# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 137
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2010, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2721 "2010-12-13T15:58:03Z")
Let’s put together a complete 13 food Christmas Dinner in proper order. 1. Mimosas, either with champagne and sparkling water 2. [White truffle egg toast appetizer](http://www.zencancook.com/2007/11/inoteca-truffled-egg-toast/) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2010, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2722 "2010-12-13T16:07:30Z")
Let’s put together a complete 13 food Christmas Dinner in proper order. 1. Mimosas, either with champagne and sparkling water 2. White truffle egg toast appetizer 3. A small dish of lemon sherbet as a palate cleanser ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2010, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2723 "2010-12-13T16:24:59Z")
Let’s put together a complete 13 food Christmas Dinner in proper order. 1. Mimosas, either with champagne and sparkling water 2. White truffle egg toast appetizer 3. A small dish of lemon sherbet as a palate cleanser 4. A light festive christmas salad with greens, pomegranate and oranges in a mild vinegrette ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2010, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2724 "2010-12-13T16:50:37Z")
Let’s put together a complete 13 food Christmas Dinner in proper order. 1. Mimosas, either with champagne and sparkling water 2. White truffle egg toast appetizer 3. A small dish of lemon sherbet as a palate cleanser 4. A light festive christmas salad with greens, pomegranate and oranges in a mild vinegrette 5. A cup of piping hot tomato bisque with croutons and blue cheese crumbles ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2010, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2725 "2010-12-13T16:58:40Z")
Let’s put together a complete 13 food Christmas Dinner in proper order. 1. Mimosas, either with champagne and sparkling water 2. White truffle egg toast appetizer 3. A small dish of lemon sherbet as a palate cleanser 4. A light festive christmas salad with greens, pomegranate and oranges in a mild vinegrette 5. A cup of piping hot tomato bisque with croutons and blue cheese crumbles 6. Pan Seared Scallops with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2010, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2726 "2010-12-13T19:14:35Z")
Let’s put together a complete 13 food Christmas Dinner in proper order. 1. Mimosas, either with champagne and sparkling water 2. White truffle egg toast appetizer 3. A small dish of lemon sherbet as a palate cleanser 4. A light festive christmas salad with greens, pomegranate and oranges in a mild vinegrette 5. A cup of piping hot tomato bisque with croutons and blue cheese crumbles 6. Pan Seared Scallops with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce 7. [Whole Roasted Suckling Pig](http://www.chow.com/recipes/13693-whole-roasted-suckling-pig) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2010, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2727 "2010-12-13T22:58:28Z")
Let’s put together a complete 13 food Christmas Dinner in proper order. 1. Mimosas, either with champagne and sparkling water 2. White truffle egg toast appetizer 3. A small dish of lemon sherbet as a palate cleanser 4. A light festive christmas salad with greens, pomegranate and oranges in a mild vinegrette 5. A cup of piping hot tomato bisque with croutons and blue cheese crumbles 6. Pan Seared Scallops with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce 7. [Whole Roasted Suckling Pig](http://www.chow.com/recipes/13693-whole-roasted-suckling-pig) 8. [Hot Italian peppers stuffed with herbed risotto and basil-lime sauce](http://vegetarian.about.com/od/maindishentreerecipes/r/stuffedpeppers2.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2728 "2010-12-14T02:56:17Z")
Let’s put together a complete 13 food Christmas Dinner in proper order. 1. Mimosas, either with champagne and sparkling water 2. White truffle egg toast appetizer 3. A small dish of lemon sherbet as a palate cleanser 4. A light festive christmas salad with greens, pomegranate and oranges in a mild vinegrette 5. A cup of piping hot tomato bisque with croutons and blue cheese crumbles 6. Pan Seared Scallops with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce 7. Whole Roasted Suckling Pig 8. Hot Italian peppers stuffed with herbed risotto and basil-lime sauce 9. Garlic mashed potatoes ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2729 "2010-12-14T03:15:20Z")
Let’s put together a complete 13 food Christmas Dinner in proper order. 1. Mimosas, either with champagne and sparkling water 2. White truffle egg toast appetizer 3. A small dish of lemon sherbet as a palate cleanser 4. A light festive christmas salad with greens, pomegranate and oranges in a mild vinegrette 5. A cup of piping hot tomato bisque with croutons and blue cheese crumbles 6. Pan Seared Scallops with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce 7. Whole Roasted Suckling Pig 8. Hot Italian peppers stuffed with herbed risotto and basil-lime sauce 9. Garlic mashed potatoes 10. Parmesan roasted asparagus ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2730 "2010-12-14T03:56:15Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](#): > > Let’s put together a complete 13 food Christmas Dinner in proper order. > > 1. Mimosas, either with champagne and sparkling water > 2. White truffle egg toast appetizer > 3. A small dish of lemon sherbet as a palate cleanser > 4. A light festive christmas salad with greens, pomegranate and oranges in a mild vinegrette > 5. A cup of piping hot tomato bisque with croutons and blue cheese crumbles > 6. Pan Seared Scallops with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce > 7. Whole Roasted Suckling Pig > 8. Hot Italian peppers stuffed with herbed risotto and basil-lime sauce > 9. Garlic mashed potatoes > 10. Parmesan roasted asparagus 1. Freshly baked breads and rolls ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2731 "2010-12-14T04:03:40Z")
Let’s put together a complete 13 food Christmas Dinner in proper order. 1. Mimosas, either with champagne and sparkling water 2. White truffle egg toast appetizer 3. A small dish of lemon sherbet as a palate cleanser 4. A light festive christmas salad with greens, pomegranate and oranges in a mild vinegrette 5. A cup of piping hot tomato bisque with croutons and blue cheese crumbles 6. Pan Seared Scallops with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce 7. Whole Roasted Suckling Pig 8. Hot Italian peppers stuffed with herbed risotto and basil-lime sauce 9. Garlic mashed potatoes 10. Parmesan roasted asparagus 11. Freshly baked breads and rolls 12. Spanish Mas de Can Blau 2005 ---
**Author:** ![Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2732 "2010-12-14T04:16:56Z")
Let’s put together a complete 13 food Christmas Dinner in proper order. 1. Mimosas, either with champagne and sparkling water 2. White truffle egg toast appetizer 3. A small dish of lemon sherbet as a palate cleanser 4. A light festive christmas salad with greens, pomegranate and oranges in a mild vinegrette 5. A cup of piping hot tomato bisque with croutons and blue cheese crumbles 6. Pan Seared Scallops with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce 7. Whole Roasted Suckling Pig 8. Hot Italian peppers stuffed with herbed risotto and basil-lime sauce 9. Garlic mashed potatoes 10. Parmesan roasted asparagus 11. Freshly baked breads and rolls 12. Spanish Mas de Can Blau 2005 13. Christmas Pudding – flame and all!!! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2733 "2010-12-14T04:26:37Z")
And the new category is…? ---
**Author:** ![Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2734 "2010-12-14T04:52:24Z")
Straight actors who have successfully portrayed Gay (and the film and/or television) 1. Jude Law - as Alfred Lord “Bosie” Douglas in _Wilde_. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2735 "2010-12-14T05:49:26Z")
Straight actors who have successfully portrayed Gay (and the film and/or television) 1. Jude Law - as Alfred Lord “Bosie” Douglas in Wilde. 2. Tom Hanks - as Andrew Beckett in _Philadelphia_ ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2736 "2010-12-14T10:00:56Z")
Straight actors who have successfully portrayed Gay (and the film and/or television) 1. Jude Law - as Alfred Lord “Bosie” Douglas in Wilde. 2. Tom Hanks - as Andrew Beckett in _Philadelphia_ 3. Sean Penn - as Harvey Milk This category seems [familiar](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=12819188&postcount=328). ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2737 "2010-12-14T18:34:52Z")
Straight actors who have successfully portrayed Gay (and the film and/or television) 1. Jude Law - as Alfred Lord “Bosie” Douglas in _Wilde_ 2. Tom Hanks - as Andrew Beckett in _Philadelphia_ 3. Sean Penn - as Harvey Milk 4. Kevin Kline - \*In & Out \* ---
**Author:** ![BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2738 "2010-12-14T18:38:37Z")
Straight actors who have successfully portrayed Gay (and the film and/or television) 1. Jude Law - as Alfred Lord “Bosie” Douglas in Wilde 2. Tom Hanks - as Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia 3. Sean Penn - as Harvey Milk 4. Kevin Kline - In & Out 5. Robin Williams - The Birdcage ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2739 "2010-12-14T19:29:21Z")
Straight actors who have successfully portrayed Gay (and the film and/or television) 1. Jude Law - as Alfred Lord “Bosie” Douglas in Wilde 2. Tom Hanks - as Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia 3. Sean Penn - as Harvey Milk 4. Kevin Kline - In & Out 5. Robin Williams - The Birdcage 6. Antonio Banderas - also in Philadelphia ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2740 "2010-12-14T21:39:44Z")
Straight actors who have successfully portrayed Gay (and the film and/or television) 1. Jude Law - as Alfred Lord “Bosie” Douglas in Wilde 2. Tom Hanks - as Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia 3. Sean Penn - as Harvey Milk 4. Kevin Kline - In & Out 5. Robin Williams - The Birdcage 6. Antonio Banderas - also in Philadelphia 7. Jim Carrey - as Steven Russell in _I Love You Phillip Morris_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=136) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=138)