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MarathonKnitter
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help with christmas eve and christmas day menu, please
christmas eve:
breakfast:
* breakfast caserole
* fruit
* juice
* hot chocolate/coffee
lunch:
* sandwiches
(because the kitchen will be occupied)
dinner:
* pernil asado (roasted pork shoulder)
* white rice
* cuban black beans
* mexican tamales
* green salad
* macaroni salad
* yucca
dessert:
* mixed christmas cookies
* flan
christmas day:
breakfast:
* monkey bread
* milk/juice/coffee
lunch:
* sandwiches 
dinner:
* turkey
* masked potatoes
* gravy
* steamed veggies
* stuffing
dessert:
* pumpkin pie
* cookies
what do you think?
is there anything that i should add/delete?
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Posted 12/1/10 1:25 PM  |
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jilliibabii
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Re: help with christmas eve and christmas day menu, please
Sounds good to me!
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| Posted 12/1/10 1:29 PM |
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rojerono
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Re: help with christmas eve and christmas day menu, please
Honestly it all sounds perfect to me!!
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| Posted 12/1/10 2:09 PM |
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Elbee
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Re: help with christmas eve and christmas day menu, please
Sounds perfect to me. I think you said you have teenagers staying, right? I think I would add one small item ...
Non-alcoholic (of course) mocktails as a treat ....
For example, with your Christmas Day menu:
Cinnamoncranberry Iced Tea:
- 1/2 cup cinnamon flavored herb tea
- 1/4 cup cranberry juice
- 1/2 cup pineapple juice
- ice cubes
- sugar to taste
Mix the tea and juices together and pour over ice in a tall glass. Add sugar and garnish with a cinnamon stick.
for the Eve, Maybe a minty-lime seltzer spritzer with marachino garnish (I am sure google can help you...)
Message edited 12/1/2010 2:47:35 PM.
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| Posted 12/1/10 2:46 PM |
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MarathonKnitter
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Re: help with christmas eve and christmas day menu, please
ok, i'm feeling confident!
elbee, thanks for the drink suggestions!
i think they'll get a kick out of that!!
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| Posted 12/1/10 3:06 PM |
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Carolyn
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Re: help with christmas eve and christmas day menu, please
Looks great, only thing I might add is some kind of bread/muffin/bagel thing to the Christmas Eve breakfast to go with the casserole.
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| Posted 12/1/10 3:42 PM |
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MarathonKnitter
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Re: help with christmas eve and christmas day menu, please
Posted by Carolyn
Looks great, only thing I might add is some kind of bread/muffin/bagel thing to the Christmas Eve breakfast to go with the casserole.
good point.
maybe tortillas, and they can turn them into breakfast burritos!!
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| Posted 12/1/10 3:55 PM |
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GinaR
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Re: help with christmas eve and christmas day menu, please
sounds like a lot of great food!
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| Posted 12/1/10 6:22 PM |
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heathergirl
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Re: help with christmas eve and christmas day menu, please
I was gonna say not to do a turkey dinner, but then I remembered you didn't really have one as a family 
Everything sounds DELISH!!!! I espcially love monkey bread!!!
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| Posted 12/1/10 7:58 PM |
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MarathonKnitter
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Re: help with christmas eve and christmas day menu, please
small update:
i went to acme, last night, and bought quite a few of the frozen/non-perishable items using some coupons we had... posted in FHF 
i have only a few more items to pick up for christmas... i am feeling so good that i'm so prepared, this far ahead of time.
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| Posted 12/2/10 7:58 AM |
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Elbee
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Re: help with christmas eve and christmas day menu, please
I had a dream last night you served me Cinnamon Cranberry Ice Tea  You wantd me to 'taste it' before you served it to the kids, LOLOLOL.
Great job on the Acme purchase!!!
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| Posted 12/2/10 8:09 AM |
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MarathonKnitter
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Re: help with christmas eve and christmas day menu, please
Posted by Elbee
I had a dream last night you served me Cinnamon Cranberry Ice Tea You wantd me to 'taste it' before you served it to the kids, LOLOLOL.
Great job on the Acme purchase!!!
i've had some LIF dreams, myself
i told SO about the mocktails, and he LOVED the idea!!!
i haven't looked forward to christmas, like this, in sooooooo long!!!
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| Posted 12/2/10 8:36 AM |
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pnbplus1
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Re: help with christmas eve and christmas day menu, please
Yummy, pernil!!! My one suggestion is that instead of white rice and black beans, you make arroz con gandules, super yummy with perniil. Or, make a combo rice and black beans dish vs having the rice and beans separate - the white rice seems to plain. But this is just me. Also, you might want to add a type of "pico de gallo" (i don't know what else to call it: it's tomato, cilantro, red onion, lemon juice, salt, and maybe a touch of olive oil.
I'd love to be a guest at your house, sounds great!
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| Posted 12/2/10 10:15 PM |
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MarathonKnitter
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Re: help with christmas eve and christmas day menu, please
Posted by pnbplus1
Yummy, pernil!!! My one suggestion is that instead of white rice and black beans, you make arroz con gandules, super yummy with perniil. Or, make a combo rice and black beans dish vs having the rice and beans separate - the white rice seems to plain. But this is just me. Also, you might want to add a type of "pico de gallo" (i don't know what else to call it: it's tomato, cilantro, red onion, lemon juice, salt, and maybe a touch of olive oil.
I'd love to be a guest at your house, sounds great!
you're right on the rice/bean mixture (moro), i'm just not very good at making it. my moro always comes out too dry... i thought i'd make them separate to ensure i don't screw it up
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| Posted 12/3/10 8:03 AM |
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