I'm looking for ideas.

-Turkey?
-Chicken?
-Goose?
-Other poulty?
-Fish?
-Ham?
-Other pork?
-Beef?
-Something else/pls explain

Duck or duckling
Standing rib roast
Beef Wellington
Crown Roast Lamb
Chicken Saltimbocca (chicken breast, stuffed with ham, provolone, mushroom, white wine sauce)

Christmas Eve: Prime Rib/ Standing Rib Roast

Christmas: Honey Baked Ham and Roast Pork

Originally Posted by charper1

Duck or duckling
Standing rib roast
Beef Wellington
Crown Roast Lamb
Chicken Saltimbocca (chicken breast, stuffed with ham, provolone, mushroom, white wine sauce)

My wife is leaning toward a sort of duck stew, to go with the Shrimp Creole. But this Chicken Saltimbocca sounds Real Good. Not sure how well it would go along with the Shrimp Creole, but we might go with this. Maybe fix it for ourselves in a few days and decide then. Thank you for the suggestion.

Something Else! My wife has to fly out of town to testify at a divorce trial (not mind, thank goodness) and won't return until the day after Christmas. She actually flew out last week, but the trial was postponed due to the one of the lawyers being sick. At least she will be spending Christmas with her daughter who is in college back in MD.

Anyway, I may take our six year old to
Brunch and an Ice Show at the Gaylord Texan Convention Center

here in the Dallas area.