what will you be making for Christmas/Hanukkah this year? (red wine, beer)
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We're an Interfaith household, so we celebrate both. So far my menu is:
This Friday night (2nd night of Hanukkah)
Brisket and carmalized onions
Latkes
Christmas Dinner
Prime Rib with horseradish cream sauce
Twice baked potatoes
Asparagus wrapped in bacon and puff pastry (my 16 yo is making this)
Key Lime pie
The whole multinational family of ours is coming from Christmas Eve until New Years Day.We will be three generations under one roof.
On our German themed Christmas Eve I will be making a spicy curry dish with large meatballs served with basmati rice and fried onions.For the kids I will make baby dill/parsley meatballs served with mashed potatoes and caramelized baby carrots.To drink beer,red/white wine and skiwasser/raspberry syrup, lemon juice and water for the kids.The rest of the evening we will enjoy my German Christmas cookies,coffee or Glühwein and a board of cold cuts and cheeses with little round party Pumpernickel bread.
On Christmas Day we will have a brunch, Kaffeeklatsch with Marzipan Stollen and Baumkuchen served with black coffee.
In the evening roasted Cornish hens in a red wine sauce,served with Bauernbrot,Pretzels,braised red cabbage and cranberry chutney.To drink either wine,beer or for the kids black current juice mixed with water.
Always the same dinner. It is our night to splurge on a big prime rib. Last year and this year, my son will cook it on the smoker.
Add baked potato, sour cream, a steamed veggie and a green salad, and we are happy to stick to tradition.
No one wants dessert. I usually make something and it sits untouched until the next day. Every year the same thing. Some one will say "which do I want? Cheese cake or another slice of prime rib?" and the beef wins out.
When my son was quite young and money was really tight, I saved for months to get together the money for that prime rib roast. I had a special little cache of cash, carefully hidden away. $50 for a rib roast was as much as my food budget for an entire month. That Christmas roast was really a special treat and even today, when I can afford to just walk into the store and buy any roast I want, that prime rib has a special emotional attachment for my family.
On Christmas morning, we plan to prepare a brunch, around 9:30-10:30 AM. Probably prepare Eggs Benedict, buttermilk hotcakes, fresh fruits, coffee and juice.
For Christmas dinner, we are contemplating on ordering a turkey meal from the local Raley’s supermarket (a local Northern California based chain.) Still deciding…
I originally thought some pasta and sauce would be good, but I have to admit, it seems like we didn't really enjoy as much of the Thanksgiving Turkey as usual...so maybe another one would be nice.
For Christmas Eve, it's probably going to be cheese/crackers/snacks/cookies.
For Christmas Eve Dinner I live for a Prime Rib as well...crusted with a paste of crushed Rosemary, finely minced fresh Garlic and Kosher Salt with Olive Oil. Cooked at 425 for 20-30 minutes and reduced to 325 until Medium Rare/Medium. Served with Roasted Yukon Potatoes and a Green Salad with crumbled Gorgonzola and Balsamic Vinaigrette.
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