What's your favorite holiday meals?

Question

Does your whole family participate in the cooking? what's your favorite dish?

I've done alot of cooking this past year, and I would like to try something new for the holidays this year, any ideas?

Answer 1

Easter is ham baked with cola poured over it and then basted with the syrup created as the ham bakes. We have this with baked macaroni and cheese, that green bean casserole that's got the crunchy onion topping and "Five Cup Salad" which is one cup each of mandarin oranges, crushed pineapple, sour cream, coconut and mini marshmallows. I usually make deviled eggs and for dessert, coconut custard pie and a berry pie of some sort. The wine varies.. depends on what we're in the mood for that day. Sometimes it's just sweet tea :)

Thanksgiving is turkey two ways at my house! I do a traditional roasted turkey in the oven, I don't baste, but cover the whole thing with bacon slices before cooking. Then my husband does a cajun seasoned deep fried turkey in the fryer out back. We have two types of stuffing, two types of gravy, two types of sweet potato casserole (one with crunchy topping, one with marshmallows) and a big pot of green beans, rolls and butter, two types of cranberry sauce, and two kinds of pie! (Usually one pecan and one pumpkin or sweet potato) :) That's what you get for blending two families with two different traditions! We serve two wines too... usually Trimbach riesling and the new Georges DeBoef Beaujolais Nouveau released just at Thanksgiving.

Christmas we think we're Italian... and I put on a crockpot of meatballs to simmer all day long... we have lasagna and green beans and good bread dipped in olive oil with cracked black pepper... good Italian red wine and for dessert we'll do traditional Christmas cookies and fruit salad.

New Year's Day is always some sort of pork, black eyed peas and stewed tomatoes, kale or other greens, cornbread and lots of chopped onion to throw over everything. Can you tell we both grew up in the South? lol Sweet tea... for sure!

Answer 2

I have to give a little history here before I can give you an answer... I'll use Christmas eve dinner as the holiday meal. Now, I used to own a small service business for 20 years, it kept me extremely busy till late in the afternoon on Christmas eve. I'd get home late, was exhausted and yet my wife and kids wanted to do something special for dinner. We as a family would visit both of our families on Christmas so we came up with a dinner for the kids on Christmas eve. My wife started it, she would go to a local Jewish deli and buy a couple loaves of fresh Russian Rye bread, the black kind.. While there she would get a couple pounds of Swiss cheese and corned beef. She'd pick up some fresh sauerkraut and mustard's as well. Anyway, for the meal, she would set up this big old cast iron grill on the stove and make grilled Ruben sandwiches for our Christmas eve dinner. They have changed little a little over the years as our oldest son has got involved in the preparation. Added some sour cream and Philadelphia cream cheese to the Rubens. Each of our kids has a slight variation on there particular sandwiches so who ever is at the grill is taking orders. This goes on for about and hour and a half. Add some Christmas cookies for dessert and everyone is sort of Maxed out on food. The rest of the evening is rather subdued around the fire place opening presents.. That's my story and I'm sticking to it..

Answer 3

In my religion, we have MANY holidays that involve food. I think my favorite would be Chanukah with Latkas. Fried foods! Yum.
There's also the secular holiday, Thanksgiving that I enjoy. My favorite dish would be a stuffing casserole that I've made for years. It's requested each year. I'm the one who does the cooking - I prefer to have everyone stay out of the kitchen!
Happy holidays to you.

Answer 4

Just because its the holidays doesn't mean you are confined to certain dishes. Yes, you have to make the traditional things, but go crazy, make what ever the hell you want! Your the cook!

Answer 5

Thanksgiving is my favorite. I do all the cooking but it is worth it seeing everyone digging in and enjoying it. The usual affair: turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce (homemade not the canned crap), asparagus, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, mushroom gravy, turkey gravy and a salad.

Answer 6

Go to Culinary Chef at http://www.culinarychef.com for recipes and special occasions menus.

Answer 7

Mmmmm deep fried turkey, just make sure the skin is on or it will be greasy, and do it out side.... It can be a fire hazard.

Answer 8

onion + garlic + salt + bread.
Maaaaannnn! It is finger licking.
I cant write more, gotta go to the kitchen.

Answer 9

Tofurky, sweat potatoes, cream corn

Answer 10

Chicken rice ball...