growalot Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 I Make a darn good pot of French onion soup...and tonight I made a pot to freeze for new years eve.....well we had it to start out our BBQ country ribs.. baked taters and green beans... Out of dry white wine so I opened a bottle of Champaign I had in the frig. For the last 5 years...man is it great...my holiday favorite dish...What's yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coonhunter Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 My wife is baking about 40 dozen cookies and candies today and tonight. I am walking around like a drooling idiot because the house smells so good. She says we are crazy for all the stuff we go through hunting, well I say she is crazy for the amount of work she does in one day just to get a bunch of "care packages" of sweets done and packaged for delivery. Of course I have to eat a few dozen in the next week just so she feels good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pygmy Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Without a doubt....Fried oysters !! Dust them with flour, dip in eggwash, roll them in bread crumbs and then fry in BUTTER a couple of minutes on each side, so they are golden brown. The Mermaid and I both love them..Unfortunately, they WORK better for me than they do for her.. Ever hear the expression " All dressed up and nowhere to go"..??.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paula Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 (edited) Without a doubt....Fried oysters !! Dust them with flour, dip in eggwash, roll them in bread crumbs and then fry in BUTTER a couple of minutes on each side, so they are golden brown. The Mermaid and I both love them..Unfortunately, they WORK better for me than they do for her.. Ever hear the expression " All dressed up and nowhere to go"..??.. I use to make oyster pie, I lost the recipe. It was so good Edited December 21, 2014 by Paula Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Real_TCIII Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 I just whipped up a batch of egg nog, it's chilling in the fridge. I'll try it tomorrow with some bourbon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wooly Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 My favorite since I was a little boy has always been Granny's home made Pollock pierogi's. I remember her making them up in everyones favorite fillings by the dozens, days ahead of time, then storing them on racks in her pantry until everyone showed up for Christmas, when she'd put the finishing touches on them. How that old lady got all those groceries home on the bus from the Broadway Market by herself is beyond me, but somehow she always managed to conquer the crowds and the weather. Gram's been dead a bunch of years now, and her recipe box was inherited by my sister so now she has taken over the chore of preparing the pierogis. She does a good job, but I think Gram knew that one day her box of secrets would be handed down, so she purposely left out a few key steps and ingredients that no one has been able to figure out yet. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philoshop Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Homemade ravioli half the size of a dinner plate. That and anything else my dear old Italian Momma makes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyslowhand Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Most anything for the main meal works fine for me. Not too fussy! BUT....those damned Pizzelles are addictive!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
growalot Posted December 21, 2014 Author Share Posted December 21, 2014 Ohhh no.... that brings back memories Anise Pizzelles...grandma made them every year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 One of our bigger plates loaded with a few slices of glazed ham, mashed potatoes, squash, frozen corn, some slices of good rye bread w/ REAL BUTTER. And maybe some applesauce. Top that all off with a good strong cup of coffee. Follow all that up with any kind of pie and then it's nap time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
growalot Posted December 21, 2014 Author Share Posted December 21, 2014 (edited) she purposely left out a few key steps and ingredients that no one has been able to figure out yet. My Mom made the best soft christmas cut out cookies...thick and airy....She past when I was twelve and her recipe was lost...I have never been able to figure out how to repeat what she did..so I avoid them.I make a drop sugar cookie it's a bit similar. Heres one though that we have every Christmas ....6 3's home made ice cream the juice from: 3-lemons 3-oranges then 3 each of the following: bananas mashed pints of cream pints of milk cups of sugar dissolve the sugar in the juice then add milk the cream, bananas and put in ice cream freezer Edited December 21, 2014 by growalot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thphm Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Around this time of the year my mother would drop me off at my grandmothers house on her way to work, grandma knew this and there would be big pots of flower yeast and other ingridents lined up on a table. My job would be mixing and needing the dough for the Paczki , Babka , Chruscki and other pasteries for the holidays. Grandma had 8 children so you could imagine the amount needed for all of my uncles, ants and cousins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First-light Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Fried Calamari and chunks of fried Striped Bass. All of this served with linguini and clam sauce. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreeneHunter Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Irish Soda Bread ....... Just like Mom used to make ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizCT Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 7 fishes every Christmas eve. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moog5050 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 You know your Italian when you love tripe. Heck, half my family won't eat it, but I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjb4900 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 You know your Italian when you love tripe. Heck, half my family won't eat it, but I love it. I bought it once to try (already prepared).............couldn't do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pygmy Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 You know your Italian when you love tripe. Heck, half my family won't eat it, but I love it. Yup, Moog....I'll eat many things that other people won't touch, but I draw the line at Tripe.. Same with chitlins and brains... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pygmy Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 7 fishes every Christmas eve. Biz...Does that have to be seven different kinds/species of fishes, or would it work to eat, say, seven sardines or seven smelt..?... And what if you are really hungry and eat EIGHT..?.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUNDS77 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 You know your Italian when you love tripe. Heck, half my family won't eat it, but I love it. i FEED IT TO MY FOXHOUNDS AFTER A TRIAL. Hi-protein. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moog5050 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 i FEED IT TO MY FOXHOUNDS AFTER A TRIAL. Hi-protein. Probably why I am such a thoroughbred. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moog5050 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 7 fishes every Christmas eve. We did this when I was young, but since the last generation died off, it has gone by the wayside. Too bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjb4900 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 We did this when I was young, but since the last generation died off, it has gone by the wayside. Too bad. but yet you kept the Tripe going..........interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcat junkie Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Without a doubt....Fried oysters !! Dust them with flour, dip in eggwash, roll them in bread crumbs and then fry in BUTTER a couple of minutes on each side, so they are golden brown. The Mermaid and I both love them..Unfortunately, they WORK better for me than they do for her.. Ever hear the expression " All dressed up and nowhere to go"..??.. I use to make oyster pie, I lost the recipe. It was so good Oyster stuffing in a BIG turkey. Eat it for days with turkey gravy poured over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabin Fever Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 My wife and her parents make home made raviolis the weekend before Christmas. Top 'em off with some home made tomato sauce.... absolutely delicious!! That's the main attraction around the dinner table on Christmas Eve! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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