Christmas recipes and Christmas Menus for everyone!! Whether you’re having a summery Aussie Christmas lunch, a cosy White Christmas, a traditional Christmas dinner, or need speedy recipes that still have the wow factor, here’s a collection of my very best Christmas food ideas!
Prefer to help yourself? Browse the new Christmas Recipe Index!
I started this guided walk through of my very best Christmas recipes back in 2017. Each year, I update the post with my latest recipes and add more suggested menus. I hope you find some inspiration! – Nagi x
Christmas Recipes and Menus
The RecipeTin Family is notorious for leaving our Christmas menu until the last minute. We like to toss ideas around, offering up suggestions, “debating”*, looking around to see what looks good this year.
There’s a big build up until 3 days before – then bam! The Menu is Set, tasks are allocated, and everyone is dispatched to source the required ingredients.
It’s all part of our annual Christmas ritual.
And now, it’s your turn. I hope this Christmas Recipe Index and Menu Ideas helps you to plan your Christmas Menu!
* This is code for heated arguments and requests being shot down. Such as scoffing at mum’s request for Crackling Roast Pork as well as ham (“double pork is a no no!” we declare), mocking my request for Fried Chicken (“it’s Christmas, don’t be so bogan!”), and experimental ideas like Turdukin shot down as “noooo, it’s just a hack, it isn’t that tasty!”. As far as I’m concerned, there are no rules for Christmas and the opinions of the RecipeTin Family should be disregarded. And Fried Chicken is the perfect main for any occasion!😂
Christmas Mains
What will be your centrepiece this year?? A perfectly cooked Prime Rib, the juiciest ever Roast Turkey, a sticky Glazed Ham or the most incredible simple Herb and Garlic Butter Slow Cooker Turkey Breast?
Reader favourite: Christmas Baked Salmon. Looks festive, easy to make, exceptional flavour!
Warm & Hearty Sides
Warm and cosy, many of these are great for making ahead! My picks:
Potatoes au Gratin – indulgent, tastes outrageously good (it’s French, you can’t go wrong) and it’s 100% perfect for make ahead;
Baked Mac & Cheese – best made fresh for optimal eating experience but I have tips for near perfect make-ahead! This is a regular at the RecipeTi Family Christmas – we splurge on very good gruyere cheese and it is outrageously to die for!
Salads & Summery Sides
Never under estimate the power of a really great fresh, crunchy salad. And for those of us who have a Summer Christmas, fill your festive table with these colourful, a little-bit-show-off salads and side dishes!
Breads
It might not be traditional, but for years Corn Bread has remained as a firm favourite in our family! We love how soft and moist it is, that it’s so tasty you could eat it plain but when you use it to mop your Christmas plate clean? Swooon…
Starters & Snacks
Things to nibble before the feast are mandatory. Full stop!
To Finish
There is ALWAYS room for dessert. Always!!! This year, I present my Pavlova Christmas Tree, featured as part of a Christmas special I did for The Sydney Morning Herald’s Sunday Life pull-out, as well as on the Good Food website.
And here are some more dessert suggestions to steal the show at your Christmas dinner this year!
CHRISTMAS MENUS
Just a few suggestions for Christmas Menus……
🦃 🎄My Perfect Traditional Christmas Menu (ignoring all practical logistics like oven space and sleeping!)
☀️ Aussie Summer Christmas Lunch!
🥩 Prime Rib Christmas Dinner
❄️ Cosy White Christmas Dinner
💵 Thrifty but Nifty – Budget conscious Christmas dinner (For Australia)
😇 Super Easy Christmas Menu – low effort, forgiving, make ahead recipes
Menu 1: Nagi’s Perfect Menu
Ignoring weather, the opinions of the RecipeTin Family, sleep, oven logistics and of course, calorie counting. In my perfect world, this is what I’d make you for Christmas:
To Start
Fresh Prawns/Shrimp with Seafood Sauces for dipping
Mains
Sides
Duck Fat Potatoes – Crispiest, Best Roast Potatoes EVER!
Baked Mac and Cheese – no compromise on the cheese, gruyere all the way!
Apple Salad with Cranberries and Candied Walnuts
Leafy greens with Balsamic Dressing
Cornbread – because it’s my favourite bread ever, full stop!
Dessert
I always like to make 2 desserts because I like to have at least one chocolate / rich dessert and one non chocolate / “lighter” option eg with fruit. These are the dessert combinations I’ve done in the past for various gatherings.
Chocolate Mirror Glaze Cake and Pavlova Christmas Tree – I just served these two at a Christmas lunch on the weekend!
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Menu 2: 🇦🇺Aussie Summer Christmas Lunch!🇦🇺
It’s un-Australian to spend Christmas Day holed up in the kitchen with the oven going all day! Here’s a suggested summer Christmas Lunch Menu – Aussie style!
Tasty Snacks to start – suggestions
Sausage Rolls (very Aussie!) or Holiday Crostini (8 different ways!)
A dip like Smoked Salmon Dip or Guacamole with crudités (that’s a fancy word for veggie sticks 😂), chips or crackers.
Mains
Prawns (shrimp) with dipping sauces – An Aussie Christmas just ain’t an Aussie Christmas unless there are prawns on offer! Those sauces are also ideal for other shellfish: Crab, lobster, Morton Bay / Balman bugs, seafood sticks, and other cold seafoods.
Fresh Oysters with lemon wedges
Glazed Ham – You can’t get more classic than a Brown Sugar Glazed Ham or Maple Glazed Ham for your Christmas main! The impressive presentation and irresistible wafts of spice and sugar will turn heads and set tongues wagging as you ceremoniously deliver this glorious centrepiece to the table!
Turkey Breast – Because ham is so big, turkey breast is a popular option here in Australia. This Slow Cooker Garlic Herb Turkey Breast is really popular this year, and this classic Juicy Slow Cooker Turkey Breast with Gravy is a sure thing! I opt for slow cooker turkey as the oven is used for the ham.
Alternative Fish Main: This fabulously festive-looking and tasting Christmas Baked Salmon. It’s dead easy, and can be made ahead!!
Sides
Carby Sides – a Lemon Potato Salad (great at room temp) and Marinated Vegetarian Pasta Salad.
Fresh Salads, a bit fancy – lots of festive salads are ideal for hot weather Christmas Feasting! Peaches are at their peak so this Peach Salad is perfect. Otherwise, this little-bit-fancy Apple Salad with Cranberries and Candied Nuts, a Roast Pumpkin Spinach Feta Salad or this Pomegranate Salad shot through with Christmas colours! But if you want to truly go big, you cannot beat my Hot Smoked Salmon Celebration Salad!
Simple leafy salad – I always like to add a leafy salad like this French Bistro Salad, or simply dressed mixed leaves with Balsamic Dressing, French Dressing, Italian Dressing. Coleslaws are always great too for summer – or try this lighter No-Mayo Slaw for a change up. Also popular over the last years is this Cucumber Salad with Herb and Garlic Dressing!
Good Bread – buy some good quality bread and serve with bowls of quality extra virgin olive oil for dunking. Bread is also essential to mop the plate clean!
Dessert
Pavlova (or go big and show-stealing with Pavlova Christmas Tree!) and Trifle are firm favourites Down Under!
No Bake Mango Cheesecake is colourful, easy and always a hit in hot weather.
For a truly show-stopping, patisserie-quality dessert, you can’t go past Chocolate Mirror Glaze Cake!
Also see the 2017 Very (Easy) Aussie Christmas Feast menu!
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Menu 3: Prime Rib Christmas Dinner
Prime Rib with Red Wine Sauce – the star!
Potato Side – Paris Mash for a real steakhouse experience, or Creamy Cauliflower Mash for a low carb option. Or Seriously Crunchy Roast Potatoes or Duck Fat Potatoes (get the oil/duck fat heating started while beef is in the oven, then roast potatoes while beef is resting). Potato Rosti is another excellent option since you don’t need the oven. For a terrific make ahead option, you can’t beat this luxurious Potatoes au Gratin, Fondant Sweet Potatoes – or try Mini Potato Gratin Stacks! See all Potato Recipes.
Baked Mac and Cheese is always welcome alongside Prime Rib….
Vegetables – Green Beans in Creamy Parmesan Sauce or Garlic Sautéed Spinach for steakhouse style. If you are a Brussels Sprouts lover, then Roasted Brussels Sprouts or Sauteed Brussels Sprouts in Carbonara Sauce. Otherwise try these ever-popular Brown Sugar Glazed Roasted Carrots or Broccoli au Gratin.
Dessert – Personally, I would go for something indulgent like Sticky Date Pudding with Toffee Sauce or Salted Caramel Tart or Peanut Butter Caramel Tart (this is to die for!!!). Cake options: Strawberry Cake, Chocolate Fudge Cake or my new Very Best Vanilla Cake that offers endless possibilities. For something elegant, I’d choose Chocolate Mousse, Creme Brûlée or chocolate sauce-drenched Profiteroles.
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Menu 4: Cosy White Christmas Dinner
If you’re having a White Christmas, you’ll love this cosy menu! The number of mains you have will depend on how many people you’re serving. If you’ve got a small group, perhaps just opt for one main.
Juicy Roast Turkey. Dry brining is the secret to the juiciest roast turkey you’ve ever had. Complete with a gorgeous turkey gravy! (Even got you covered for turkey leftovers: Garlic Bread Leftover Turkey Pot Pie!). OR consider a Slow Roasted Pork with perfect crackling! Otherwise, make a splash with this Rosemary Crumbed Lamb Rack.
Brown Sugar Glazed Ham or Maple Glazed Ham. Make this before the turkey – it will be fine at room temp! OR make either this Slow Cooker Garlic Herb Turkey Breast or this classic Juicy Slow Cooker Turkey Breast with Gravy to keep the oven free for the ham.
Stuffing – I always bake my stuffing in a pan separate from turkey for 2 reasons: 1) the extra flavour from the browning; and 2) raw stuffing inside turkey = overcooked turkey meat (because by the time the stuffing is cooked, the turkey is overcooked). Here’s my all time favourite Sausage stuffing recipe – and for something different, turn it into Pancetta Stuffing Cups.
Cosy, bubbling sides – Potatoes au Gratin (also see other Potato Recipes), Baked Mac and Cheese, a savoury Brown Butter Sweet Potato Casserole or a creamy Broccoli au Gratin.
Warm Vegetable Sides – Too many to list, but some suggestions your guests will love: Roasted Pumpkin with Yogurt Sauce and Pine Nuts for something a bit different; Brown Sugar Glazed Roasted Carrots are ever popular; Roasted Mushrooms; Baked Zucchini for some tasty greens; Lentil and Roasted Eggplant is a wickedly delicious combo; Magic Broccoli is so easy yet so tasty it’s, well, magic!
Dessert – Anything warm will go down a treat! Pudding is a great option: Bread and Butter Pudding; Sticky Date Pudding or Creamy Cinnamon Rice Pudding. Else who can resist Apple Crumble?
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Menu 5: 2020 Sydney Morning Herald $20pp Menu
This is the menu that I did for the Good Food section of the Sydney Morning Herald’s Sunday Life Magazine which was published on Sunday 6 December 2020! My challenge was to come up with the most amazing menu possible on a budget of $20 per head, mindful of the challenging times we’ve experienced this year.
Here’s a link to the menu on the Good Food website. This is what’s included – the budget was for 8 adults at $20 pp, total of A$160.
Prawn Crostini with Minted Pea Puree – because what’s an Aussie Christmas without prawns?? Here’s the recipe on the Good Food website;
Crackling Roast Pork – an existing recipe on my website where I share my game changing (simple!) tips for the best crispy crackling of your life, guaranteed!
Sticky Christmas Glazed Chicken – when you take a classic Brown Sugar Ham Glaze and use it for chicken, very, very good things happen….
Smushed Potato Salad – when you gently crushed potatoes then toss in a Honey Mustard Dressing, all those delish flavours seeps into the fluffy insides… Here’s the recipe on the Good Food website;
Charred Corn Salad with Creamy Parmesan Dressing – an adaptation of this very popular Mexican Corn Salad! Here’s the recipe on the Good Food website;
Pavlova Christmas Tree – which made the front cover of the Sunday Life Magazine! 🙌🏻 Here’s the recipe on the Good Food website, but the version published here on this site has much more detail which I advise you read to get it just right.
PS Ahead of Monday, here’s a little preview of the Pavlova Christmas Tree!
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Menu 6: Thrifty but Nifty Christmas Dinner
You absolutely CAN make an amazing feast on a budget!
This menu is catered to an Australian audience, as it reflects the prices of produce here. For example, turkey is quite expensive here compared to other proteins – whereas in the States, you can buy turkey for less than $2/kg!
Starter – Italian Cheese Log. This makes loads, lasts for ages and a little goes a long way. You can fill it with economical antipasto type things!
Main Option 1: Garlic Herb Butter Roast Chicken. It’s AMAZING, less stress than turkey and definitely far more economical! Make multiple needed, and fancy up the presentation by placing it on a bed of green fluffage – see the photos in this Roast Turkey for presentation idea! Alternatively, Sticky Christmas Glazed Chicken for an easy ham-glaze-meets-chicken mashup that easily caters for any number of guests!
Main Option 2: Fish doesn’t have to break the bank. Cheaper fish are often overlooked but are rarely inferior in eating quality compared to more popular fish like salmon or snapper. Tailor, morwong, gurnard, leatherjacket, flake and basa, for example are all delicious and economical fish. Try them in this Fish Pie that’s inexpensive but absolutely worthy of gracing a Christmas table.
Prawns – While you’ll find prawns from quality seafood stores and the fish market are juicier, sweeter and with a better flavour, nowadays, I find the prawns from supermarkets (over the counter, not pre-packed or frozen) are far better quality than they used to be and they’re usually 30 – 40% cheaper. TIP: To add a wow factor, skip the jarred sauce and make on of these simple Seafood Sauces!
Salads – This Baby Potato Salad with Butter and Herbs or Macaroni Salad are great options because they keep for days. Plus one simple salad (eg just leafy greens, a garden salad or halved cherry tomatoes with torn basil) with Balsamic Dressing, French Dressing, Italian Dressing or my go-to simple Vinaigrette in this Cabbage Salad recipe.
Bread – Nowadays, there are terrific breads even sold at our supermarkets! It’s really worth spending a couple of extra dollars to get a good artisan style bread – sourdough, ciabatta or even the stone baked range sold at Woolies. Or make a loaf of No Knead Artisan Bread yourself for less than $1! TIP: Fancy bread up with flavoured butter! Mix softened salted butter with a little parmesan or chopped herbs to fancy it up! Roll up in cling wrap and twist ends to form a log, refrigerate until firm (shape if needed) then soft a bit before serving with bread.
Dessert – With bargain summer fruit around, the Great Aussie Pav is actually a very economical dessert option. The only catch is that leftovers aren’t great. So my other suggestion is Chocolate Fudge Cake which is also a terrific easy economical option (at least one brand of baking chocolate is almost always on sale). And this keeps for days and days!
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Menu 7: Super Easy Christmas Menu
Low effort, forgiving recipes – and still looks so impressive! All can be prepped ahead with minimal work required prior to serving!
3 Minute Festive “Baked” Brie to start. So pretty, and totally effortless.
Juicy Slow Cooker Turkey Breast with Gravy OR Garlic Herb Butter Turkey Breast – very quick prep, forgiving recipe
Brown Sugar Glazed Ham or Maple Glazed Ham. HAM IS EASY, it looks amazing, it can be entirely prepped or even baked ahead! Terrific centrepiece, leftovers keeps for days and can be frozen.
For a fish option, Christmas Baked Salmon is as simple to make as it gets, yet looks so impressive!
Easy creamy cheesy Potato Bake – just diced potato baked with cream and cheese. A simpler version of Potatoes au Gratin! OR Lemon Potato Salad – easy, and great make ahead!
Wild Rice Salad – easy to make, looks festive, tastes amazing (firm reader favourite!). Prep all ingredients ahead then toss to serve.
Simple salad – One or two quick and easy salads to add freshness into the menu like this Bitter Leaf and Orange Salad. Leafy greens, a garden salad or halved cherry tomatoes (+ torn up basil) with Balsamic Dressing, French Dressing or Italian Dressing. Or browse the Side Salad collection, sorted by primary ingredients;
Bread with butter or olive oil for dipping. Just buy some good bread!
Dessert – Easy Chocolate Fudge Cake. Low effort, low risk, big impact, crowd pleaser!
There will never be a single menu that will work for everyone, but I hope these give you some ideas for different combinations that you might want to try!
Merry Christmas and Happy Feasting! ~ Nagi x
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Super Easy Christmas Menu
Ingredients
Starter:
- 3 Minute Festive Brie
- Crackers for dipping
Mains:
Sides:
- Easy creamy cheesy Potato Bake
- OR Lemon Potato Salad – easy , and great make ahead!
- Wild Rice Salad
Simple Salad (make one or two):
- Choose a side salad OR
- Leafy greens, a garden salad or halved cherry tomatoes (+ torn up basil) with one of these dressings:
- Balsamic Dressing or
- French Dressing or
- Italian Dressing
Bread:
- Store bought bread
- Butter or olive oil for dipping
Dessert:
Instructions
3 Minute Festive “Baked” Brie:
- Prepare components ahead, then takes minutes to assemble on the day.
Juicy Slow Cooker Turkey Breast with Gravy:
- Prepare rub ahead, then slow cook first thing in the morning.
Brown Sugar Glazed Ham or Maple Glazed Ham:
- Can be entirely prepped ahead, or even baked ahead!
Christmas Baked Salmom:
- All components can be prepared ahead, then salmon is baked in foil on the day of for simple clean up!
Easy creamy cheesy Potato Bake:
- A simpler version of Potatoes au Gratin! Prepare ingredients ahead then bake on the day. OR bake ahead then reheat in the oven, covered.
Lemon Potato Salad (alternative):
- Is best made the day before!
Wild Rice Salad:
- Prep all ingredients ahead then toss to serve on the day.
Simple salads:
- Make dressings the up to 2 days ahead.
Easy Chocolate Fudge Cake:
- Can be made days in advance!
Originally published in December 2017. This post gets updated each year with the latest additions to holiday recipes and new menu suggestions!
Life of Dozer
More photos from the weekend when our local dog photographer (Kevin from Unleashed Northern Beaches) was down at the dog beach doing a Christmas photo day!
I might be smiling, but Dozer is never impressed…😂
And Life of Dozer from 2019:
When a gingerbread man’s arm goes missing, everyone is so quick to blame Dozer…. but in this case, it was me that was the cause of the amputation!
Hi Nagi We’re having Christmas at our son’s home on the Central Coast at Umina Beach. Everyone is bringing something. I’m doing your Maple glazed ham and potatoes graten. Daughter in law doing salads and getting Sushi plates for kids! Kids just love Sushi!
Son in charge of drinks: Champagne for me, wine and beer for others. Other son bringing bread and organizing food for Christmas morning breakfast
I made a Christmas cake and we’ll get mangoes, cherries and peaches by the case to take with us. We celebrate Christmas Eve so my husband and I have booked to stay in nearby Ettalong beach resort for 3 nights along with older son and his son. It will be such a joy for me to have all of us together for Christmas holiday! Cheers to you for Christmas! Stephanie
Our son got engaged this year so we need to “share” him between 2 houses for Christmas Day. We are getting in first and doing a Christmas Brunch which I have never done before for Christmas….but no panic because recipetineats has the answer to every meal plan! Thank you!. so def having french toast and a pretty salad or two and……hope he will have some room for the next house’s fare…. Merry Christmas
Hi Nagi,
What a fantastic food guide you are! I’ve cooked many of your recipes since I found your site a little while ago – so down to earth, useful and tasty. Thank you.
We have a fairly large family so everyone contributes and there will be something for everyone. It’s mainly traditional: ham, BBQ roast pork, turkey (yes, I’ve just been reading your recipe. Looks good but my wife does the turkey so I’ve passed it over to her), prawns, roast veges, buttered wine rice, some salads – straightforward, It’s all good food and it’s about enjoying the day together. Trust you enjoy yours. Cheers, frank
So excited for all you recipes. And love the recipes from your momma. I have been collecting your emails so I can try some of them soon. This Christmas I am only responsible for Christmas Eve, so lamb stew some rolls and a salad. Have not decided on a dessert yet. For Christmas dinner I will be bringing a pumpkin pie (I am American). Have a wonderful holiday season!
Christmas Day starts with the tradition of opening the ham then serving with a fresh fruit platter, eggs, hash browns & freshly cooked croissants, yes freshly cooked croissants. The remainder of the day’s small feast is prawns, more ham & enjoying traditional Christmas cake baked a few weeks back. Low key day but enjoying great family time. Merry Christmas Nagi, love your recipes they are always my first go to.
Nagi, I tried your BEST Stuffing Ever yesterday with My Smoked Turkey Breasts and I have to admit, it ranks as a tie to my stuffing that I’ve been making since 1974. Now I’m taking your different ingredients and kicking my up a notch! Thanks for all you do! You have replaced many, many websites I used to use. Christmas Eve is finger food and appetizers, which we’ve done for years. Christmas Day is just hubby and me but I think I’ll make a Tenderloin roast, your TDF Potatoes Dauphinoise and Glazed Carrots. If I miss out on winning the knife again this year, is there any way I can find one to purchase, without traveling to Tokyo? Of course I would like to get the same one you use for all you do in the kitchen. Merry Christmas!!!
Everyone in the family brings something to share. There’s always a Pav, my partner’s potato salad and vanilla kipferl. Apart from those staples, it varies every year with degrees of success. The joy is in sharing the triumphs and the failures. Nothing beats it.
Our Christmas dinner is always traditional with Roast Turkey or roast Goose if you can buy them, Roast Pork, Roast Beef and roast Chicken with a ham leg just as it is. Vegetables are roasted in season with boiled peas and white sauce cauliflower all complete with gravy.
Sweets is my Great Grand Mothers recipe plumb pudding with home made custard and ice cream or cream enjoyed by the whole family with a Grandmas recipe for a Christmas. Yummy
Hi Nagi! I just wanted to thank you for your effort, energy, recipes and all that good stuff that make my tastebuds go BOOMBAH!. Okay for Christmas we’re flying back to NZ to get some of mama’s island soulfood cooking, I’m sure you know how that is going to go down haha so…I’m looking forward to a feast of Umu/Hangi (in/on ground – chicken, pig, taro, kumera, green bananas, potatoes), Sapasui (beef/chicken, vermicelli, veges, soya sauce), Fa’alifu Fa’i (green banana, onions, coconut cream), potato curry egg salad, mussels, fish in coconut milk and last a couple recipes of yours mum enjoyed (satay chicken, chinese omelette, chow mein, pork stir fry with green beans). For dessert i think we having pai apa (pineapple pie), puni popo (coconut cream buns). Nagi i do hope you enjoy your Christmas feast as much as i will haha, i wish you and your family strong health for many more years to come, enjoy the moment!. Much Love!
We will be going for a fairly traditional menu with the family, with stuffed chicken (instead of turkey) using Grandma’s stuffing recipes with roast potatoes, a Greek and a festive Waldorf salad, and for dessert lots of traditional greek xmas biscuits (melomakarona mmmm) and maybe also now your salted caramel tart that looks amazing!
Traditional turkey with stuffing, ham, potatoes, and veggies. A bit of a nostalgic christmas – my mom will be leaving the farm in the new year.
We are having Ham with a pineapple maple glaze. Roasted carrots, smashed potatoes and a salad with home made candies nuts and pears with a light dressing
Hi Nagi, and Dozer! You’ve made it SO easy for us to find what we’re looking for Nagi, thank you!
This year there will be 8 of us, so I’ve decided to do things a bit differently. I’m making turkey breast using your garlic herb treatment, and roasting it over your BEST stuffing recipe…pretty much the same as last year because everyone raved about it ~ and there was not a drop of either left over! I’m also doing a small boneless ham with the brown sugar glaze, and then a prime rib for the mains. My mashed potatoes, and your potatoes au gratin…roasted brussels/shallots with crushed almonds and parmesan and garlic dilled carrots.
Your apple salad is one of the best things on a table so that’s going to be there along with a small pasta salad, sliced pickles, cheeses, various olives to complete the dinner table. Challah buns!
Breakfast will be a simple frittata, too many snackables to list…but dessert is Your pavlova alongside my eggnog cheesecake …something very light, something a little denser, to put everyone into a food coma until snacks later in the evening.
Dinner here will be served at about 3PM so there’s no trying to sleep with a full tummy, unless they snack a little too heavy! 😀
I hope your Christmas is a wonderful one Nagi, and thanks so much for making the majority of what I’ll serve this year so do-able, and enjoyable. Blessings!!
Hi Nagi, Christmas backyard barbecue this year with the additional traditional ham. Thanks for all your beautiful recipes and Happy Christmas to you!
The best Christmas lunch is a Turkey cooked on the rotisserie over a charcoal BBQ….MMMM….BBQ….MMMMMMM
Our tradition includes a fruit cake that I’ve been feeding with rum since the end of August when I baked it. By Christmas, it is so moist it’s fainting! I’ll add a layer of marzipan and then royal icing. Our friends and neighbors in Atlanta can’t understand this British tradition!
My family is having a Texas Christmas Dinner – Chopped Brisket, Smoked Sliced Chicken Breast, Smoked Sausage, Hawaiian Rolls, TwiceBaked Potato Casserole, Hatch Chili Corn Fritters, Twice Baked Beans, Deviled Eggs, Green Beans, Apple Crumb Cobbler, Peach Skillet Cobbler, Vanilla Sour Creme Bundt Cake, and Dark Chocolate Sour Creme Bundt Cake.
Polish Christmas!
We celebrate on Christmas Eve with a meat free feast of mushroom dumplings with a clear beetroot soup, square noodles with cabbage, fish (traditionally carp but I think carp tastes different when it comes from colder waters. We just have whatever white fish looks good at the fishmongers), then some more dumplings and of course poppy seed cake for dessert.
Yum!
And don’t forget the vodka, there’s always a bit of that too 🙂
We stay home with just our littles on Christmas, so I’m not fancy. Ham because it’s my husband’s favorite, with probably mashed potatoes and a veggie side or two. I don’t always serve bread, but for a holiday, hot rolls dripping with butter are a must. Still haven’t figured out Christmas breakfast/brunch, but it will also be simple & delicious!
We always go “traditional” with turkey, stuffing & all the trimmings but after reading today’s blog, I am loving the idea of a seafood theme!
Merry Christmas to everyone here :))