# Christmas dinner **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 21, 2016, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-dinner/775304 "2016-12-21T16:17:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-dinner/775304/41 "2016-12-22T21:17:49Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Got me a coupla [these babies](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12/05/article-2518734-19DEB71100000578-429_634x368.jpg), so I reckon we’ll nuke em up on the good plates and enjoy. Clean up should be a breeze and boy-howdy do they look gooo-oood! I’m assuming the “mince pie” is savory and not sweet? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-dinner/775304/42 "2016-12-22T21:20:01Z")
Shrimp scampi, roasted asparagus, homemade rolls & chocolate souffle. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-dinner/775304/43 "2016-12-22T21:22:03Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > I’m assuming the “mince pie” is savory and not sweet? :dubious: I’ll let you know. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-dinner/775304/44 "2016-12-22T22:10:47Z")
Originally we were going to go out Christmas Day, but since the weather is predicted to be cold and rain and people in SoCal lose their minds when faced with rain, we have decided to stay in and make a big pot of chili instead. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2016, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-dinner/775304/45 "2016-12-23T03:41:16Z")
For a couple of years we decided to embrace our part-Jewish roots, and went to Chinatown for Xmas Eve dinner and Kutchner’s TriBeCa for Catskills cuisine on Xmas day. The Ukulele Lady, who has a tad more Sheenie blood than I, has opted for the obscenely Xian seafood on the Eve and hearty roast beast on the Day. God knows why, but I assume it’s because I do all the cooking. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2016, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-dinner/775304/46 "2016-12-23T03:57:37Z")
It’s not really a major holiday for me. It’ll just be me and my 11 year old. I asked her what she wanted that I could cook but not bake because our oven is broken. Macaroni and cheese and broccoli it is! And I am totally down for that because every year I make a ridiculous amount of baked goods and food that takes a week to be rid of. With my oldest out of town it will take even longer. I did get a smoked cheddar bacon cheese ball and some Triscuits for snacking and my daughter is dipping pretzels in chocolate for our sweet treat. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2016, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-dinner/775304/47 "2016-12-23T21:45:48Z")
**[Moderating]** > [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > For a couple of years we decided to embrace our part-Jewish roots, and went to Chinatown for Xmas Eve dinner and Kutchner’s TriBeCa for Catskills cuisine on Xmas day. > > The Ukulele Lady, who has a tad more Sheenie blood than I, has opted for the obscenely Xian seafood on the Eve and hearty roast beast on the Day. God knows why, but I assume it’s because I do all the cooking. Although the word “sheenie” is very seldom encountered any more, it has historically been considered very offensive. Please do not use ethnic or religious slurs, even against ethnicities to which you partly belong. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-dinner/775304/48 "2016-12-24T00:07:38Z")
So we can’t insult ourselves now? ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-dinner/775304/49 "2016-12-24T00:42:48Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > Of all the dishes on the Thanksgiving table the only one that was completely empty at the end of the meal was the green bean casserole. No leftovers! That’s being remedied Sunday. I’ve decided I am going to do green bean casserole and mashed potatoes. I’m hungry now! ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-dinner/775304/50 "2016-12-24T01:34:00Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > \*\*[Moderating]\*\*Although the word “sheenie” is very seldom encountered any more, it has historically been considered very offensive. Please do not use ethnic or religious slurs, even against ethnicities to which you partly belong. Hoo boy. My kids are Irish/Czech/Latvian/Jewish/German/Greeks. You should HEAR what I call them around the house. “GET OUT OF BED, YOU ------!!!” Sorry for the ethnic slur; it won’t happen again. Apologies also to my Hebrew brethren for my offensive language. Also, when next you want a beating (pronounced “baytin’”), write “no Irish need apply.” ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-dinner/775304/51 "2016-12-24T20:31:38Z")
> [@Patx2](#): > > I’ve decided I am going to do green bean casserole and mashed potatoes. I’m hungry now! There was a Chopped Junior episode at Thanksgiving and one of the ingredients was green bean casserole. One of the kids had never heard of it?! 😕 I broke down and made baked ziti with chicken meatballs in it. Easy, easy clean-up, but a hearty dish to enjoy all week. ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-dinner/775304/52 "2016-12-24T21:13:38Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > There was a Chopped Junior episode at Thanksgiving and one of the ingredients was green bean casserole. One of the kids had never heard of it?! 😕 > I broke down and made baked ziti with chicken meatballs in it. Easy, easy clean-up, but a hearty dish to enjoy all week. I just had some leftover baked ziti for lunch. I commented to my husband that I think I enjoyed it more than I did when I had made it for dinner a couple nights ago. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-dinner/775304/53 "2016-12-24T21:43:15Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > For Christmas Eve dinner, I’m dragging my brother to Harry’s Hofbrau–a San Jose institution since 1954–for one last meal there before the land developer tears the place down. They have fantastic old-style turkey and prime rib dinners with all the fixin’s and one of the best selections of beer on tap around. I’ll be sad to see the place close. Oh no!!! I haven’t been to HH’s in years, but I used to go there all the time when I worked nearby. Nothing like turkey sandwich with meat sliced right off the carcass. Such fond memories I have of that place. I’ll have to pop over for lunch one day next week for a fond farewell. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2016, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-dinner/775304/54 "2016-12-25T22:07:01Z")
Damn. I shopped at Fred Meyer yesterday, and they don’t have snails. I had a pizza with me on the way home, so I didn’t stop at one of the two supermarkets near the house. I went to one supermarket for snails just after noon today. They’re closed today. So I went to the other one. They’re closed today. There’s a Safeway in Lynden, but Lynden is a pretty religious town. (Bob’s Burgers & Brew didn’t sell brew there until a few years ago.) Safeway was closed. Mrs. L.A. said Haggen’s was open in Ferndale (25 mile round-trip.) They weren’t. So no escargots until tomorrow. After the first trip, to the two supermarkets, I _was_ able to secure the last bunch of asparagus, some horseradish, and some sour cream. So dinner won’t be a total bust. But we sure wanted snails tonight. ---
**Author:** ![stui\_magpie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stui_magpie/32/11010_2.png) [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2016, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-dinner/775304/55 "2016-12-30T08:58:31Z")
I did my first Christmas lunch at my home this year for 10 people. 35c on the day so it was warm. meal was: Roast Turkey Ham Spit roast rolled pork shoulder on the BBQ Roast Potatoes Tomato and Onion Pie (mum’s recipe, couldn’t leave it out ) Garden Salad (mixed leaf, cherry tomatoes, onion, beetroot, cucumber and cheese cubes) Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad (par boiled florets mixed with crispy bacon pieces and shredded cheese and a caesar salad dressing) Honey Mustard pasta salad with sliced avocado, rocket and tomato. Cooked the turkey the day before, carved it and the ham on the day and warmed it up before serving, cooked the pork on the day, pulled off the spit, carved into slices and crackled up nicely. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2016, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-dinner/775304/56 "2016-12-31T08:09:11Z")
I went into work assuming that, like last year, the company would spring for a modest spread. I was mistaken. I was considering my options when my supervisor took pity on me and brought in some leftover squid ink pasta. I wasn’t sure what to expect from pasta that was that color. It reminded me of those kooky burgers that Burger King was selling around Halloween. But it turned out to be quite nice. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-dinner/775304.md?page=2)