What's for Christmas Dinner?

[lurkingdirk]

I'm doing a pretty old-school set of dishes for Christmas dinner, but I always like to have a few things out of the ordinary. What are you folks serving for Christmas/Hanukkah/Holiday/I-don't-give-a-fuck-what-you-call-it dinner? Here's what my menu is looking like:

roast beef and yorkshire pudding, as an hors d'oeuvre

chanterelle and squash soup

foie gras - I'm making it myself. I have a live goose at home right now.
roast goose and chestnut stuffing
pan seared brussel sprouts with chestnuts and bacon
figgy pudding
4 cheese souffle

Trifle served with espresso


Now, Andronicus will say this post makes me gay. However, this meal will assist in getting me laid, so fuck you (in advance).

What are you serving?

 

[Thomas O'Malley]

foie gras - I'm making it myself. I have a live goose at home right now.

Disgusting! Do you know how hard that animal is suffering right now?

 

[lurkingdirk]

Disgusting! Do you know how hard that animal is suffering right now?

It isn't actually, and it was a humanely raised animal, not force fed.
It's in a pen in the yard. He's as happy as...well, a goose in a pen in the yard.

 

[Thomas O'Malley]

It isn't actually, and it was a humanely raised animal, not force fed.
It's in a pen in the yard. He's as happy as...well, a goose in a pen in the yard.

Then you won't have much foie gras to make.

 

[lurkingdirk]

Then you won't have much foie gras to make.

There will be enough. There are ways to get them to eat a lot on their own. It'll be plenty for my guests.

And it will be eaten within 1 hour of being killed. Have you ever had foie gras so fresh? It's impossible to beat.

 

[BCT]

Too much to name but my two favs will be Honey Glazed Ham and my fav 4 cheese potatos

 

[lurkingdirk]

Too much to name but my two favs will be Honey Glazed Ham and my fav 4 cheese potatos

How do you do the potatoes? Mashed? sliced?

 

[Vanilla Bear]

I LOVE Kasseler with Sauerkraut and Knödel! :drool2:

 

[xfire]

I make a Reuben casserole with corned beef, Bavarian style sauerkraut, and Swiss cheese.

 

[Petra]

My 2e christmas day dinner is:

Starter - smoked salmon on potato pancakes

Main - Apple and cinnamon brined turkey, spiced red cabbage, mashed sweet potatoes and Apple cranberry dressing

Dessert - http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1799645/bche-de-nol

Drinks - lots of Apple cider

Currently the bird is in the brine and the yule log will be made tomorrow night.

 

[lurkingdirk]

My 2e christmas day dinner is:

Starter - smoked salmon on potato pancakes

Main - Apple and cinnamon brined turkey, spiced red cabbage, mashed sweet potatoes and Apple cranberry dressing

Dessert - http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1799645/bche-de-nol

Drinks - lots of Apple cider

Currently the bird is in the brine and the yule log will be made tomorrow night.

Nice.
Save a little smoked salmon, and have it on toast with scrambled eggs the following morning. Best fucking breakfast ever.

 

[BCT]

How do you do the potatoes? Mashed? sliced?

They are diced hashbrown squares, 4 different cheeses(ill find out which one later exactly) and they are topped with corn flakes mmmm

 

[lurkingdirk]

They are diced hashbrown squares, 4 different cheeses(ill find out which one later exactly) and they are topped with corn flakes mmmm

Sounds great.

Try large, homemade bread crumbs made from a sour dough bread instead of cornflakes. You'll love it.

 

[MissHybrid]

I have a pet turkey which I got because she was being bullied. So I guess I will have chicken.

 

[lurkingdirk]

I have a pet turkey which I got because she was being bullied. So I guess I will have chicken.

Why not eat pet turkey?

 

[maildude]

Whatever they've got at the Faith Mission.

 

[STDiva]

Chinese. Fuck cooking.

 

[GibbsGrad2002]

Ham, Greenbean cassrole, mashed potatoes, black olives, pickles and I am not sure what is for dessert

 

[Shifty]

Dirk, are you going to use my Roasted Brussels Sprouts recipe?

http://board.freeones.com/showthread.php?125371-Recipe-Thread!&p=6287182&viewfull=1#post6287182

 

[lurkingdirk]

Dirk, are you going to use my Roasted Brussels Sprouts recipe?

http://board.freeones.com/showthread.php?125371-Recipe-Thread!&p=6287182&viewfull=1#post6287182

No. I prefer the recipe of Gordon Ramsay.