I am thinking about making myself something delicious. Not celebrating with anyone this eve but curious what everyone else will be eating.
I’m by myself. I made a frozen pizza. I didn’t realize it was Christmas Eve until I saw this post and read some of the replies. I really don’t care about the holidays.
❤️
I knew because tv, but am Jewish, so… meh. Will also just be having something from the freezer.
Enjoy your pizza!
Breakfast for dinner with challah French toast! First time trying it with this bread
You’re in for a treat!
It was great!
The best.
Tacos and Gluwein.
As is tradition. At least, those are our traditions.That sounds awesome.
You gotta give us the story of how it came to be.
Tacos and Gluwein are spectacularly, gloriously far apart culinarily.
How did you come to having a middle American dish with a northern European beverage?
Nothing really spectacular. Gluwein is a tradition from my family (which has some roots in Germany). I always had it at my parents home during Christmas time. And since my wife enjoys it, she agrees with me making a batch for Christmas. Tacos came about because my wife makes good tacos and neither of us is much into the traditional ham or turkey dinners which are common. One year, we just agreed to tacos and that’s been that. Christmas now means tacos and Gluwein.
That’s awesome.
I’m in Denmark (so close to Germany) and we usually have the Danish variety of Gluwein, Glögg, multiple times throughout December.
I can totally relate to not being much into traditional Christmas cooking. My family isn’t either, so we try something new every year.
I had raclette and I’m about to go down on some delicious riskrem with cherries and I will hopefully find the hidden almond.
Had to look both of those up but sounds awesome!
And I even did get the hidden almond!
I got it this year! Most wonderful time of the year indeed!
Leftover chicken con mole, in an enchilada. And some scraps of banana bread I made the other day.
South American here, we celebrate on the 24 at night. Spent all day cooking with my parents, there’s turkey, baked potatoes, Caesar salad, 6 topes of hot sauce, carrot pudding for desert. Egg nog, spiced wine and a drink called canelazo made with naranjilla a relative of tomatoes and golden berries spiced with cinnamon and star anize
Sounds amazing!
An Argentinian friend told me she felt some of their Christmas food was a bit strange, as it was a lot of heavy food that you’d otherwise never eat in summer but that’s eaten anyway because it’s associated with Christmas. Does this fit your experience?
It’s ten below where I am, and I certainly wouldn’t mind being served up that dish haha
We sont really have many summer / winter foods here since I live in the equator and seasons are non existent. But Turkey it’s pretty much only a Christmas thing.
Something I had for breakfast upset my tummy so I’m skipping dinner tonight. My husband is currently making himself some veggie (soy) chorizo and eggs. I may make myself some chicken broth later.
Did you decide what you’re making?
i loveeeeee soyrizo!!! throw it on nachos some time
My infant daughter is in the hospital so it’s a Chinese takeout feast for us.
Hope she recovers quickly. Best wishes.
Thank you kindly
No idea but tomorrow I’m making pork katsu curry
Had it about an hour ago: a sort of one-pot pasta and lentil stew thingy, made in our slow cooker. I wouldn’t call it it a particular favourite of mine, but it has the advantage of being dead easy and surprisingly substantial.
Pasta with lentils sounds delicious.
I used to make lentil and navy bean chili a lot. You’ve inspired me!
Egg roll in a bowl. It’s basically the filling of an egg roll, minus the fried wrapper that would normally go around it. It’s like a stir-fry, really. Cover it in chili garlic sauce and that stuff is fire.
Sounds delicious! Do you have a particular recipe you’d recommend?
I base it on this recipe but I’ve made it so many times now I’m using my own measurements for the spices and sauces and just kinda wing it.
Thank you!!! 🤤🙏
I’m celebrating it in family. 4 relatives, me, 2 cats, and probably 1-3 uninvited (but still welcome) guests. It’ll be:
- Snacks - 2 types of chips, mozzarella with olive oil and oregano, salsicho (local sausage, nice to eat with some sprinkled lime), olives.
- Booze - beer. Sis is bringing something else too but I don’t know what.
- Soda - for the kids. Or rather the 16yo “kid”. And likely for the adults to mix with the booze.
- Main meat - one of those big chicken breeds with fancy names, locally called “chester” or “fiesta”. If I were to choose it would be mutton, but I’m the only one who eats it so… I’m still glad that it isn’t turkey. At least Kika (cat #1) gets some chicken breast as a treat.
- Siding #1 - white rice otherwise there’s a bloody revolution here.
- Siding #2 - a yucca meal farofa. I wasn’t in charge of it, so I don’t know what’s in.
- Salad - a salad with everything and a bit more: ricotta, arugula, bacon, lettuce, cherry tomatoes, croutons, and a yoghurt-based dressing. Siegfrieda (cat #2) gets some yoghurt as a treat.
- Dessert #1 - a fake tiramisù with pasty cream instead of zabaglione + mascarpone because it’s how my family likes it. 22:00 yesterday and I was still preparing it.
- Dessert #2 - sweet french toasts with syrup. I’m expecting the sweet teeth in the family to drizzle its syrup over the tiramisù.
It’s theoretically for five people but we’re expecting 1~3 more to come in, and leftovers always become part of the Christmas breakfast and lunch, so we give ourselves the luxury to go a bit overboard. Plus three pairs of hands to cook, fuck yeah.
(Happy Christmas for everyone here!)
Soda - for the kids.
Just asking on your opinion, is it otherwise weird/rude to refuse drinking alcohol when it’s not due to religion or health issues?
I don’t think that it’s weird; it’s a personal choice, and I think that it should be respected. I said that the soda is for the kid because he got to choose it and from earlier experiences he’s the only one who drinks it.
No.
Maybe pizza, if I don’t get lazy first and actually make one.
Liquor.
I hope things get better for you
It’s a big party, relax.
I’m having a ribeye, gratin potatoes, brussel sprouts, and a slice of pie. I’m having a glass of Maker’s 46 to cap it off.
I chose to eat alone tonight so I didn’t do all the fixings, but it’s enough for me. Last week was a tough one and for three days I’ve chosen not to deal with people. I may go out for a nightcap later but I’m not going to be dealing with anyone while I do.
By the way, PSA for anyone like me who has been saying gratin wrong for a long time, the proper pronunciation is gra-TAN (rhymes with Dan) or gra-TAAN (rhymes with Don). I said GRA-tin (rhymes with rotten) for 40 years on this earth.
Or at least, now someone who properly knows the exact right way to say it can reply to this and correct me.
As a Canadian, I really enjoy listening to Americans pronounce French words.
Editing to say, my French isn’t great but I don’t think you really say the N in gratin (or maybe that depends on regional accents, I’m not sure). I would say it more like “grah-ten” but without really saying the N. You kind of just hint at its existence. Maybe? We need an actual Francophone here…
there are millions of French words that get mangled by English speakers every day. Just speak French instead. And gratin does not rhyme with Don or Dan
Thanks for using your knowledge to tell us what it doesn’t rhyme with.
Super helpful or as they say in France apparently, ‘just speak french instead’.
There is no equivalent in English. French has something like 20 different vowel sounds while English has 5.
