Planning Christmas Dinner, what do i need besides the holiday ham?

Question

Medium size family around 12 adults and 10 children will be eating, and i'm trying to make a more traditional christmas dinner (both the dinner and the dining experience) any pointers would be great

Answer 1

There are many traditional holiday dishes depending on your country, geographic culture and region. you might try going to epicurious.com for some ideas.

In our family the menu generally is the following.

Turkey
Ham (Smithsfield preferred) but also standard or honey baked will do.

sweet potatoes with orange zest and coconut
Dressing
Twice baked potatoes

green beans
cranberry relish
creamed onions
roasted beets
and other fresh vegetables

For dessert usually, apple pie, plum pudding and a yule log (a jelly roll cake frosted with chocolate and decorated with nonpareils and red hots)

Egg Nog and Wassail ( a warm cider with tea, orange slices and brandy or sherry)

Depending on how adventurous you are in the kitchen, you may wish to try your hand at Goose. Goose is a lot heavier than turkey in that all the meat is going to be more like the dark meat of a turkey, and the prep method requires that you steam the bird first to rend the fat. I think it is delicious but don't do it every year because of the time and effort.

Lamb is also a traditional Christmas item especially in Sweden and Greece.

In the end it doesn't really matter what you prepare, as long as you and your family enjoy the food and the company, that is what makes a successful holiday dinner

Answer 2

Start with candle centre pieces and Christmas music playing softly in the background.

You need a ham and turkey. Stuffing, cranberry jelly, assorted pickle, assorted cheeses, soft dinner rolls, mashed potatoes, twice baked baked potatoes. Minimum of 3 kinds of veggies. Don't forget the gravy. For dessert, pies, cakes and cookies.

For serving 22 people you want a variety of items to choose from.

Have a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!

Answer 3

We do turkey back besides as ham. yet I have also performed Fried fowl, Roast beef, beef chops, beef loin lined with a honey mustard sauce. we basically have a kin dinner once each 6 years on Christmas day. that is continually the Thursday beforehand by way of schedules. So on Christmas, i'm getting to make what my kin extremely needs.

Answer 4

My Christmas dinner looks a lot like my Thanksgiving dinner: Ham, Turkey, dressing, and cranberry sauce are the basics. After that add anything that the family claims as favorites. Dinner is really about them and being together.

Answer 5

lots of potatoes!you can make baked potatoes mashed potatoes or potatoe salad but always have potatoes!You can buy lots of veggies and steam them or cook them in a crockpot-yumm!Buy like 15 can os fruit cocktail and let them sit in the fridge untill the guests arrive then open all the cans real quick and put them in a large serving bowl.Don't forget to buy salad and breadrolls as appetizers!Grapes and pudding make great desserts along with pies.Good luck!

Answer 6

ham mashed potatoes , green bean cassrole, brocolil n caulflower with cheese, cranberry sauce,stuffing,apple n pumkin pie , strawberrie cheesecake, oreo pie, chicken cassrole,corn,mac n cheese, pudding,cookies, rolls,cottage cheese, deviled eggs, tuna salad, a regualr salad, taco salad, fruit bowl, fruit punch for a beverage, or egg nog, lil turkey or ham rolls with cream cheese, sweet potatoes, these r some of the things i make!

Answer 7

ham - candied yams - biscuits - gravy - peas - green beans - cheese - cranberry salad - corn - chocolate cake - pecan pie - mince pie - ice cream - whipped cream -

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