A friend of mine is having a New England themed Christmas party soon - I’m expected to bring something, but having been brought up near Atlanta, I really have no idea what I’m expected to bring. Suggestions would be muchly appreciated. (It does have to be something easily tranportable and able to feed a bunch of people.)
Mincemeat pie, cranberry relish, Parker House rolls, maple syrup glazed yams.
From Bon Appétit: Christmas Dinner in New England
• Vermont Cheddar Cheese and Herbed Twists
• Corn and Lobster Chowder
• Champagne or Sancerre
• Black Pepper-Crusted Standing Rib Roast Au Jus
• Roasted Red Onions
• Mashed Yukon Gold Potatoes with Fried Sage Leaves
• Maple-Glazed Carrots
• Syrah or Shiraz (wine)
• Spiced Pumpkin Cake with Caramel Icing
Make fudge using this recipe. Since Fluff isn’t widely available outside of the northeast, if you can’t find it you can order it here (you get hosed on the price, though).
It isn’t?! :eek:
They actually sell it on Peapod for a much more reasonable price. I might pick some up next time I order groceries.
Green bean casserole. We had it for years in my family before we realized nobody really like it all that much. We just kept making it every year because it was traditional.
New York style cheesecake.
Eggnog. With rum.
Someone else is bringing the eggnog. I thought eggnog was made with brandy, though.
Are casseroles considered New England? Casseroles are always easy, I suppose. I might make a meal dish and a dessert dish, if I’m feeling ambitious.
Are you talking about green beans, cream of mushroom soup, and canned fried onions? And no one liked it? I love that stuff, but I’m quite convinced that it is served across the nation by mediocre or time deficient chefs. We called it Bean Shit in college.
Clam Chowder, lots of it , oh and clam cakes
Everything else is quite superflous 
You could make it with brandy, I guess. But I like rum.