Holiday Meal

**Starhunter451** · 17th December 13, 07:26 PM

What are you having for you holiday meal.
Be it Christmas, Chanaka, Yule, or whatever you celebrate, what are your plans?

**Starhunter451** · 17th December 13, 07:28 PM

We are planing to have an orange duck again to celebrate Yule.

**flyrod6057** · 17th December 13, 07:39 PM

Well.... Our family consists of Christians, Jews, and atheists. Thus, we tend to stay away from the more traditional religious overtones of the holiday season, opting instead for a more egalitarian celebration of family and community. This year, we're doing lasagne (with sausage for the Christians, vegetarian for the Jewish faction) and various sides, with a big emphasis on the dessert menu. If Hannukah and Christmas were closer together as they often are, then latkes and sufganiyot would have made the cut. However, since Hannukah coincided with Thanksgiving this year, Yiddish fare will not be featured in the late December meal. Pasta, salad, and sweet stuff in our home this year. We are all gaining a few lbs this winter solstice...

**fw_kilt** · 17th December 13, 08:09 PM

Echo Starhunter451. Did the traditional turkey for Thanksgiving. The challenge is non-gluten sides for my son.

**Mikilt** · 17th December 13, 08:28 PM

My family vacillates between my signature pasta dish, pasta compomare over fettuccine, and a seafood boil.

**Downunder Kilt** · 17th December 13, 09:01 PM

Entree - Garlic prawns
Main - Roast lamb, Roast Pork, cold turkey, cold ham, scalloped potatoes, roast vegetables.
Dessert - Pudding with icecream and fresh cream, assorted fresh fruit
AND
A wee dram or two or ..............................

**NorseCelt** · 17th December 13, 09:04 PM

We had the standard turkey dinner for Thanksgiving. We'll probably replace it with ham for Christmas. Although we do have another turkey breast in the freezer... perhaps we'll have both.

**plaid preacher** · 18th December 13, 09:10 AM

Originally Posted by flyrod6057

Well.... Our family consists of Christians, Jews, and atheists. Thus, we tend to stay away from the more traditional religious overtones of the holiday season, opting instead for a more egalitarian celebration of family and community. This year, we're doing lasagne (with sausage for the Christians, vegetarian for the Jewish faction) and various sides, with a big emphasis on the dessert menu. If Hannukah and Christmas were closer together as they often are, then latkes and sufganiyot would have made the cut. However, since Hannukah coincided with Thanksgiving this year, Yiddish fare will not be featured in the late December meal. Pasta, salad, and sweet stuff in our home this year. We are all gaining a few lbs this winter solstice...

Okay, so I just have to ask .. "sausages for the Christians?" Did I miss something in my Bible reading? "And verily the baby Jesus took the three wise men out to Dennys for piggies in a blanket? And they did eat; and it was good."

As for me and my house, we are pretty standard turkey with the trimmings and Christmas pudding with a hard sauce.

...to one and all, enjoy your holiday feasts! (...especially the Christians with their sausages. ;-) )

**flyrod6057** · 18th December 13, 10:25 AM

Originally Posted by plaid preacher

Okay, so I just have to ask .. "sausages for the Christians?" Did I miss something in my Bible reading? "And verily the baby Jesus took the three wise men out to Dennys for piggies in a blanket? And they did eat; and it was good."

As for me and my house, we are pretty standard turkey with the trimmings and Christmas pudding with a hard sauce.

...to one and all, enjoy your holiday feasts! (...especially the Christians with their sausages. ;-) )

No offense intended! (In reading that back, it sounds bad

) What I meant to say is that some folks prefer kosher--read: vegetarian--lasagne. Others prefer meat sauce in theirs. Meat + dairy is a no-no in Jewish cuisine, as is pork. There are no such dietary restrictions in traditional Christmas fare. That was what I was trying (poorly) to convey... Apologies if I offended anyone. That wasn't the intent.

Regardless, I hope everyone enjoys the season, regardless of what they're noshing on.

**plaid preacher** · 18th December 13, 12:59 PM

Originally Posted by flyrod6057

No offense intended! (In reading that back, it sounds bad

) What I meant to say is that some folks prefer kosher--read: vegetarian--lasagne. Others prefer meat sauce in theirs. Meat + dairy is a no-no in Jewish cuisine, as is pork. There are no such dietary restrictions in traditional Christmas fare. That was what I was trying (poorly) to convey... Apologies if I offended anyone. That wasn't the intent.

Regardless, I hope everyone enjoys the season, regardless of what they're noshing on.

No worries. No offense taken here. I simply had never associated sausage with Christianity before. You simply piqued my curiosity.