questions → what do you eat for christmas dinner?

vote-for21vote-against

What do you eat for Christmas dinner?

Dec 2, 2012 1:48 PM

Looking for ideas other than turkey and ham.

dpn0121 dpn0121

24 Answers answer

Sort By:

vote-for2vote-against

Sorry, we tend to lean towards the turkey/ham thing.

I'd be interested in other ideas too!

mtm2 mtm2
vote-for11vote-against

Chinese food

thedogma thedogma
vote-for4vote-against

At my inlaws for Christmas eve we have the traditional turkey/ham. For Christmas Day with my family, we tend to mix it up a bit. Last year I think we had Chicken ala King and various sides including home made mac and cheese. We've also had venison stew (with ham on the side for the non venison eaters) in past years and also lasagne. I'm not sure what we are having this year yet but I'm sure it will be interesting.

mkdr mkdr
vote-for10vote-against

Each year we pick a theme and everyone brings a dish that supports that theme, Last year it was "around the world" and we had dishes from several different countries/ regions.
The year before we did breakfast foods only so we had breakfast burritos, waffles, pancakes, bacon, eggs, and other breakfast foods.
This year we are thinking of something traditional, but since we have not done traditional for over 10 years we don't even know what that is anymore, my guess is we are going to end up with mostacholli and spaghetti with french bread.

darkone01 darkone01
vote-for4vote-against

Seafood gumbo!

belyndag belyndag
vote-for16vote-against

Roast Beast

mkentosh mkentosh
vote-for2vote-against

@darkone01: That is a really cool idea! I think I will suggest that to my family.

mkdr mkdr
vote-for3vote-against

@thedogma: Just don't order the smiling duck! Fa ra ra ra rah, ra ra ra rah!

lavikinga lavikinga
vote-for7vote-against

Traditional depends on one's traditions. Within my extended family, we have the Polish - sausage and dumplings, stuffed cabbage; the Italian (seafood on Christmas eve) - ravioli or lasagna for the formal dinner; the English - roast beef, Yorkshire pudding, etc.; and the South Florida - whole roast pig, yucca, rice and beans and plantains. And regardless of region, lots of sweet desserts.
And for the Jewish part of the family, Hanukkah requires latkes (potato pancakes) with brisket and/or chicken.

olperfesser olperfesser
vote-for3vote-against

Great ideas, they really got me thinking. I think I'm going to do a smoked beef wellington and then some chicken and dumplings as well or maybe one for Christmas Eve and one for Christmas Day.

dpn0121 dpn0121
vote-for3vote-against

Prime Rib.

widmer69 widmer69
vote-for3vote-against

Roast beef.

pooflady pooflady
vote-for7vote-against

Last year we had some crawfish stuffed turducken. Needless to say it was different (but delicious).

jethroop369 jethroop369
vote-for2vote-against

@mkentosh: I see what you did there.

stile99 stile99
vote-for3vote-against

@jethroop369: that sounds delicious!

dpn0121 dpn0121
vote-for3vote-against

My Dad makes pancakes/breakfast for dinner on Christmas. It's fun. They usually get some kind of breakfast kit from someone and use that, plus any fiji sausages/etc.

thumperchick thumperchick
vote-for2vote-against

I need to stop reading...I'm getting hungry!

mtm2 mtm2
vote-for2vote-against

Every year my wife's family has the tradition of a very simple soup.

Chicken broth, frozen cheese tortellini, and parsley.

Nothing else. And then plenty of Christmas cookies and treats throughout the day.

omnichad omnichad
vote-for3vote-against

I think we usually do ham. But, if we're not doing anything with family, we'll do whatever we're in the mood for. Which, sometimes, is still ham.

kmeltzer kmeltzer
vote-for3vote-against

Roast lamb shoulder with lots of garlic.

pitamuffin pitamuffin
vote-for1vote-against

Ham, mashed potatoes and corn.

jsimsace jsimsace
vote-for2vote-against

Grilled New York Strips, Baked Potatoes and Cheese Cake!!
Our family got tired of all the Christmas dinners and parties that served traditional holiday foods.
So we decided several years ago that we'd just grill steaks on Christmas. Even if it's snowing!

kelomaki kelomaki
vote-for5vote-against

Christmas eve is my time to shine in the kitchen, ever since I threw a tantrum fit that we had the same damned thing every damned year (surf and turf). So now my newly established tradition is to do something ridiculous with lobster, completely from scratch. Year before last, it was lobster ravioli with truffled cream and roe. Last year, it was saffronned lobster au gratin. This year, it's going to be lobster-stuffed beef tenderloin with pancetta, mushrooms, and bearnaise sauce.
It's even more of a pleasure for me because we celebrate xmas eve in our pajamas. The fun of eating a really structured, refined meal off our finest china whilst all frumpy and rumpled in our worst house-clothing is just too glorious. Ugh but I love xmas eve! (It also helps that it's the best of all family holidays because it's only ever my mother, brother, and me. No family evil intruding, just us three bunkered up together against the world.)

goldenthorn goldenthorn
vote-for1vote-against

Baked stuffed shrimp. And now a ham for the new relatives who don't like shrimp (heathens!)

We also always have twice baked potatoes, ginger squash soup, and some type of roasted veggie. Yum.

phoenixgirrl phoenixgirrl

Stats

Asked
Dec 2, 2012 1:48 PM
Asked By
dpn0121
Answered
24 times
Viewed
1583 times
Voted Against
1 time
Voted For
22 times

Similar Questions

Related Deals

Not a farewell, just a forced redirect.

It's true, Local.Woot is no longer, but please don't despair.

Never-ending savings are still to be found on Deals.Woot each and every day, so come on in. Don't think of it as a time for tears. Think of it as a way to bring us all closer together under one roof.

Sorry

This is only for people who have bought woots

We restrict voting to users who have purchased something from one of the other Woot stores. It's not just because we want your money (which we do) - it's the best way to be sure all the votes are coming from real people and not spam-bots or phony accounts. The best way we can think of, anyway. For now.

You can always get voting rights by buying something from one of Woot's other sites:

Purchases through Deals.Woot don't count, because in that case you're not buying anything from us. And we don't have your account information for those purchases.

If you think you've bought something from Woot before and still can't vote, make sure you're logged in with the same account you used to buy from us.

Geez, why so negative?

You have to vote up more before you can vote down.

Don't get us wrong. Negativity has its place. And downvotes are just as essential as upvotes when it comes to making Deals.Woot a useful place to find deals.

But when your votes lean so heavily toward the dark side, we have to wonder. Go vote up a few things. Accentuate the positive for a little while. It'll do you some good, and it'll do the site some good, too. Then you can get back to dealing out the smackdowns, OK?

Too late, we all heard you!

Hmm... you're wanting to take your vote back?

Well, that's a bit tricky. See, we do a lot of stuff with your vote, using it to work out the popularity of what you voted for, compare that to all the other things voted on, tally up our leaderboard, work out your reputation. Someday we'll do a little cartoon showing just how hard your vote is working.

Anyway, taking votes back messes all that up, so we give you five minutes, in case you just mis-clicked. After that we've got to say no take-backs. Luckily, votes are free, so feel free to throw them around left and right wherever you see fit.