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Nik211
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Christmas Eve/Christmas Dinners
Anyone hosting? What are you making?
We are hosting Christmas Eve again - this year will be small, just my parents, grandparents and us. My sister is up in NY and none of our OOS relatives are coming down....I'm glad in a way because we aren't in the Christmas spirit this year so I feel like I'm just hosting a dinner...
For appetizers I'm doing a foccacia bread (a recipe passed down to me from my MIL), fried calzones, raw clams, mozzarella & tomato and I'm trying a new recipe for mussels that I hope comes out good.
Then for dinner I'm going to put out scungilli in a spicy marinara with bread and then shrimp scampi over angel hair...
Nothing too crazy this year, trying to keep it small since there are only 6 of us...
I didn't think of desert yet! 
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Posted 12/22/10 2:48 PM  |
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Linda1003
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Re: Christmas Eve/Christmas Dinners
At xmas eve.. we do the fish dinner.. lobster tails, shrimp scampi, calamari stuffed and in sauce, mussels marinara, eel.. etc,
Im hosting 18 people for xmas dinner..
8 lb pork loin
stuffed mushrooms
canndied yams
roasted potatoes
roasted asparagus
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| Posted 12/22/10 3:06 PM |
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MrsS6510
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Re: Christmas Eve/Christmas Dinners
DH and I are hosting Christmas day for 16 people.
Here's what we're having:
Appetizers - not formal, in the living room:
Artichoke pie
Antipasto (cold cuts, olives, etc.)
Cheese and crackers
Course 1:
Baked ziti
Meatballs
Sausage
Pork
Braciole
Course 2:
Roast beef (with two sauces)
Potatoes au gratin
Sweet potatoes
Green beans almondine
Sauteed mushrooms
Salad
Crescent Rolls
Course 3:
Assorted fruits
Assorted roasted nuts
Course 4:
Cookies and candy that my mother and I made
Cakes that my MIL is baking
Message edited 12/22/2010 3:07:42 PM.
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| Posted 12/22/10 3:07 PM |
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Nik211
my little monkey<3
Member since 5/08 3303 total posts
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Nik
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Re: Christmas Eve/Christmas Dinners
when you guys have a lot of people - like more than 12 where do you seat everyone? is everyone at the same table for dinner?
last year we had 11 for christmas eve. the max i could fit at the dining room table is 12 and that would be tight...so if we ever have more than that i'm not sure what i would do...luckily i won't have that issue anytime soon since we are OOS
do you do folding tables? do you keep everyone in the same room? or spread out?
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| Posted 12/22/10 3:13 PM |
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PotofLuck06
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Re: Christmas Eve/Christmas Dinners
This year will be a smaller party since the OOT guests aren't coming in until New Year's. Of course they shared that with me AFTER I bought the food. I'm serving dinner to 6-8 people.
Anywho....
For appetizers:
-Shrimp w/cocktail sauce
-Hot mini-puf pastry filled w/spinach or mozzarella cheese & sauce
-Cheese & crackers
-Fresh veggies w/spinach dip
For dinner:
-Eye Round roast
-Mashed potatoes
-Broccoli, Cauliflower & carrots in cheese sauce
-Green salad
-rolls
For dessert:
-Holiday cookies & chocolates
-Whatever my MIL decides to make and bring
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| Posted 12/22/10 3:25 PM |
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Linda1003
love my 2 boys
Member since 8/08 10923 total posts
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Linda
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Re: Christmas Eve/Christmas Dinners
Posted by Nik211
when you guys have a lot of people - like more than 12 where do you seat everyone? is everyone at the same table for dinner?
last year we had 11 for christmas eve. the max i could fit at the dining room table is 12 and that would be tight...so if we ever have more than that i'm not sure what i would do...luckily i won't have that issue anytime soon since we are OOS
do you do folding tables? do you keep everyone in the same room? or spread out?
We set up the basement with a folding table and we put a top on the pool table for the other table we form an L shape table basically and we have folding chairs and use the dinning room charis.. its a real pita though!!
Message edited 12/22/2010 3:32:42 PM.
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| Posted 12/22/10 3:32 PM |
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MrsS6510
2 girls?!?!?
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Re: Christmas Eve/Christmas Dinners
Posted by Nik211
when you guys have a lot of people - like more than 12 where do you seat everyone? is everyone at the same table for dinner?
I'm planning to bring up a six foot folding table and some folding chairs and adding it to my dining room table.
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| Posted 12/22/10 5:48 PM |
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DaniJude
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Danielle
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Re: Christmas Eve/Christmas Dinners
I'm doing Christmas day in our new home.
Appetizers:
Shrimp cocktail platter
Veggie platter with dip
Spinach dip
Stuffed mushrooms
Chili/Cheese dip
Italian meats and cheese platter
Fried garduna (artichoke stems)
Pasta Course:
Baked ravioli with spicy bolognese sauce
Orecchiette with bread crumbs
Focaccia bread
Main Course:
Pork Roast
Applesauce
Sauerkraut to go with the Pork Roast
Sliced roasted and seasoned potatoes
Sweet potatoes
Baked macaroni and cheese carbonara
Dessert:
Homemade apple pie and ice cream
Homemade pumpkin pie
Chocolate chip cookies
Struffoli
We are having a total of ten people. But my side can eat like there's no tomorrow and DH's side is Italian lol so this will be just enough!
Message edited 12/22/2010 9:29:49 PM.
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| Posted 12/22/10 9:28 PM |
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