What's for Dinner, Christmas, Fri., Dec. 25, 2020

[NJCher]

Appetizers in the kitchen, lined up to go to the dining room:



Ham.

Italian broad beans.

Avocado tomato red onion salad.

Dessert is pecan fruitcake bread. Decaf coffee with whipped cream and shaved chocolate on top.

[Chainfire]

1. A big pot of chili and cornbread

[brokephibroke]

2. Honey baked ham

Kugelis and a fennel celery salad with lemon vinaigrette. Made a pumpkin pie for desert.

[bottomofthehill]

3. Yummy

went with
New York Strip Roast with potato, pepper and carrots roasting in the pan with it, green beans, and a Greekish Salad (iceberg, tomato, cucumber, diced onion, black olive and fetta)

Strip roast was on sale at the local giant. Hamburger, $3.49. strip roast, $4.29. Can’t believe how inexpensive it was, we were going to go leg of lamb but the roast was too good a bargain to pass on.

[Freddie]

10. I made a NY Strip Roast last night

Followed the reverse-sear method. Was delicious and tender, came out too well-done for DH but fine for me. Sometimes this cut is really inexpensive and it’s almost as good as prime rib.

[bottomofthehill]

14. Pan seared it in a cast iron skillet

And just dropped it in the Grill, olive oil, fresh garlic, salt & pepper

[lkinwi]

4. I made my first prime rib roast! Garlic mashed potatoes, vegetable medley., Merlot, blueberry pie

It’s resting right now, so I’m not sure how it is. It smells good anyway.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

21. How'd it turn out? Did the same. Fell asleep and thought it

Was overcooked but tasted delicious.

Wanted a prime "small end" boneless but they delivered "large end" bone in . Bit too fatty. Made gravy taste different. But overall good!

[lkinwi]

23. I had a small three pound one.

I like medium with just a little pink. The “end” slice that I had on Christmas Day was good. The middle slice that I had yesterday was quite rare, so I put it in a 250 degree oven until heated through and it was perfect and tender. I’m thinking that the last slice may get too well done tonight, so I’m prepared to slice it up for French dip sandwich’s.

[underpants]

5. Beef tenderloin

And some sides I guess.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

22. How'd it come out? Love tenderloin

[underpants]

24. Delish. We had shrimp too. Shrimp and gravy - that's my new thing.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

25. Shrimp and beef gravy?

[underpants]

26. Yep

[Laura PourMeADrink]

27. +1 why the hell not.

[Mme. Defarge]

6. Slow cooker beef daube Provencale

served over mashed potatoes with a side of green salad. Dessert is cinnamon bread pudding made with sliced green apples and toasted pecans and a splash bourbon.

[annabanana]

7. Spiral ham for sandwiches

I'm taking the rest of the day off.

[MissMillie]

8. roast pork

mashed potatoes w/ gravy
candied yams
steamed green beans
buttered beets
homemade applesauce
crescent rolls


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White cake w/ cranberry filling and orange buttercream frosting

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(despite the meltdowns)


North Carolina Lemon Pie

[bottomofthehill]

16. Was looking at the pork tenderloin

And then found the strip steak roast

My wife makes the best apple sauce. Lots of cinnamon and a little sugar McIntosh apples and a couple Granny Smiths. I love it.

[LAS14]

9. Just shrimp and potato chips and onion dip. We'll have the big...

... meal tomorrow. Too stuffed with breakfast and cheese and crackers. Since there were no guests we could continue the minimalistic approach launched by not being able to find a tree! Lovely no work day.

It's a good thing there were no guests, because an hour or so after I'd removed the fat from the lamb shanks and added the half cooked beans, I found I'd forgotten to put the casserole back in the oven!!

[Freddie]

11. My usual Christmas dinner

With fewer people this year, just us and my daughter and her family who I see every day. My brother and niece aren’t traveling, told them we’d have Christmas in July, hopefully. Son and wife in Florida aren’t traveling either.
Spiral ham, hash brown casserole, green bean casserole, mixed veggies, coleslaw, rolls. (This gourmet meal calls for 2 cans of cream of celery soup!). For dessert, cookies and chocolate cream pie.

[Ohiogal]

12. We had a repeat of Thanksgiving

Turkey breast, stuffing, gravy,whole green beans, Waldorf salad, California Chardonnay ...and 3 ... Count em ... 3 .... platters of homemade cookies for dessert! Plus coffee.

[Laelth]

13. Chinese take-out.

This is a special treat for me and daughter.

Beef broccoli
Steamed rice
Wanton soup
Pork egg rolls
Fortune cookie



-Laelth

[Buzz cook]

15. Porterhouse steaks

With mushrooms and onions.

Yellow squash

Baked potato

Corn souffle

Tossed salad.

[Bayard]

17. Getting ready to pull it out of the oven now

Ground turkey and sausage meatloaf, with various roasted veges (potatoes, carrots, onions, celery, yellow squash, with a little balsamic vinegar and olive oil). Probably biscuits. Still plenty of xmas cookies.

[spinbaby]

18. Just me and my son

We seared a couple of rib steaks we’d cooked sous vide for three hours at 135. Salad on the side. Overall, a pretty simple dinner. Clementines for dessert later.

[MizLibby]

19. Just the 3 of us...

merlot
green salad with blue cheese dressing & lots of cracked pepper
bacon wrapped filet mignon cooked in an old cast iron skillet
merlot
baked potato with butter, sour cream and chives
merlot
garlic sautéed mushrooms
merlot (drat, the bottle is empty!)
white cake & milk later

[happybird]

20. It was just 3 of us, also

so no goose and spätzle this year
But, dinner was excellent!

Smoked ham, scalloped potatoes, asparagus, red beets and pickled eggs, homemade sweet rolls, and champagne (I only had half a glass for toasting then switched to coke).

Working on a coffee now, waiting until I have room available for cookies.

Merry Christmas!