What's for Dinner, Mon., Dec. 25, 2023

[NJCher]

Pumpkin soup.

Shrimp scampi with angel hair pasta.

Tossed green salad with pea shoots, red tip lettuce, and Boston lettuce. Chopped peppers, carrots, cucumbers. Caesar dressing.

Dessert: Mocha coffee. Cheesecake with raspberry topping.

[chowmama]

1. Rib roast

Scalloped potatoes, with a little garlic and a topping of parm and bread crumbs. Popovers. Cranberry sauce. Chopped liver for an appetizer. Chocolate layer cake with cream cheese frosting. And a sip or two of Coquito for after. Yeah, i could use a green vegetable, but we'll be too full to eat it. There'll be a week of leftovers.

Funny thing is, I'm not the least bit religious, but a big solstice meal is kind of a tradition. And anyway, what else are we going to do? The whole city is shut down and we can't go anywhere or do anything else.

DH is watching holiday movies on TV. I got out the DVD "It's a Wonderful Life" for him yesterday and pulled "A Christmas Story"?? - the one with Ralphie - for today. My only tradition is "Mr Magoo's Christmas Carol" and a particular cd (Noel McLoughlin) from Ireland. DH's aunt got it when she was told it was traditional and very good. She listened once and promptly sent it to us with the message "This is the worst thing I've ever heard, so I thought of you." She honestly didn't mean it the way it came out. It is very good, but has not a thing on it that was ever heard on Lawrence Welk. I suspect the problem was also a bit of progressive politics.

[birdographer]

2. Rib Roast here as well

A Christmas tradition.

[yellowdogintexas]

4. yum! I love rib roast. nt

[yellowdogintexas]

3. spicy chili with cornbread and rice

Family Christmas party was postponed and I had NO groceries but I did have hamburger in the freezer. We love chili so it will be good.

Dessert: chocolate pound cake and boiled custard

[Nanuke]

5. Annual Homemade Christmas Pizza

Mr. Nanuke makes it every year as we are usually home alone Christmas Day reading our new books we received and listening to carols. No fire this year as it is raining and no snow.

This year’s pie was a new recipe for crust. Let dough rise in a large iron skillet. Then top and bake. Delicious. Had an early supper. Getting dark now at 4:20 p.m.

Merry Christmas!

[irisblue]

6. There is still alot of leftovers, so more hodgepodge.

[mike_c]

7. biscuits and potato soup

I'll try sneaking some ham onto the biscuits. Back to the dentist on Wednesday!

[MissMillie]

8. Prime rib

Sis brought by some food from dinner at her house (she owns the 2-family that she and my Dad live in). While she was here, she picked up dessert.

grilled prime rib roast
mashed potatoes & gravy
roasted butternut squash
steamed broccoli
crescent rolls


desserts were: apple pie, chocolate babka, and brownies with ice cream.

[Marthe48]

9. Roast lamb

My grandson and his uncle used a grill to roast/smoke the lamb roast, and my daughter roasted another in the oven. They were joking about a cookoff There were roasted potoatoes and other vegs, salad, and warm bread.
Merry Christmas!

[Retrograde]

10. Ham

with leftover vegetables from yesterday, and leftover sweet potato pie for dessert

[Dear_Prudence]

11. Brisket

Brisket roasted, covered, with wine, stock, and tomatoes, cooked with bay leaves, onions, celery, and whole carrots
Gravy (some of the left over liquid after roasting, blended with the roast onions)
Artichokes with lemon butter
Mashed potatoes (Bob Evans)
Sparkling cranberry apple cider
Dessert was a regular pumpkin pie and a gluten free pumpkin pie, both baked slightly too long

It was good. But too much work. I like that angel hair pasta suggested above. 😋