I am thinking about making myself something delicious. Not celebrating with anyone this eve but curious what everyone else will be eating.
I’m by myself. I made a frozen pizza. I didn’t realize it was Christmas Eve until I saw this post and read some of the replies. I really don’t care about the holidays.
❤️
I knew because tv, but am Jewish, so… meh. Will also just be having something from the freezer.
Enjoy your pizza!
South American here, we celebrate on the 24 at night. Spent all day cooking with my parents, there’s turkey, baked potatoes, Caesar salad, 6 topes of hot sauce, carrot pudding for desert. Egg nog, spiced wine and a drink called canelazo made with naranjilla a relative of tomatoes and golden berries spiced with cinnamon and star anize
Sounds amazing!
An Argentinian friend told me she felt done if their Christmas food was a bit strange, as it was a lot of heavy food that you’d otherwise never eat in summer but that’s eaten anyway because it’s associated with Christmas. Does this fit your experience?
It’s ten below where I am, and I certainly wouldn’t mind being served up that dish haha
We sont really have many summer / winter foods here since I live in the equator and seasons are non existent. But Turkey it’s pretty much only a Christmas thing.
No idea but tomorrow I’m making pork katsu curry
Had it about an hour ago: a sort of one-pot pasta and lentil stew thingy, made in our slow cooker. I wouldn’t call it it a particular favourite of mine, but it has the advantage of being dead easy and surprisingly substantial.
I’m having a ribeye, gratin potatoes, brussel sprouts, and a slice of pie. I’m having a glass of Maker’s 46 to cap it off.
I chose to eat alone tonight so I didn’t do all the fixings, but it’s enough for me. Last week was a tough one and for three days I’ve chosen not to deal with people. I may go out for a nightcap later but I’m not going to be dealing with anyone while I do.
By the way, PSA for anyone like me who has been saying gratin wrong for a long time, the proper pronunciation is gra-TAN (rhymes with Dan) or gra-TAAN (rhymes with Don). I said GRA-tin (rhymes with rotten) for 40 years on this earth.
Or at least, now someone who properly knows the exact right way to say it can reply to this and correct me.
Leftover chicken con mole, in an enchilada. And some scraps of banana bread I made the other day.
Something I had for breakfast upset my tummy so I’m skipping dinner tonight. My husband is currently making himself some veggie (soy) chorizo and eggs. I may make myself some chicken broth later.
Did you decide what you’re making?
i loveeeeee soyrizo!!! throw it on nachos some time
Prime Rib with roast potatoes and all the fixings.
What, exactly, are the fixings?
more prime rib… and maybe a baked potato on the side.
I wanna know too 🥺
I’m celebrating it in family. 4 relatives, me, 2 cats, and probably 1-3 uninvited (but still welcome) guests. It’ll be:
- Snacks - 2 types of chips, mozzarella with olive oil and oregano, salsicho (local sausage, nice to eat with some sprinkled lime), olives.
- Booze - beer. Sis is bringing something else too but I don’t know what.
- Soda - for the kids. Or rather the 16yo “kid”. And likely for the adults to mix with the booze.
- Main meat - one of those big chicken breeds with fancy names, locally called “chester” or “fiesta”. If I were to choose it would be mutton, but I’m the only one who eats it so… I’m still glad that it isn’t turkey. At least Kika (cat #1) gets some chicken breast as a treat.
- Siding #1 - white rice otherwise there’s a bloody revolution here.
- Siding #2 - a yucca meal farofa. I wasn’t in charge of it, so I don’t know what’s in.
- Salad - a salad with everything and a bit more: ricotta, arugula, bacon, lettuce, cherry tomatoes, croutons, and a yoghurt-based dressing. Siegfrieda (cat #2) gets some yoghurt as a treat.
- Dessert #1 - a fake tiramisù with pasty cream instead of zabaglione + mascarpone because it’s how my family likes it. 22:00 yesterday and I was still preparing it.
- Dessert #2 - sweet french toasts with syrup. I’m expecting the sweet teeth in the family to drizzle its syrup over the tiramisù.
It’s theoretically for five people but we’re expecting 1~3 more to come in, and leftovers always become part of the Christmas breakfast and lunch, so we give ourselves the luxury to go a bit overboard. Plus three pairs of hands to cook, fuck yeah.
(Happy Christmas for everyone here!)
Soda - for the kids.
Just asking on your opinion, is it otherwise weird/rude to refuse drinking alcohol when it’s not due to religion or health issues?
I don’t think that it’s weird; it’s a personal choice, and I think that it should be respected. I said that the soda is for the kid because he got to choose it and from earlier experiences he’s the only one who drinks it.
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My wife and I make a big baked ziti every Christmas eve (well, she does most of the work but I help wherever I can) and eat it over the next 2 days. It just came out if the oven!
Also got some cheese/meat/crackers/jam for a low-rent version of charcuterie to snack on.
For drinks, various holiday cocktails we can make out of brandy, rum, whiskey, amaretto, schnapps, coffee, eggnog, cider (not all at once of course, just various mixes we make on the fly). We are also gonna mull some wine later and there is some beer in the fridge for if we get lazy or sick of all the holiday stuff.
This all goes down while we have an endless stream of christmas movies/specials/episodes playing.
Chicken gnocchi soup and sandwiches
It’s my first time making my own gnocchi 🤞
I’ve only seen it made on tv. Good luck and hope it turns out well!
It was decent; we had fried them lightly before adding to our soup but that made the texture different than expected. Was still tasty so we’ll be experimenting on how to best perfect it :)
I had raclette and I’m about to go down on some delicious riskrem with cherries and I will hopefully find the hidden almond.
Pizza time! Hot salami and cranage caramelised onions
Carnage?
Indian takeaway for Christmas Eve on my end. Going thru a rough time and I have no family or friends, so this is the best way I know to enjoy myself.
Tomorrow for Christmas I’ll be making a small ham with brown sugar glaze and will use it for sandwiches, and I’ll use the leftovers for ham, green bean, and potato soup in a day or two.
My daughter requested meatballs for tonight. My wife makes them from scratch. Probably with potatoes and gravy poured on both meat and potatoes. Tomorrow (Christmas day) wife and mother slow cook a big beef roast.
LOVE THIS THREAD! It feels so cozy and home-y up in here with the Lemmy family!
