Now It Is Time For Planning The Christmas Meal!
Marilyn Sue McClintock
7 years ago
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Comments (26)Oweeee, my mouth is watering and I have already HAD breakfast! These menu ideas and traditional menus are awesome. It�s so interesting to see what everyone has for their traditional meals at this holiday! Since my family members are scattered all over the place in different locations, we are not having any type of traditional meal, and I�ve been in a sour mood because of this separation during the holidays. We will have only our youngest son here with his new wife visiting from Chicago, and she eats only vegetarian, so I�m trying to come up with menu ideas that will please her, as well as DH and son, who are big meat eaters. Will probably do some type of local fish, to please son who can�t find it in Chicago, and lots of yummy vegetable sides. Suggestions are always welcome! All your menus sound wonderful!...See MoreNow How Many Are Planning Their Christmas Menu!
Comments (7)We have the same thing every single year and have done so for decades. If I varied it, there would be bloodshed! We'll be having lobster stew. I will go down to the lobster pound (yes, there IS one in KY - we have a UPS hub here!), and buy the frozen claws and leg meat - SO much easier than boiling up multiple lobster. I already have the Stonewall Kitchen Popover mix - used to make my own but discovered they were very sensitive to the atmosphere and not reliable - these are reliable. I've already bought the miniature cream puffs - in basement freezer. I'll buy the raspberry sorbet next week - they always sell out. I always make the lobster stew at least 3 days before Christmas Eve - it gets better as it "ages". I'll order the fresh grapefruit to be sectioned a week before Christmas and pick it up on Sat before. I'll buy the red currants at Whole Foods that week if they have them. Champagne was bought at Whole Foods weeks ago when thy had a 30% off sale! Oysters will be ordered about 10 days before Christmas Eve and picked up at 4:30 that day, already opened, but still on their shell. It's really a very easy meal with so much done ahead. Haven't figured out what I'm doing for a centerpiece this year - used cut amaryllis in pine/magnolia greenery last year,, but not sure if I can count on the cut amaryllis, even if I order it. I always use white flowers with greenery on my table. Table will be set on Fri before Christmas, as soon as my cleaner leaves. I enjoy admiring it for a few days! Got a note from the laundry in WI that it will be shipped to me in time for Christmas - they had to concentrate on the "before Thanksgiving" orders first....See MoreAnyone else now have digestive problems, feeling sick after meals?
Comments (2)I have a similar reaction.. I may feel really hungry but then start to eat and can only eat very little. Often I have a lot of gas pain etc. after eating. I used to eat whatever I wanted as well with no worries but when my other menopause symptoms developed, the nausea and eating issues surfaced as well. I also developed a sudden intolerance of beer and wine to the point of feeling very sick ( headaches, nausea etc) the next day. I can tolerate a bit of whiskey but I really just avoid alcohol now. I also developed issues with burping which I never had before as well! I have had a full gastrointestinal workup and no issues have shown up. The Dr decided to slap me with a diagnosis of IBS-C because of the constipation that has also developed. I would however as suggested above, see a gastroenterologist just to be sure. However you are certainly not alone in these changes. Menopause has been a crazy ride and I can see why they call it "The Change"!...See MoreIs your Christmas meal....
Comments (34)Never the same meal for both holidays, either when I was growing up or now. Turkey for Thanksgiving, usually beef tenderloin for Christmas. My first MIL did do turkey for both meals as their dinner was Christmas Eve and everyone could just drop by anytime Christmas Day or evening and all the leftovers were set out on the DR table so one could help oneself. Second MIL - always prime rib, cooked and served by their cook! Sure was nice - no having to be helpful - we were all "guests" at this feast - same at Thanksgiving. Ruth was a fabulous cook and I'd take a Ruth in my kitchen any old day! I'm a very good cook and at one time, loved cooking but health and lack of stamina take a toll on my ability these days. For many years, we did lobster stew at my house on Christmas Eve and then Beef Tenderloin and cheese grits at DD's on Christmas night. A couple of years ago when DS started coming out to join us, we moved everything back a night. He leaves sometime Christmas AM as he gets his children (he's divorced) that afternoon. He didn't want to miss out on any of these wonderful foods, so now lobster stew on the 23rd and the beef on the 24th. DD then makes a pot of soup and puts out the leftovers and I go over Christmas night - no set table, just get some food and eat. She wants to relax on Christmas as she works so very hard the rest of the year. The lobster knuckles and claw meat arrived frozen on Thurs. I will make the lobster stew either on Thurs or Fri before 23rd - it's far better if the flavors have time to come together. Easy to just heat it up and serve it! There will by oysters on the half shell with champagne, before dinner. Then at the table, a salad of Bibb lettuce, ruby red grapefruit and avocado with poppyseed dressing, followed by the lobster stew and popovers. Dessert is always red raspberry sorbet with fresh red raspberries, mini cream puffs (yes, I buy them frozen - real cream, delicious!) dusted with powdered sugar, hot chocolate sauce passed. We then all collapse into a food coma!...See More
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