Joe Pelonio
12-01-2006, 4:41 PM
I thought it might be interesting to see what everyone does for Christmas Dinner. Anyone have unusual family traditions?
We have 14-20 people depending on whether any family comes from out of state, and for the last 15 years we have a different theme each year, usually decided at Thanksgiving dinner. We've done ethnic themes, like Chinese, Mexican, southern, etc., and have done BBQ, Pastas, and Seafood. Actually, when we did southern one brother brought what he called "roadkill" but it was actually a stew made up of several different (store-bought) meats. I fried up catfish and hushpuppies. This year may be the best yet, we've chosen to not actually have "dinner" but to just have a lot of different appetizers and desserts, and have an informal buffet in the kitchen and family room rather than sitting at the dining room table with the good china. One thing I'll do is put some of those Nathan's mini weiners (Smokies) and BBQ sauce in a crock pot.
We have 14-20 people depending on whether any family comes from out of state, and for the last 15 years we have a different theme each year, usually decided at Thanksgiving dinner. We've done ethnic themes, like Chinese, Mexican, southern, etc., and have done BBQ, Pastas, and Seafood. Actually, when we did southern one brother brought what he called "roadkill" but it was actually a stew made up of several different (store-bought) meats. I fried up catfish and hushpuppies. This year may be the best yet, we've chosen to not actually have "dinner" but to just have a lot of different appetizers and desserts, and have an informal buffet in the kitchen and family room rather than sitting at the dining room table with the good china. One thing I'll do is put some of those Nathan's mini weiners (Smokies) and BBQ sauce in a crock pot.