can anyone give me ideas for a xmas day starter that i can prepare b4hand?

Answer 1

prawn cocktail...just keep them refrigerated.

OR

Soup, make it a couple of days before and keep it in a container in the fridge, reheat when you need to (If it has meat in it...be careful) and VOILA

Answer 2

Did you want a start to the day?

This is a great recipe. If you like you can make your own scratch dough, proof it once form rolls and refridgerate over night.

INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 (3-ounce) package vanilla pudding mix
1/2 cup chopped pecans
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 cup melted butter
1 package (25-ounce) frozen yeast roll dough, thawed
PREPARATION:
Combine first 5 ingredients; stir until all ingredients are moistened. Spoon half of the pudding mixture into a generously buttered 10-inch Bundt pan. Arrange roll dough portions over pudding mixture. Spoon remaining pudding mixture on top.

Cover tightly and chill overnight, or 8 to 12 hours. When ready to bake, take out of the refrigerator and let stand at room temperature 20 minutes. Uncover and bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Cover with aluminum foil and bake 10 minutes longer, or until done. Let stand 5 minutes; invert onto serving plate. Serve pull-apart rolls warm.

Answer 3

Hi Ya
I once did a soup starter any soup you like but instead of bread i used lightly salted kettle chips my guest thought it made a nice change. also
My dad once did a seafood starter cockles mussles prawns on a bed of salad with rocket lettuce cucumber and put thousand island dressing over the top you could prepare it the night before and leave it in the fridge in bowls so its really chilled

Good Luck have a great christmas whatever you choose

Answer 4

OK: Prawn Cocktail, but spice up the Marie Sauce with a few crushed chillis and paprika. Serve with some diced salad (cucumber, tomato, peppers etc) atop in a iceberg or baby gem leave with a few drops of a balsamic reduction around...

Chicken Liver Pate: Buy in 2kg of Chicken Livers, make sure they are not green, chuck them in a pot with some oil, herbs, onions, salt and pepper. Seal and saute the livvers then add about 250g of butter. Melt and then blitz up the mix. Leave in a bread tin then slice on day. Served with some french toast and a bit of chutney....mmmmmmm

Soup: make it a bit more exciting this year. Try my own recipe for a Peppered Potato, Roasted Garlic and Thyme soup....

10 Large potatoes
1 Bulb of Garlic, skinned and roasted
2 Large Onions
Veg Stock (just enough to cover the potatoes...top up when nescarry.
Salt and LOTS of Pepper

Peel your potatoes and sweat them off. Chuck in the onion roughly chopped and the garlic and the thyme. Chuck in some pepper and a little salt. Then add your veg stock. The trick is to make sure the potaoes are falling apart before you blitz the soup. Make sure you try before you add to much pepper though...it can get hot!
If the soup comes out runny, peel a few more potatoes and make some quick mash...add to the soup, blitz....

I hope thats helped a little bit.

Happy Holidays

Tommy G
Head Chef

Answer 5

On Xmas day we always have breaded Brie/Camembert served with cranberry sauce and salad, the cheese can be breaded the day before and stored in an airtight container in the fridge, on the day you just need to pop it into the oven or the deep-fat fryer.

Answer 6

i don't know if you are looking for several items but an easy dip is the Velveeta dip. it is on the inside of the box cover and can be made ahead of time and served hot or cold. Basically you add about 2 tbls milk to a bar of Velveeta cheese and cook and stir in the microwave until melted. then add salsa and chile pepper to it. i also add about 1 cup of either ground pork or hamburger to it. Everything can be cooked in the microwave in less then 10 minutes.

Answer 7

Boil some trout until they are tender. Remove the flesh from the skin and bones, mix with double cream to form a smooth but not runny mixture and add a touch of pepper. Add lemon juice until it firms up.
Nice!
RoyS

Answer 8

a veggie tray with dip is always fast and easy, or deviled eggs since u can make ahuge variety with all diffrent ways of topping them, or roll an asparagus spear into a slice of ham, or small salads along with french bread. for a full course that is easy, enjoyable for the whole family fondue has always been a big hit at our house, being from germany we do some things diffrent i bet, hope this gave you an idea

Answer 9

We cook a load of Cocktail sausages, mini Sausage rolls etc on Christmas eve to keep people going before main meal plus fruit juice

Answer 10

I would always go for melon balls or prawn cocktails, both can be made early in the day if kept in fridge prior to eating.

Answer 11

The website below has some simple starters....