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OT Christmas Dinner
Okay guys, it's a week before Christmas and I need inspiration.
We have no real traditional Christmas dinner. I've done everything from the turkey and/or ham thing to Beef Wellington (which was a big hit but is a LOT of work) to a cold cut platter. Grilled venison tenderloins, grilled pork loins, baked chicken breasts. No one cares what we have. And after 30 years, I've run out of ideas. I have eight people, all adults. In-laws don't do steak because it's gets too difficult to chew. No matter what we have, MIL will bring her famous rolls. I prefer something that doesn't require a LOT of last minute complicated work because things get a little hectic. I have one oven, four burners, a microwave and a gas grill (which DH is willing to operate for whatever). (NEXT house will have at least two ovens!) I have considered everything from stuffed chicken breasts (but haven't decided what to stuff them with), to pork roast to hamburgers and hotdogs to two or three types of soup and a collection of homemade breads. Ideally, we'd have something sufficiently low-carb (fat doesn't matter) to balance off the high-carb desserts that will be required. That rules out the lasagna I also considered. DH has suggested just going to a good meat market and seeing what looks good. Problem is he thinks we can wait until Wednesday to do this. I am WAY too anal-retentive to wait until then to settle on a menu. HELP!!!! I don't mind a little work - it's kind of a Christmas present to the family - but if I do the work, I'd like it to be something that's fun for me to make and serve also. Mostly that requires that I get a little excited about making it - and I'm just not getting there this year. I've got shelves of cookbooks and they're no help inspiring me. What do you guys have for holiday dinners? Are there any foods that are required for it to feel "right"? ~~Judy |
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