SweetRain Posted December 21, 2011 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 59 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 156 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 31 Days Won: 3 Joined: 03/07/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 06/07/1990 Share Posted December 21, 2011 This year is my first official attempt to cook for christmas... *scared* lol! My parents are going to be gone for the holidays so I'm going to try to cook for my siblings. Any easy recipe ideas you could give to a newbie at this?? Thanks! ^.^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted December 22, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.76 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.95 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Have you thought of browsing the "Cooking" forum on the Board? Don't know if anyone posted stuff there, but it's worth a shot. Anyway, there's a website I posted several years ago that might have ideas? http://www.northpole.com/Kitchen/Cookbook/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ears Posted December 22, 2011 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 18 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 348 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 39 Days Won: 2 Joined: 01/05/2011 Status: Offline Share Posted December 22, 2011 You may find a ham allot easier than a turkey. We like ours with brown sugar and pineapple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joi Posted December 22, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 506 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 1,922 Content Per Day: 0.41 Reputation: 173 Days Won: 4 Joined: 06/12/2011 Status: Offline Share Posted December 22, 2011 Had you thought to prepare the same dishes you usually have for Christmas? ears idea of a ham being more easy than turkey is right on. I am finding that many people are drifting away from the traditional dishes and are going with what ever they want. One couple we know said they were going to have chili for Thanksgiving. Not my idea of a meal for that day, but to each his own! ; ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shiloh357 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 This year is my first official attempt to cook for christmas... *scared* lol! My parents are going to be gone for the holidays so I'm going to try to cook for my siblings. Any easy recipe ideas you could give to a newbie at this?? Thanks! ^.^ Well, since Christmas falls on a Sunday this year, we are resorting to something that takes less work than a full traditional Christmas meal. It is just too much to get up go to church and then come home and fix a big Christmas dinner. We are roasting a ham that has been pre-sliced and pre cooked. Just heat and serve. We wil be having green beans, corn, and steamed broccoli and those crescent rolls from Pillsbury. We also bought a pie for dessert. All of that is very easy to fix. Just heat/steam and serve. We are also using Chinette paper plates and plasticware so clean up will be easier. It is just so much easier given how Christmas falls this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted December 22, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.76 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.95 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted December 22, 2011 My SIL and bro liked their Thanksgiving brined turkey so much, they are doing it again for Christmas, complete with traditional Thanksgiving fare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayin jade Posted December 22, 2011 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 44 Topic Count: 6,178 Topics Per Day: 0.88 Content Count: 43,795 Content Per Day: 6.21 Reputation: 11,243 Days Won: 58 Joined: 01/03/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted December 22, 2011 Altho I am a huge fan of turkey, perhaps a roasted bit of beef or pork might be easier? Ham is always a good option and festive too when prepared with pineapple and cloves. Consider some dishes you can prepare beforehand like the "traditional" green bean casserole. Make it the day or two before. Or if you really want to keep things easy, order a premade meal from a grocery store or boston market or someplace like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatingaxe Posted December 22, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 62 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 9,613 Content Per Day: 1.45 Reputation: 656 Days Won: 9 Joined: 03/11/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 05/31/1952 Share Posted December 22, 2011 How about a nice roast chicken, gravy, mashed potatoes and vegetables with a salad? You can't go wrong with that! Here's a nice recipe for a special, simple dessert that my mother made many times for company over the years to many compliments: Dump Cake Ingredients: 2 pkg Golden cake mix -or- 1 pkg double layer mix 1 can crushed pineapple 1 can cherry pie filling butter walnuts, crushed Method: Place cherry filling in bottom of greased 9x13-in. pan. Drain pineapple well and spread over cherries. DUMP cake mix (yes, the dry cake mix!) on top of fruit and smooth out evenly. Place small dabs of butter over all. Sprinkle with crushed walnuts. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 40 minutes or until done. Cool. This doesn't slice well, but spoon portions onto plate or bowl and serve warm with ice cream---yummy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LadyC Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 i am NOT a fan of ham or turkey. my preferred holiday meal includes a pork loin roast and potatoes, hot buttered rolls, that sort of thing. for those who want to graze before the big meal, try this... combine one jar of chili sauce with one can of cranberry sauce (not the kind with whole berries, get the jellied cranberry sauce.) add a bag of italian style meatballs and let it simmer. i know it sounds nasty, but it really is a very tasty and festive hors d'oevre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ears Posted December 24, 2011 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 18 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 348 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 39 Days Won: 2 Joined: 01/05/2011 Status: Offline Share Posted December 24, 2011 i am NOT a fan of ham or turkey. my preferred holiday meal includes a pork loin roast and potatoes, hot buttered rolls, that sort of thing. for those who want to graze before the big meal, try this... combine one jar of chili sauce with one can of cranberry sauce (not the kind with whole berries, get the jellied cranberry sauce.) add a bag of italian style meatballs and let it simmer. i know it sounds nasty, but it really is a very tasty and festive hors d'oevre. Never thought to try the cranberry sauce, always use the grape jelly, sounds great for the holidays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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