Christmas Dinner

[Red Gold]

Christmas is coming nearer.
Do you have a tradional Christmas Dinner?
And if so - what is your tradition?

 

[SkyWriting]

 

[Red Gold]

Egg & Carot salad?

 

[Handmaid for Jesus]

Sweet Potato Pie

 

[Red Gold]

And a special wine to go with it?

 

[Red Gold]

Werdet ihr auch Springerle genießen?

 

[mama2one]

tradition used to be traveling to each set of parents

started new tradition last year

husband cooked Honeysuckle turkey/gravy
teen did veggies/dessert
I made stuffing/mashed potatoes

 

[Shane R]

I vary the menu, though if it were my preference it would be prime rib.

It's really a day long sort of thing that begins with special coffee/ hot cocoa in the morning. And I do like to lay in a bottle of Glühwein.

 

[Kettriken]

When Grandma was doing the cooking all holidays followed the same pattern: turkey, stuffing, potatoes, etc. Not that any of us complained. She grew her own saffron and cooked the feast single handed.
Now it takes all the subsequent generations to meet the task and we've gone a little more Dickensian. Roast meat and yorkshire puddings, with some veggies thrown in for good measure. It's difficult to have room for anything else with that on the table, but I always make a gingerbread pear cake, as it's my sisters birthday as well.

 

[messianist]

what is that please?

 

[Red Gold]

Werdet ihr auch Springerle genießen?

Sorry about writing in German by mistake.
I translate: Will you also enjoy Springerle?

And I explain:

Springerle are German anise-flavored cookies that go back at least 700 years in their rich tradition as special gifts during the holidays and other celebrations. Delicately crispy-crunchy and a slightly chewy center, they’re made with simple ingredients and are easy to make but absolutely require that you follow some key steps to achieving the right look, texture and flavor. This authentic Springerle recipe goes back to the Swabia region of Germany where these famous cookies originated.

Authentic German Springerle - The Daring Gourmet

 

[Red Gold]

On Christmas Eve it is a German tradition to have potato salad with sausages.
In German: Kartoffel-Salat mit Würschtle!

 

[Shane R]

My mother used to make homemade Pfeffernüsse for Christmas morning. She doesn't bake much anymore so I don't know if they'll make an appearance.

 

[splish- splash]

I just have anything nice for Christmas really. Roast Guinea fowl's alright for a change this Christmas, with some side bits & bobs.

 

[Red Gold]

How was your Christmas Dinner now?