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4PsInaPod
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***Christmas Eve Menus***
Let me hear them.
I'm hosting my first Christmas Eve. Unfortunately me, my mom & sister all don't eat seafood ::gasp:: haha, so I won't be having the big italian seafood christmas eve but still will be serving Italian.. .
Apps-
Artichoke Dip
cold antipasto
Dinner-
My homemade Bolognese w/pasta
Sausage & Peppers with homemade sauce
Chicken Marsala
Salad
(is that enough?? Maybe I throw in broccoli??)
Dessert-
I cannot decide, I need to see others or research!
Message edited 12/21/2010 8:37:59 PM.
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Posted 12/18/10 10:39 AM  |
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Re: ***Christmas Eve Menus***
How many are you having?
I LOVE broccoli in EVOO in the oven. Yumm!
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| Posted 12/18/10 10:48 AM |
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4PsInaPod
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Re: ***Christmas Eve Menus***
Posted by mzsocialworker1
How many are you having?
I LOVE broccoli in EVOO in the oven. Yumm!
9 adults
2 kids
I think that's what I'll do. . easy & quick, add a little parm. . done! (I like it a little burnt too!)
Message edited 12/18/2010 10:55:50 AM.
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| Posted 12/18/10 10:55 AM |
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rojerono
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Re: ***Christmas Eve Menus***
Our Christmas Eve is a little different because I'm doing more of a 'cocktail'/buffet type thing (about 30-40 people) rather than a formal sit down. Plus.. I just have no money so I had to pare things down. But here's what I have narrowed it to:
Appetizers:
Cheese and Sausage board (Stilton, Camembert, Cheddar, Asiago, Pepperoni, Salami, Sopressata) with flatbreads and grapes
Melon wrapped Prosciutto
Roasted Shrimp Cocktail
Crudite of fresh veg with tzaziki and hummus dip
Cheeseburger sliders and pigs in blankets
BLT stuffed cherry tomatoes
Crab quiche (MIL)
Sausage bread (Friend)
Larger course:
Baked ziti
Spinach & kumquat salad
Spiral ham
Mashed Potato bar
Hayley's Burnt Broccoli
Desserts:
Thumbprints
Chocolate chip cookies
Chocolate Fudge Cake w/buttercream icing
Double Fudge Cookies (Friend)
Brownies (Friend)
This is subject to change because I am not scheduled to hit up the store until Wednesday and I'm a fickle one!!
Message edited 12/19/2010 7:58:26 AM.
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| Posted 12/19/10 7:57 AM |
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MarathonKnitter
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Re: ***Christmas Eve Menus***
dinner:
* pernil asado (roasted pork shoulder)
* white rice
* cuban black beans
* mexican tamales
* green salad
* macaroni salad
* yucca
dessert:
* mixed christmas cookies
* flan
this is ours.
we're going HISPANIC, this year.
no apps because these kids eat ALL DAY, already lol
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| Posted 12/19/10 8:06 AM |
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danielleandscott
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Re: ***Christmas Eve Menus***
Appetizers:
Stuffed Bread - With Genoa Salami and Shredded Mozzarella
??
Soup:
Pasta Fagioli
Salad:
Tossed salad loaded with fresh veggies, fresh mozzarella, marinated mushrooms, green and black olives.
Side Dish:
Broccoli tossed with Garlic, Olive Oil, Fresh Pepper and Kosher salt - roasted
Sweet Potatoes from Zorns
Biscuits
Entree:
Pot Roast with Red Potatoes and Baby Carrots
Dessert:
Not sure yet
Message edited 12/19/2010 11:10:22 AM.
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| Posted 12/19/10 10:23 AM |
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LoveyQ
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Re: ***Christmas Eve Menus***
Posted by libby2595
dinner:
* pernil asado (roasted pork shoulder)
* white rice
* cuban black beans
* mexican tamales
* green salad
* macaroni salad
* yucca
dessert:
* mixed christmas cookies
* flan
this is ours.
we're going HISPANIC, this year.
no apps because these kids eat ALL DAY, already lol
Now this is my kind of meal  Mmmmmmmmm.
We have a hispanic Christmas eve every year, but this year my mom wants to change it up so we might do an italian thing with pastas and such.
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| Posted 12/19/10 11:15 PM |
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BriBri2u
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Re: ***Christmas Eve Menus***
Homemade pizza - one pesto and one with fresh tomato & mozzerella
Stuffed mushrooms with fontina cheese
Pasta with a red seafood sauce consisting of lobster, shrimp, calamari, mussels
Wild Salmon cooked with white wine, garlic, lemon and parsley
Flounder - broiled with lemon and breadcrumbs
Asparagus wrapped in prosciutto with balsamic glazed pears and gorgonzola cheese
mashed potatoes
Spinach with bechamel sauce
Spinach salad with goat cheese, dried cranberries, walnuts and balsamic dressing
Dessert:
HomemadeTiramisu
My moms homemade amaretto torta
Bourbon balls
Panettone - Italian christmas cake
Torrone - Italian nugget candy
My cousins and I are all splitting the menu this year.
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| Posted 12/19/10 11:41 PM |
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MrsS6510
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Re: ***Christmas Eve Menus***
We're just having a small Christmas Eve with my mom and are having a BIG Christmas day instead. DH doesn't really eat seafood, so we can't do all the fish, but instead we just do no meat. We'll be having:
Shrimp cocktail
Stuffed artichokes
Penne ala vodka (no prosciutto)
Sweet potatoes
Sauteed mushrooms
Salad
Fruit and cake
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| Posted 12/20/10 10:45 AM |
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4PsInaPod
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Re: ***Christmas Eve Menus***
any others 
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| Posted 12/21/10 8:37 PM |
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GioiaMia
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Re: ***Christmas Eve Menus***
So far:
Appetizers for when everyone starts coming over: all different types of sushi
Dinner:
paella
calamari
baked clams
bacala in sauce
fried bacala
shrimp oreganata
seafood stuffed mushrooms
baked ziti
Dessert:
almond cookies
lemon cookies
Drinks:
Poinsettia - triple sec, champagne, cranberry juice
Spiked hot chocolate (stolen from here)
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| Posted 12/22/10 7:45 AM |
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TZ0624
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Re: ***Christmas Eve Menus***
Posted by Tilde
So far:
Appetizers for when everyone starts coming over: all different types of sushi
Dinner:
paella
calamari
baked clams
bacala in sauce
fried bacala
shrimp oreganata
seafood stuffed mushrooms
baked ziti
Dessert:
almond cookies
lemon cookies
Drinks:
Poinsettia - triple sec, champagne, cranberry juice
Spiked hot chocolate (stolen from here)
If you don't mind sharing...how do you make your shrimp oreganata?
Thanks!!!!
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| Posted 12/22/10 10:35 AM |
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Re: ***Christmas Eve Menus***
Ap-cold anti-pasta consisting of assorted olives, homemade sausage and prosciutto, sharp cheeses
dinner-
linguinni and clams
beef roast
potatoes and onions (cooked with meat)
broccoli (garlic and olive oil preped)
bacalao (mil bringing)
salad
dessert- i am picking upi some jumbo cannolis and then whatever else anyone brings
i might make brownies too (ghirardelli mix!)
btw dev your menu sounds yummy!
Message edited 12/22/2010 2:22:59 PM.
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| Posted 12/22/10 2:08 PM |
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Ophelia
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Re: ***Christmas Eve Menus***
this is what it's shaping up to. I have changed my mind 10000 times and probably will before Friday!
apps
fried shrimp with remoulade
olives, meat, and cheese platter
stuffed mushrooms (???)
fried zucchini
dinner;
crap and shrimp stuffed flounder (guest)
baked ham with mustard glaze
potato, mushroom and swiss chard gratin
roasted brussel sprouts with pancetta
dessert:
hershey's chocolate cake with peppermint frosting (maybe layered with mint chip ice cream??)
almond cookies with raspberry jam
hayley's triple chocolate cookies
the wine will be flowing (sauv blanc and pinot noir) we will also be having champagne cocktails and spiked hot chocolate.
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| Posted 12/22/10 4:51 PM |
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Nik211
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Re: ***Christmas Eve Menus***
only a few of us this year so i am keeping it small....
for pickings i'm doing fried calzones (we call them frit, they are like a fried 2 bite calzone), homemade foccacia bread (MIL's family recipe that she taught me, it's like a pizza bread), raw clams, mozzarella & tomato and mussels - i have a new recipe for the mussels, after cooking them in garlic and oil on the stove i am baking them in the oven with the garlic&oil juice drizzled on top and then topping with a little bit of breadcrumb and seasoning - hopefully comes out good...
for dinner scungilli in a spicy marinara sauce with bread for dunking and then shrimp scampi over angel hair pasta
might do a salad and for desert i don't know! i might just tell my mom to pick up a cake from the bakery...
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| Posted 12/22/10 5:07 PM |
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Jenn627
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Re: ***Christmas Eve Menus***
***disclaimer - this is not formal - just my immediate family and brother's banshee children will be there****
Apps:
Costco sampler (forgot to buy - pray for me that it doesn't take me 4 hrs to get it)
shrimp cocktail
pita chips and hummus
Main course:
Chicken Holiday ribs (I want my family to try them)
Nigella Lawson's Cola Ham
buttered noodles
penne ala vodka
Dessert:
snowball cookies (bro's gf is making)
choc chip cookies (bro's gf)
shortcut rainbow cookies using Tastefully Simple's Almond loaf mix as the cookie part.
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| Posted 12/22/10 6:07 PM |
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DaniJude
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Danielle
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Re: ***Christmas Eve Menus***
IL's have Christmas Eve each year.
I'm bringing:
Homemade chocolate chip cookies
Spinach dip with chips
Chili and cheese dip
IL's are having:
Traditional boulliabase with the seven fish (they are Italian)
Baccala
Baked Ziti
Meatballs/Sauce
Shrimp cocktail
Italian meat platter
Italian cheese platter
Chicken Parm
Fried calamari
Fried garduna (artichoke stems)
Dessert:
Struffoli
Italian tri-color cookies or Rainbow cookies
Cheesecake
Pastries
My cookies
I think that's it!
Message edited 12/22/2010 9:18:41 PM.
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| Posted 12/22/10 9:17 PM |
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bettybcafe
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Re: ***Christmas Eve Menus***
Posted by libby2595
dinner:
* pernil asado (roasted pork shoulder)
* white rice
* cuban black beans
* mexican tamales
* green salad
* macaroni salad
* yucca
dessert:
* mixed christmas cookies
* flan
this is ours.
we're going HISPANIC, this year.
no apps because these kids eat ALL DAY, already lol
Sounds like my menu!! Gotta love that hispanic food! However, I am having arroz con gandules
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| Posted 12/22/10 11:21 PM |
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GioiaMia
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Re: ***Christmas Eve Menus***
Posted by TZ0624
Posted by Tilde
So far:
Appetizers for when everyone starts coming over: all different types of sushi
Dinner:
paella
calamari
baked clams
bacala in sauce
fried bacala
shrimp oreganata
seafood stuffed mushrooms
baked ziti
Dessert:
almond cookies
lemon cookies
Drinks:
Poinsettia - triple sec, champagne, cranberry juice
Spiked hot chocolate (stolen from here)
If you don't mind sharing...how do you make your shrimp oreganata?
Thanks!!!!
Im sorry, my cousin is bringing this - I will let you know how she makes it but it definitely won't be before CHristmas!
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| Posted 12/23/10 6:51 AM |
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GioiaMia
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Re: ***Christmas Eve Menus***
Posted by DaniRella
Fried garduna (artichoke stems)
Dessert:
Struffoli
Oh yes we have those too - so yummy
and i hope someone brings struffoli this year - yum!
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| Posted 12/23/10 6:52 AM |
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rkoenke
my little piggys
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Re: ***Christmas Eve Menus***
Posted by Ophelia
dinner;
crap and shrimp stuffed flounder (guest)
i found this to be so funny. thank you.
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| Posted 12/23/10 8:53 AM |
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MrsM-6-7-08
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Re: ***Christmas Eve Menus***
First Time Hosting for me!!!!
Appetizers
Shrimp Cocktail
mini filet mignon wrapped in puff pastry
spinach puffs
Peanut Chicken on Skewers
Sopressata
Prociutto
Stuffed Olives
assorted cheese and crackers
First Course
Buffalo Mozzarella with Beef Steak Tomatoes and Balsamic Glaze
Second Course
Filet Mignon
Parmesan Risotto
Mashed Potato Pie
String Beans
Dessert
Apple Pie
Chocolate pudding pie
Homemade butter cookies and Rainbow cookies
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| Posted 12/23/10 9:28 AM |
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cappy421
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Member since 4/09 371 total posts
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Danielle
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Re: ***Christmas Eve Menus***
Just doing a small Christmas eve this year:
Baked clams
Fried shrimp
Shrimp parmigiana and angel hair pasta
Fried filet
Salad with fresh mozz and roasted peppers
For dessert homemade apple pie a la mode
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| Posted 12/23/10 10:23 AM |
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cappy421
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Danielle
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Re: ***Christmas Eve Menus***
Posted by DaniRella
IL's have Christmas Eve each year.
I'm bringing:
Homemade chocolate chip cookies
Spinach dip with chips
Chili and cheese dip
IL's are having:
Traditional boulliabase with the seven fish (they are Italian)
Baccala
Baked Ziti
Meatballs/Sauce
Shrimp cocktail
Italian meat platter
Italian cheese platter
Chicken Parm
Fried calamari
Fried garduna (artichoke stems)
Dessert:
Struffoli
Italian tri-color cookies or Rainbow cookies
Cheesecake
Pastries
My cookies
I think that's it!
OMG I love garduna, it is so yummy
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| Posted 12/23/10 10:24 AM |
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TZ0624
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Re: ***Christmas Eve Menus***
Posted by Tilde
Posted by TZ0624
Posted by Tilde
So far:
Appetizers for when everyone starts coming over: all different types of sushi
Dinner:
paella
calamari
baked clams
bacala in sauce
fried bacala
shrimp oreganata
seafood stuffed mushrooms
baked ziti
Dessert:
almond cookies
lemon cookies
Drinks:
Poinsettia - triple sec, champagne, cranberry juice
Spiked hot chocolate (stolen from here)
If you don't mind sharing...how do you make your shrimp oreganata?
Thanks!!!!
Im sorry, my cousin is bringing this - I will let you know how she makes it but it definitely won't be before CHristmas!
Oh no problem....thanks though!!!
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