Christmas Eve:
Prime Rib
Mashed potatoes
vegetable
Christmas:
Polish sausage
Ham
7 layer salad
corn
Prime Rib
Mashed potatoes
vegetable
Christmas:
Polish sausage
Ham
7 layer salad
corn
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My lovely bride's daughter and two grandkids arrived at a million o'clock last night and will be with us for the coming week. The only hard and fast edible agendum is Jewish-style brisket for Xmas dinner, by my stepdaughter's request. Got two cuts of flat from Wild Fork for the purpose, each weighing in at under 2lb/800g, which will probably be just enough. This is my lovely bride's meal all the way and I will contribute nothing but manual labor.
Xmas eve my lovely bride will also make a pan of her awesome lasagna. But other than that, we are winging it given the inherent chaos of shifting 6- and 9-year-olds' preferences. Tonight and tomorrow we'll choose from some of the leftover smoked meats I laid by in the past couple weeks, likely pulled pig sammiches for one of those two and leftover smoked chuck for the other.
That major storm system will push a full 24 hours of soaking rain ahead of it, with temps around 50F/10C, but come mid Friday morning, the front arrives in force and we go into deep freeze for several days, highs well below freezing and lows in the teens F/-10Cish. It will be brilliant sunshine, but really cold, so it's currently uncertain whether we'll look to make big excursions around the area while the fam is here...
Wishing everyone a wonderful time, and best of luck across the country as this monster system sweeps east...Comment
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Our tradition is chili Christmas Eve and then a big feast on Christmas. This year, though, younger daughter and BF arrive today and leave, probably late, on Christmas Eve for a couple of days with his family in Sarasota. Only plans so far are hibachi dinner tonight along with tree decoration and then I’m doing a couple of double smoked hams Friday (one goes to an elderly neighbor). Not sure if we feast Friday or when chili will be. Guess I’d better make some rice now since I forgot to do it last night during our wrapping marathon.Comment
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When we got married many years ago, we decided to share Christmas traditions. One tradition SWMBO got was Christmas dinner. It will be Chinese takeout. I must admit that I am somewhat relieved that there will not be a whole lot of cooking going on and we will be able to relax a bit more.
Neither of our families ever had a Christmas eve meal tradition, and our son has decided to limit his meat intake anyway. He arrives from Austin, (hopefully!), late tonight. I do have various meats in the freezer, so we can sort things out tomorrow.Comment
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Christmas Eve is potluck.
some years we've gone out to dinner, some years order in chinese, some years, who knows 🤷♂️
Christmas breakfast is always homemade sausage gravy and biscuits, pancakes, eggs and fried taters..
Christmas dinner this year is smoked short ribs w/ mashed taters, baked ziti and meatballs, mac & cheese, salad and/or greens of some kind.
dessert will be cookies and a fruit tray + whatever the wife's cousin brings. She's one of those Italian women that refuses to come without bringing something. And by something, I mean 3 or 4 different things...lol.
Looks like there will be 10 of us this year, and we'll have more than enough food for twice that many as we usually do...Comment
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We are having a brunch get together on Christmas Eve - so I am doing 5-6 pounds of Wright's bacon on the griddle, maybe some of it candied on the grill, and a big mess of French toast made with homemade sourdough bread. Also supplying OJ and champagne for those who want a Mimosa. The kids are bringing other breakfast/brunchy fare.
On Christmas Day I doubt I am cooking at all. Breakfast with my folks, lunch/dinner at my wife's sisters.
December 26 is my son's birthday, and he has requested hibachi. So I'll be out on the flattop outside in 20 degree weather making fried rice, veggies and steak. And the steak? I am sacrificing a 7 pound USDA prime rib roast that was in the bottom fo the deep freeze - I pulled it out to start thawing yesterday morning, and will slice it into thin steaks that morning. I am having deja vu over doing that, because I did the same thing for his birthday last year, but heck - when you get prime rib for 5.79 a pound, its about the cheapest steak I can find. This one has been in the deep freeze for more than a year, so time to cycle out.Comment
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Turkey, ham, smoked BBQ beef, copycat Cracker Barrel hashbrown casserole, stuffing, green bean casserole, corn, carrots, Brussel sprouts. My son is bringing empanadas made with the goose he shot, and of course all the other food being brought by guests. Oh, and bourbon
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We are having 4 pizzas ready to be made, one loaf of regular sourdough, one of my chocolate sourdough. A double batch of Italian American meat balls, some red sauce to dip or set them in, chili, and possibly a chuck roast or smoked ribs, thinking I will make marshmallows and dip them in chocolate and then in broken candy cane dust., likely some homemade truffles as well, maybe some homemade guac and sourdough crackers. Saturday will be a busy day.. Just a snack all day type of feel.Last edited by Richard Chrz; December 21, 2022, 10:13 AM.Comment
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We're going to my BIL on Christmas Eve. My wife's Italian and they always did the 7 fish on Christmas Eve. I'm Irish so I don't really know what that entails, but he's ordering various fish appetizers and pasta dishes from excellent local restaurants.
Christmas Day we're heading up to the lake house to join my side. We're having beef tenderloin and various sides. We'll do that on the Traeger.
Friday night we're having a neighborhood Christmas party and I am smoking a brisket. I was going to use the WSM but the blizzard conditions that they're saying is heading our way starting Thursday night forced me to switch to the Silverback. Curious to see how that'll perform during the weather, and whether (oh I meant that) or not I should skip it all together.Comment
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I think it might be time to go to the hardware store and get a welding blanket or something like that to toss over the Silverbac. If nothing else it will be a good test of the double walled construction! Probably will just use more pellets than normal is my expectation… -
The Seven Fish dish! I’ve always wanted to make this as the Christmas meal, but just never have! Please post some photos of that!
And enjoy the neighborhood party! We are also headed to the lake, but that is next week! Looking forward to a little warmer temps and some relaxing!
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I have a killer carne adovada recipe from a hip cat named Jeremy who took neither a left nor a right turn at Albequoicky but made camp right there. Going to use the adovada for tamale filling for Christmas Dinner.
For New Years Day I'm trying my hand at Hoppin' John for the first time. I can't imagine being more blessed than with the the great fortune I have experienced over my life, but it never hurts to hedge your bets.Comment
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Family gathering Christmas dinner at my brother's house. I'll be cooking and tote it over in the cambro. I have charcuterie stuff, a baked brie in puff pastry and other goodies. A beautiful beef tenderloin that I'll trim and tie and smoke with Red Wine Barrel pellets on the OG. My two favorite Meathead sauces, Secretariat and Rich Red Wine. Smashed garlic potatoes, broccoli salad, sourdough bread (assuming it'll turn out!). Bouche Noel for dessert. All good! I hope.Comment
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Christmas Eve: Brunch at Daughters House. Smoked Salmon (by me), various other Brunch Items.
Christmas Day: Italian Baked Clams, Grilled Octopus, Antipasto (various Italian Charcuteries), Caesar Salad, Homemade Lasagna, both meat and vegetarian. The meat Sauce will be a homemade Pork Ragú. I will also be making the Ricotta and Mozzarella.Comment
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Christmas Eve:
Homemade spicy green pork tamales
Cheesy refried beans
Chips and salsa
Few beers
Christmas:
12 LB Akaushi Prime Wagyu Brisket smoked low and slow
Roasted Fingerling Potatoes
Garlic Butter Mushrooms
Few cocktailsComment
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Two prime tenderloins on the 22 kettle w/SnS, reverse sear, and spinning two chickens on Weber Summit E670. Crockpot potatoes, salads, etc for dinner.. Huge antipasto for a few hours before dinner - bunch of homemade fresh mozzarella, roasted peppers, some nice tomatoes, sun dried tomatoes, spedini, stuffed artichokes, shrimp cocktail, stuffed mushrooms, salamis, provolone, couple Parmesan cheeses, and a bunch of things I can’t remember. Kind of like an Italian themed charcuterie board that covers a 10’ Dining Room table.Comment
haha makes me chuckle, I usually have a glass of brown water with me when I wrap.
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