Favorite holiday dish

So I'm looking to add something this year beyond the usual roasted turkey, green beans, ect and was wondering what your favorite holiday delicacy was. I need something yummy and Christmas-y preferably with a recipe.
Also, Rocket wants to do a turducken, I want to try goose this year. Anybody tried either, and what are your thoughts?

We did a turducken. Not big on the duck part, the rest of it was really tasty and it's easy to separate the tur from the duck and en parts from the rest.

How's that cutie pie, Lily Grace doing?

Roasted Lamb Chops -- Yummy! Growing up, mom and Grandmas always cooked the same stuff as thanksgiving, except they would change out a Ham and or Roast for the Turkey -- Boring for me, but my sister loves that stuff.

My mom always makes a goose for Christams. I LOVE it! She also makes riced potatoes & red cabbage (traditional German Christmas dinner) My sister loves this meal, but I think my male siblings do not like goose.... :roll: If you need a recipe...let me know

Prime Rib is always very nice too...and best cooked slowky in the grill (keeps the mess from your oven!)

fried turkey!!!!!

I agree, deep fried turkey is really good. Not a fan of goose, but then I don't like the dark meat of a turkey or chicken.

Are you looking for a main dish such as meat or just anything different. I do a lime pear jello salad that is a hit with my family.

Hey Mrs. RR- if you make your own terducken, i want to hear all about it.

PS We need pictures of Miss Lily Grace please!

Turkey with a fig jelly glaze! Green beans with hazelnuts, smashed potaotes w/cheese bacon and sour cream, spumoni ice cream and ginger cookies

My mom always makes a goose for Christams. I LOVE it! She also makes riced potatoes & red cabbage (traditional German Christmas dinner) My sister loves this meal, but I think my male siblings do not like goose.... :roll: If you need a recipe...let me know

Prime Rib is always very nice too...and best cooked slowky in the grill (keeps the mess from your oven!)

I like the Barefoot Contessa's Prime Rib recipe. It works to perfection.

I've never EATEN Christmas Goose
... do you just roast it like turkey? What's it like? I like dark meat, but not a "wild" flavor ...

I like the Barefoot Contessa's Prime Rib recipe. It works to perfection.

I've never EATEN Christmas Goose
... do you just roast it like turkey? What's it like? I like dark meat, but not a "wild" flavor ...

To me goose does not have a wild flavor. It is dark meat (tastes similliar to turkey dark) and it can tend to be dry...so my mom makes LOTS of wonderful goose gravy to go on the meat and the riced potatoes! She stuffs it with onions, oranges and apples, then roasts it for how ever long it takes.... a couple of hours maybe? I am pretty sure she bastes it quite frequently.

I agree if you like dark meat turkey or chicken you would probably like goose. I baked mine with a orange glaze.

Peppermint ice cream with chocolate syrup might just be my new favorite dish.

...great combo! I have been indulging on King Leo's dipped in dark chocolate.

I love the beef tenderloin that I stuff with garlic, fresh rosemary, olive oil, salt, and freshly ground pepper and serve with a red wine reduction.

I'd rather do goose than turducken. Isnt that essentially a turkey shoved up a duck shoved a chicken's butt or am I missing something?
Goose seems to be more Christmasy and Charles Dickens-ish anyway, you know, 'ello guvnuh 'ave a bit of goose and figgy pudding, wot wot and god bless us everyone and all that....

peppermint icecream and chocolate sauce sounds awesome. I've always been partial to a scoop of mint chocolate chip every now and then.

I love the beef tenderloin that I stuff with garlic, fresh rosemary, olive oil, salt, and freshly ground pepper and serve with a red wine reduction.

now THAT I can get on board with!!

I'd rather do goose than turducken. Isnt that essentially a turkey shoved up a duck shoved a chicken's butt or am I missing something?

Close but no cigar. opposite order. It is a chicken, shoved up a duck's butt, shoved up a turkey's butt.

We better stop all this talk about birds being shoved up each other's derrieres. People are getting censored by the Holiday Fowl Infringement Board.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_23714,00.html Fan out Steak au Poivre on a serving plate and step aside or you'll be trampled.

I love the beef tenderloin that I stuff with garlic, fresh rosemary, olive oil, salt, and freshly ground pepper and serve with a red wine reduction.

We have beef tenderloin every Christmas too, along with twice baked potatoes, probably green beans (I think your recipe) and some other side dishes. Generally not a very healthy meal.



Also, capons are pretty tasty.


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Um, Bob, what is that lady doing to Santa's leg?

Looks more like a tree trunk.

On Christmas Eve, I make the Sarawind's Tortilla Soup with about a hundred toppings, paired with a spinach, grapefruit and red onion salad, a homemade flan for dessert.

On Christmas Day, I alternate between a couple of pork roasts tied together with the pocket stuffed with dried apricots and figs that have been maccerated in white wine. Serve it with whipped sweet potatoes in orange cups and also braised brussels sprouts. The alternate is a tenderloin of beef with some wonderfully rich reduction sauce, roasted new potatoes, and green beans. Dessert is a red velvet cake served with fresh strawberries (great pairing). I get the cake from Publix in Seagrove.

We don't cook on New Year's Eve, usually go out somewhere and then back to Conch Out to watch the fireworks on the beach from the deck. This year, I am going with friends to a big "do" at A Fish Out of Water...martini bar, dinner and dancing. I will be home for fireworks and always make a point to be in bed and asleep before the clock strikes midnight.

Here's a delicious easy, easy thing for all of you having that wonderful beef tenderloin. Two ingredients, 3 steps


16 oz package of whole medium size mushroom. (the costco baby portabellos are great with this)

1 container of cajun crab dip or Costco lobster spread

Clean mushroom and remove stems.
Finely chop stems and mix with the dip
Stuff the mushroom with the mixture and bake at 350 degrees

I think the cajun dip tastes better, but the fancy Costco lobster stuff has big chunks of seafood in it so it looks like you really went all out.

We do Rib Roast for Christmas. After Thanksgiving, we're sick of turkey. Here's a great side dish recipe.

Spinach and Artichokes

1/2 cup chopped green onions, with tops
1 stick butter
2 (10 oz) packages frozen chopped spinach
1 (10 oz) can artichoke hearts
1/2 pint sour cream
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese (I always add more)

Saute onions in butter. Add cooked, drained spinach. Season with salt and a little black pepper. Add drained artichokes and sour cream. Sprinkle parmesan cheese on top. Bake at 350 for 20 to 30 minutes. I love to eat this for breakfast the next day.

We have beef tenderloin every Christmas too, along with twice baked potatoes, probably green beans (I think your recipe) and some other side dishes. Generally not a very healthy meal.

Yeah, really. But we don't eat like that every day. LOL.