The first waive of Family comes late tomorrow with others arriving throughout the week. We have a menu scheduled for each day we have Family here. All sorts of Beef, Pork, and Holiday Goodies will be served in several different forms. Let the fun begin!
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We are flying to Alexandria, VA for Christmas. (Yeah, I know). Son in law is a great cook, will present a crown roast of pork with stuffing. Lots of assorted sides from all. Renee is making one of her amazing cheesecakes.
Won’t be a big crowd, but we have few chances to be with our kids, and things may be shutting down again, who knows.Last edited by Texas Larry; December 20, 2021, 10:52 AM.
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Well, the current plan is to do steaks.
We have Porter Road (Sierra, Flat Iron, Denver) some Click bavette and petite tenders, and a ribeye, so we will probably do 3-5 steaks with roast potatoes. I'm thinking I'd really like to do barelfly 's green chile cornbread as well. And maybe a good peppercorn sauce. We have some green and red peppercorns, but I've yet to research if they go well with steaks. Anyone know?
The following week, as I mentioned to DaveD , I am planning to do pigskit, and defrost some previously cooked pork butt.
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We are doing our big meal tomorrow (21st) as that is the only time all the kids could agree on for an all-evening get-together and to exchange gifts with each other. All of them have been married 2 years or less, and will be bouncing among families on Christmas and Christmas Eve. We will see them for one or the other of those days and give them our gifts then, but we won't see them all at the same time this weekend.
Prime rib is on the menu for tomorrow evening, and I've got the day off work for cooking and such. We will contribute the prime rib, gravy and mashed potatoes to the menu, kids will bring other sides. No clue what those are - there is a signup managed by one of my daughters. I've got to go dairy free on the mashed potatoes (use margarine, no milk or cream) due to a milk allergy with the grandbaby, who is still nursing some.
Our Christmas Eve tradition when the kids were little was just finger foods, where we let each kid pick their own item at the store - stuff that could go in the oven. It was always a hodgepodge of chicken fingers or wings, cheese sticks, mini egg rolls or pizza rolls and such fare. We would play games, watch a movie, and I would read The Night Before Christmas before sending them packing to bed...
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...and a partidge in a pear treeeeeeeeeee...
Our game plan is for a three-bone prime rib roast, which we'd ordered from Crowd Cow (they were on special) for delivery tomorrow. Just got notified that it won't arrive before 23rd, which is cutting it close for getting it thawed out in time. Fingers crossed. My lovely bride is in charge of this meal, I'm just manual labor. I'll be trying out smoking a prime rib in the near future, see if I can produce something as good as hers, but not for the Xmas dinner.
Sides will be the Pioneer Woman's mashed potatoes recipe, some kind of green veg tbd, probably some dinner rolls. She makes an amazing reduction, building on recipes two of my sisters have worked up over the decades. Two bottles of cabernet, half a bottle of ruby port, and a bunch of goodies like bay leaf, garlic, and more. Reduce that down to about half volume, then add the roast drippings, some heavy cream, and red currant jelly. Cook down until all of that reduces to two cups. Absolute nirvana spooned over the roast and taters... *drool*
[How does this forum not have a "drool" emoji as one of the go-to's in the editor?? ]
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Interesting dinners this year. Not the usual big feast. Just easy peasy......
Christmas dinner (12/25) with my in-laws
Lasagna (I'll be making a Ragu sauce from fresh toms)
Green salad
Rolls
Christmas dinner (12/26) with my family
Appetizer: Shrimp cocktail
Halibut enchiladas
Homemade rice and beans
Tonight I will be doing a sous vide rib roast. Gotta have my hunk of beef during the holidays
Happy Holidays and a Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!
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Having family over for Christmas day (about 10 or 12)
I'm making
Ranch dressing dip
Crock pot Beef Queso dip
Pickled Shrimp
Double Smoked Ham
Twice Bake Potatoes
People are bringing everything else
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My experience is that the more stuff I make, the less of everything my guests eat. Then they destroy the rib roast. Last year, I actually did two Wagyu steaks, sliced into thin strips, for an appetizer; it didn’t get finished! (Yes, of course I finished it myself.)
Salad
Prime rib roast
Baked or mashed potatoes (this year will be mashed)
A green vegetable (broccoli probably)
Pies. This year it’s pumpkin and banana cream.
We usually set out chips and dip, and cheese and crackers, for our guests to nibble on if the roast takes too long.
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Planning on making Basque Lamb Stew: https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/basque_lamb_stew/
We've made this recipe a couple times, and it's come out great.
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We originally planned for a prime rib roast for 6 people, but it now turns out that the family of 4 won't be coming, so time for a quick change-up. Glad I didn't buy the roast already.
I did stop at the local butcher last night to check out their roasts. $36/lb for Prime bone-in roast, about $27/lb for Choice. Yikes! Haven't checked Costco yet, or perhaps the Kroger stores are having a sale this week.
Thermoworks has been teasing me with their double-smoked glazed ham recipe, and I have a spiral-cut in the freezer. I think we're going to do that for the two of us.
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Christmas Even Menu
Ham - Double Smoked with Apricot Glaze
Potato Salad
Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad
Homemade Bread
Lima Beans
Orange Salad (my wifes specialty and it is amazing)
Pecan Pie
Chocolate Peppermint Cheesecake
Christmas Day Lunch
New twist this year. Very light by request from the family, but my wife and I are preparing everything with the exception of the Chicken Mini's..
Sausage Balls
Ham Biscuits
Cheese Ball
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Chips and Dip
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Xmas night with the in-laws (12 guests):
Ramen soup with broth made from pork, chicken, mushrooms, and beef bones, all blackened
Teriyaki pork tenderloin medallions
Boiled eggs cut in half
Asian noodles
Bean sprouts
Cilantro
Pulled Pork Egg Rolls
December 26th with my Dad's side of the family (14 guests):
Two racks whole spare ribs KC style
One rack Memphis style
One rack blasphemy mgaretz
Rib tips
Savory roasted pepper baked beans (frijoles negro)
Mac and Cheese
Shrimp Cocktail
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Mixed Bag based on requests: 6-8 folks...some staying at the house for the weekend
Prob. fajitas on Christmas eve...travelers in bound...they can make wraps as they arrive
Wife: Ham- Boiled in Ginger Ale (140 degrees or so ) then smoked for an Hour
Sister in law: Indian Candy Salmon
Son: Lamb (going to Costco today...not sure what I will end up with)
Sweet Potato Hash - Equal parts Red onion/ Sweet potato/ Apple... all sliced thin on food processor then cooked on the camp chef griddle (flash boil the sweet potato to soften...a little water from draining helps steam the apples & onion)
Roasted Brussel Sprouts with Bacon drizzled w/ Balsamic/Merlot Reduction
Costco Cheesecake
Paired with Pinot Noir or Prophecy
I will post pics of how this turns out
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