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The empressof all

(29,098 posts)
Mon Dec 19, 2011, 03:26 PM Dec 2011

I have a Threefer coming up

I'm cooking for Hanukkah, Christmas, and the Husbands Birthday.

Hanukkah is easy....I'm doing Usual Latkes...and a big fruit salad. I may bag out of Christmas and just hope they have pity on me and we can all go out for Chinese....I do have my eye on a crown roast I saw at the butcher though. Stuffed with my sausage and apple dressing....What could be better. I'll make a Tiramisu for the husbands birthday but he likes to go out for Mexican so that makes my life a bit easier. The days of cooking that Prime Rib the day after Christmas are long gone.....

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I have a Threefer coming up (Original Post) The empressof all Dec 2011 OP
It all sounds wonderful. Chinese or Mexican foods are our usual "go to" meals Lucinda Dec 2011 #1
We are doing latkes on Xmas night and having the extended family over Melissa G Dec 2011 #2
Normally I do the traditional potato latkes The empressof all Dec 2011 #4
Thanks for your recipe Melissa G Dec 2011 #5
corned beef is pretty durn good with latkes grasswire Dec 2011 #6
Umm, Brisket Melissa G Dec 2011 #7
The holidays are a little too close together for my convenience. surrealAmerican Dec 2011 #3
Latkes for 20 people is a SERIOUSLY labor-intensive exercise! elleng Dec 2011 #8
Tiramisu ? Sentath Dec 2011 #9
I am making a nutella tiramisu The empressof all Dec 2011 #10

Lucinda

(31,170 posts)
1. It all sounds wonderful. Chinese or Mexican foods are our usual "go to" meals
Mon Dec 19, 2011, 03:32 PM
Dec 2011

for special occasions, so we would fit right in with your plans!

Melissa G

(10,170 posts)
2. We are doing latkes on Xmas night and having the extended family over
Mon Dec 19, 2011, 03:52 PM
Dec 2011

We have the attendant sour cream and applesauce, green salad, fruit salad, but we are arguing about the rest. My husband wants to go with a big pot of soup- I'm not a big fan of most of his soups, except for his chicken soup which is divine.

What do you put with your latkes?

The empressof all

(29,098 posts)
4. Normally I do the traditional potato latkes
Mon Dec 19, 2011, 08:20 PM
Dec 2011

Shredded and squeezed potatoes, onions, egg and mazto meal if I have it. If not I use flour. I also add a bit of potato starch.

I'm also going to make a sweet potato/apple latkes this year. I've never done it and I thought I would give it a try. Same technique but with sweet potato and apple with cinnamon.

I fry in peanut oil for the best flavor.

Melissa G

(10,170 posts)
5. Thanks for your recipe
Mon Dec 19, 2011, 09:19 PM
Dec 2011

I had some very yummy sweet potato pancakes this year. They had something neutral and starchy like taro root in them and a very delicious, unexpected hit of fresh grated ginger.

grasswire

(50,130 posts)
6. corned beef is pretty durn good with latkes
Mon Dec 19, 2011, 10:22 PM
Dec 2011

And it doesn't take much effort to simmer a brisket or round of corned beef all day.

Melissa G

(10,170 posts)
7. Umm, Brisket
Tue Dec 20, 2011, 12:15 AM
Dec 2011

Being from Texas that is generally a barbecued item. I'm back to being mostly vegetarian, but brisket or corned beef are excellent suggestions. Thanks!

surrealAmerican

(11,339 posts)
3. The holidays are a little too close together for my convenience.
Mon Dec 19, 2011, 08:13 PM
Dec 2011

We're doing latkes here too, but for about 20 people. Christmas will be with another relative, so I will probably only be bringing dessert.

I should probably be making that applesauce right now, but maybe it can wait until tomorrow, along with a batch or two of cookies.

Sentath

(2,243 posts)
9. Tiramisu ?
Tue Dec 20, 2011, 02:23 PM
Dec 2011

I'm always curious about people's Tiramisu recipes.

Personally it has to have coffee and alcohol in it, or I won't even order it in a restraunt. But, past that I'm flexible ( ; I favor the Alessi recipe* with the cream cheese substitution** for the mascarpone***.




* http://www.food.com/recipe/alessis-tiramisu-72179
** 16 ounces of cream cheese combined with 1/2 cup heavy cream and 5 tablespoons sour cream
*** I've always found mascarpone to be flavorless.

The empressof all

(29,098 posts)
10. I am making a nutella tiramisu
Tue Dec 20, 2011, 04:24 PM
Dec 2011

I am using homemade mascarapone. I'm on my phone so no recipe right now. I don't use measurements but I'll try to post the general ingredients and process when I am home. If you are a purest I can appreciate Just not what I'm doing this time

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