Christmas dinner?

[J.B.]

Prime Rib w/ Au Jus, Yorkshire Pudding, Mashed Potatoes, Gulliver's Corn, Brussel Sprouts w/ Pancetta and finally an Eggnog Creme Brulee. I'm going to end up in a food coma that I may or may not want to come out of.

[Hector]

point is to spend time with family and loved ones, those that are important to you. that's what Christmas is all about for me. the great food and drinking is just a bonus, LOL

I'm the other way around...aside from my mom and sis...the food and drink comes first...the hell with my extended family...

[Hector]

We've done Chinese for years, but I'm not feeling it this year. Dunno what we're going to do. Hec's stuff sounds great - I could handle tamales and apple pie. I'd try some champurrado, too, but it would have to be home made / family recipe stuff.

Yeah, my sister makes the champurrado...never buy it.

My mom used to make tamales, but due to her dementia, she lost the ability to cook.

Not all tamales are created equal...took me two years of searching to find some really good ones...well worth the find too.

[Hector]

DARN!! And here I was,thinking it was an invite to a Christmas dinner......LOL!!!! I'm REALLY looking forward to being back in LA on Friday though,and staying there till the 28th,when I leave for Astoria,Oregon.....yes,Goonies land,lol....and my beach,which is Long Beach,WA,for New Years weekend,and then fly off to New York for a few days before heading off back to this dump of a country again.

OH,the thread was Christmas dinner,LOL! Don't really know what this year is gonna bring. I usually just go out and eat wherever and whatever I feel like on the day. Last year it was Popeyes,lol! This year is most likely a pizza from 7-11 near the hotel I'm staying at,LOL!

Food is food, nothing wrong with that...

[Hector]

Nothing to do with your topic, but the first time I read this as "Just reserved two dozen females" and I was like damn Hector, Merry Christmas to you.

Shhhh...don't expose all my secrets...this is a family show...

[Duncan]

Ok, I have clearance to eat tamales and apple pie, while the rest of the family has That/Chinese. What else should be on my menu, with the understanding that it's probably coming from Trader Joe's or a restaurant? Thanks!

[Hector]

Ok, I have clearance to eat tamales and apple pie, while the rest of the family has That/Chinese. What else should be on my menu, with the understanding that it's probably coming from Trader Joe's or a restaurant? Thanks!

Any Mexican restaurants, tamalerias, and markets in your area? You should get your tamales from one of those two. I love Trader Joe's, a favorite of mine...but their prepackaged tamales were dried and salty, and they didn't taste quite right.

You could go to a local tamaleria in your area, search Yelp...you should be able to get some really good stuff.

Champurrado and atole are traditional hot drinks that goes with tamales...but I love coffee with mine...or even milk. Hot chocolate works too. Heck, I've been known to wash down tamales with Coke Zero, lol.

Tamales are great by themselves. Adding rice and beans would be nice too...I like sliced avocados...and some salsa on the side too, heck, sour cream or shredded cheese on top works too...a salad on the side is not outta the question either...





I don't need to tell you on apple pies...it's every American's duty to automatically get his own apple pie...



P.S. What specific city you live in? I can help you find you a good tamale in your area.

[wayne foundation 07]

For us it's spaghetti , sausage and pepperoni in the meatballs , Cheese bread and apple pie . Not the traditional dinner I know, but never been a fan of the traditional .

[cjefferys]

It's cool that so many of you are going for non-traditional Christmas dinners. Honestly, I'm sick of the usual turkey/mashed potatoes/stuffing/cranberry, etc. so I'm really psyched that we are doing something different this year (my father was a hard sell though).

[Duncan]

P.S. What specific city you live in? I can help you find you a good tamale in your area.

I'm on the north side of Columbus, OH. We have a number of taco places & restaurants, plus a chain of Mexican groceries...but no tamale places.

[CrimsonGhost]

It's going to be chili and cinnamon rolls. That's my kind of Christmas!

[Werewolf]

I'm making chili and pumpkin bread.

[Allie Fox]

For us it is Cuban Feast for Christmas Eve. Roast pork, Yucca, Black beans and rice, fried plantains and (maybe) tamales.

Christmas Day is a big brunch with the neighbors.

[ddgaff1132]

Tulsa Torpedo!!! Google it!!! Prescribed side dishes are lasix, Anticoagulants, Cholesterol medications and several hours of carbohydrate induced coma! HA!