Any other sly guys cook for Christmas?

[The Scottish Ambassador]

Cooking is a big part of Christmas for me. Any of you sly guys like cooking for Christmas?

Menu

Christmas Eve

Prawn Salad

Double Chocolate Gateau

Christmas Day

Breakfast

A selection of cooked meats and cheeses
Continental breads and pastries
Salad
Preserves
Fresh Coffee

Dinner

Pumpkin Soup

Roast Turkey and all the trimmings

Trifle/Christmas pud

Cheeseboard

Coffee and after dinner mints

Boxing Day

Breakfast

Full Scottish Cooked breakfast

Dinner

Large cold buffet (salad, quiches, cold meat platter, egg mayonaise, pork pies, pastas, rices)

Cheesecake

Coffee

Anyone hungry? What do you guys cook at Christmas time?

[J.J.]

The holidays are all about eating in our family.  I used to make the Christmas Eve dinner and Christmas Day lunch for our whole family, but time constraints of my job and whatnot have resulted in the shift of those responsibilities to other members of the family.  However, I am still expected to contribute to the desserts table, and I traditionally make the poppyseed cake, the rum cake, and the chocolate-raspberry-almond cookie bars.  This year, I hope to fulfill my obligations!

[jMac627]

I read poppyseed cake ... im in!!  my Oma(grandma) makes a mean one and it only comes out around christmas
Christmas around here is always the traditional turkey, cranberry, mashed, stuffing... the cakes and sweets are every changing usually with a black forrest cake as a staple. can;t wake till easter, thats when we change it up, 2 years ago we roasted a pig and ive hinted to my father we should do it again
hope no one burns the turkey or forgets the cranberry at the store, nothing hurts more than being lynched by your own family
J.

[tomgallagher]

The holidays are all about eating in our family.  I used to make the Christmas Eve dinner and Christmas Day lunch for our whole family, but time constraints of my job and whatnot have resulted in the shift of those responsibilities to other members of the family.  However, I am still expected to contribute to the desserts table, and I traditionally make the poppyseed cake, the rum cake, and the chocolate-raspberry-almond cookie bars.  This year, I hope to fulfill my obligations!

That goat or vandyke is looking pretty good Doc.

[tomgallagher]

Stephen, cooked meats and cheeses as part of breaky.? Just curious.

[TheSlyBear]

Already made the jams (as mentioned in another thread) and the fruitcake. (No, not that kind of fruitcake, see  http://radio.javaranch.com/bear/2006/12/14/1166129940481.html).

Christmas day will just be a casual meal with one friend dropping by. Boxing day I'll be having a beef-based Christmas dinner party. A rib roast is in order I think... I'll play it by ear when I go to pick up the prime beef (gotta love Texas beef!).

[Timmay]

TommyG....in Europe they ( well at least in the scandinavian countries) yes they eat alot of meats, cheeses and breads for breakfast.  Took me a while to adapt to that sort of breakfast but I finally got use to it when it was bout time to come home .

[wpruitt]

Just made a pan of Mamie Eisenhower's Million Dollar Fudge for the church Christmas Party

[andrew]

I'm not much of a cook, but I will be roasting several pounds of coffee tomorrow in preparation for Christmas.  We always bring freshly roasted coffee when visiting friends and family, along with whatever tastey stuff my wife has cooked for the occassion.

[The Scottish Ambassador]

Stephen, cooked meats and cheeses as part of breaky.? Just curious.

Yes m8. Continental brekkie. Its great. U should try it

[tomgallagher]

TommyG....in Europe they ( well at least in the scandinavian countries) yes they eat alot of meats, cheeses and breads for breakfast.  Took me a while to adapt to that sort of breakfast but I finally got use to it when it was bout time to come home .

That's very interesting T.

[tomgallagher]

Stephen, cooked meats and cheeses as part of breaky.? Just curious.

Yes m8. Continental brekkie. Its great. U should try it

OK I'll give it a go mate.

[D.A.L.U.I.]

I like to cook, so I do a goose, w/ purple cabbage, potatoes simmered in cream then gratined, some pate and cheeses for cocktails--Old Fashions and Sazaracs, a couple of bottles of red wine, tben the Christmas Pudding, some sparkly.  Then later visit relatives for more desserts.

[The Scottish Ambassador]

Think the whole forum will need to visit the gym after Christmas 

[TheSlyBear]

Think the whole forum will need to visit the gym after Christmas 

Yeah, right.

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Do I look like a I have a gym membership?