What is Your Favorite Christmas or Holiday Food?

I wish eggnog were sold year-round.

This year since we have a smaller group I'm keeping it simple: standing rib roast and Yorkshire pudding with steamed fresh veggies. Desert will be fresh fruit topped with a yogurt-based sauce.

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Originally Posted by bcr229

I wish eggnog were sold year-round.

This year since we have a smaller group I'm keeping it simple: standing rib roast and Yorkshire pudding with steamed fresh veggies. Desert will be fresh fruit topped with a yogurt-based sauce.

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Can we get "take out"? :D And I agree, it's so annoying that just when you get hooked on eggnog, it disappears again for another year. I guess you just have to learn to make your own.

"Cooked" eggnog is pretty easy to make if you are patient. Basically you take a creme anglaise recipe and add your cinnamon and nutmeg spices at the end. If you get it too hot you end up with a mess though.

Since I have a five-rib roast for four people there will likely be leftovers for weekend sammiches.

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Originally Posted by bcr229

creme anglaise

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First time those words have been spoken here. Watch out or you are going to have backyard guests for dinner. :P

Reading this thread at 3am when I'm starving was a mistake lol...

I love ginger molasses cookies, home made peppermint hot chocolate, and turkey with cranberry sauce, although I often enjoy the turkey more when we put the leftovers into a soup than when it's fresh out of the oven because I find it's a bit too dry after baking (probably not baking it right but oh well!)

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Originally Posted by Luvyna

Reading this thread at 3am when I'm starving was a mistake lol...

I love ginger molasses cookies, home made peppermint hot chocolate, and turkey with cranberry sauce, although I often enjoy the turkey more when we put the leftovers into a soup than when it's fresh out of the oven because I find it's a bit too dry after baking (probably not baking it right but oh well!)

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Turkey is dry no matter how you cook it, usually. It's just a dry meat. Why couldn't turkey soup have been the thing way back when? ;)

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Originally Posted by Spicey

Turkey is dry no matter how you cook it, usually. It's just a dry meat. Why couldn't turkey soup have been the thing way back when? ;)

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Brining the turkey before baking can help make it more moist, but all that salt isn't good for ya; many turkeys sold in grocery stores have been injected for similar, moister outcomes, but I still prefer the naturally-raised version from my local 'health food' store. I figure that's what gravy is for...;)

Turkey is by far my favorite food for Christmas and egg nog of course. Since Christmas is a little different this year, just me and my boyfriend, I am just making a 6 pound turkey breast in my Instant Pot that my boyfriend got me for Christmas a little early. There will be stuffing, mashed potatoes, corn, turkey gravy and all the fixings also.

We are a mixed religion house. Eggnog and Latkes.

We have the choice of two ( meats ?) :-
So turkey and lamb for the main meal along with loads of roast potatoes, mash , green beans , garden peas and carrots .. plus lashings of gravy !! ( apple sauce and mint sauce )





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