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Christmas, like all holidays, is steeped in tradition. My favorite, and perhaps the one that brings us ever closer to family and friends, is the holiday feast. We all spend a great portion of our time cooking, baking and, the best part, eating our finest recipes, some of which have been passed down through many generations. It is time well spent because we get to do something very special for those we love, as well as for ourselves. These are some of my favorite menus and recipes for Christmas. For Christmas Eve, you can choose between a traditional Beef Roast Dinner or an Italian-style Seafood Feast. Christmas Breakfast is based one what my mother made every year when I was young, as is the Christmas Day Glazed Ham with all the trimmings. All of the menus come with preparation notes. No matter what holiday you celebrate during the winter season, get cooking, set your most festive holiday table and enjoy.

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Christmas Eve Menu I Beef Roast Dinner   Spinach Salad with Hot Bacon Vinaigrette Beef Loin Strip Steakhouse Roast Smashed Potatoes with Olive Oil, Garlic and Parmesan Cheese Creamed Peas and Onions Yorkshire Pudding Creamy Cheesecake with Graham Cracker-Walnut Crust and Sour Cream Topping   Preparation Notes: Make the cheesecake one or two days ahead and chill, covered, until serving. Serve the salad on individual plates as a first course. The potatoes can be made a little ahead of time and kept hot over a very low heat or reheated in the microwave. The edamame cooks quickly on the stove or in the microwave, and can kept warm until serving. If desired, ask your butcher for some beef suet and melt it over very low heat to use for the Yorkshire pudding, which can bake while the roast is resting. [ Back to Index ] Christmas Eve Menu II Seafood Dinner   Creamy Seafood Chowder Rolled Flounder Fillets with Crabmeat Stuffing Shrimp Marinara Herbed Couscous Roasted Butternut Squash Steamed Broccoli with Lemon and Garlic White Chocolate Fudge Coconut Cake   Preparation Notes: This is an easy and festive meal that was inspired by the Italian Feast of the Seven Fishes. Make the cake the day before and store in a cake saver. Prepare the rolled flounder fillets in the morning and refrigerate. Clean the shrimp, broccoli and squash and refrigerate until needed. Prepare the fish for the chowder and refrigerate. Chop the vegetables for all dishes, place in separate storage bags, and refrigerate. Plan to cook and serve the chowder as a first course. If you only have one oven, roast the squash at the 350° needed for the flounder, allowing 45 to 60 minutes for it to get done. Everything else cooks in less than thirty minutes, so enjoy. [ Back to Index ] Christmas Breakfast   Fresh Orange or Tomato Juice Cocktails Fluffy Scrambled Eggs Cheese Grits Homemade Breakfast Sausage Maple-Glazed Bacon Blueberry-Orange Muffins Cranberry Nut Bread Assorted Fruits and Berries Coffee and/or Tea Preparation Notes: When I was a child, my mother would serve Christmas breakfast after the presents were opened. She made a beautiful tablesetting utilizing the red depression glass she had acquired as a young woman. This menu is typical of what she served with the exception of the grits, which I added after moving to the south. The cranberry nut bread can be made a couple days ahead and refrigerated, or several weeks ahead and frozen. Mix the sausage and shape the patties the day before and refrigerate. That morning, make the muffins. Rinse the fruit and berries and refrigerate. Bake the bacon, cook the grits, fry the sausage and keep warm. Scramble the eggs just before serving. The juice cocktails can be made with or without a little liquor, usually gin or vodka. Serve whipped butter and cream cheese with the muffins and bread. [ Back to Index ] Christmas Dinner   Glazed Baked Ham Holiday Macaroni and Cheese Baked Beans Seven-Layer Salad Homemade Dinner Rolls Assorted Cookies Favorite Eggnog   Preparation Notes: This is a simple dinner that can be prepared prior to Christmas Day and the hot dishes can be reheated in a relatively short time. That is a plus, because many of us visit or receive visitors at indefinite times, especially when family lives close by and everyone is making the 'rounds'. The eggnog can be made several days ahead and brought out for unexpected visitors at any time during the holiday season. To make matters even easier, purchase festive paper plates and cups for serving. Sit back and enjoy the festivities. [ Back to Index ]   Custom Search

ADDITIONAL CHRISTMAS RECIPES Christmas Cookies New Year's Menus Gifts From the Kitchen Beef Loin Strip Steakhouse Roast   Smashed Potatoes with Olive Oil, Garlic and Parmesan Cheese     Shrimp Marinara   Roasted Butternut Squash   Steamed Broccoli with Lemon and Garlic     Blueberry-Orange Muffins     Christmas Cookies

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