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critique my Christmas menu
DH and I are hosting Christmas Eve dinner for our parents and siblings (total 12 people). My dad and I are both pretty picky (dad doesn't eat many vegetables).
Appetizers:
- Calamari, lemon, marinara sauce
- Bruschetta
- Beer cheese fondue (mom heard great things and is insisting on trying it)
- Olives (sisters insist on it)
Dinner:
- Beef tenderloin
- Garlic mashed potatoes
- Grilled asparagus with lemon
- Corn
- Italian bread
Dessert:
- Jello (tradition)
- Cheesecake filing in chocolate cups with graham crumb garnish
- Assorted cookies
- French silk chocolate pie
- Whatever our families bring
Does it seem cohesive? Enough food and variety for people? I want to make beets as well, but DH says no one will eat them but me.
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Re: critique my Christmas menu
Sounds great, well-balanced. I don't think anything's missing.
If you want to make beets, make them, but only if you're prepared to eat all the leftovers
That's how I gauge whether or not to make a dish lol
A local restaurant here does a beer cheese dip that they're famous for. It has the consistency of a fondue and it's the greatest thing ever. I'm sure yours will be good.
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Thanks ladies, if I can find good beets I'll get them. I think the color would add something different to the table.
PS the calamari comes from Trader Joe's. I toss it in the oven and use my own marinara. :P
PPS I also heard TJ has a beer cheese fondue. I'm not making that from scratch.
PPPS I am mortified to admit I'm buying so much pre-packaged food! I normally dislike holidays with anything not homemade! I generally make everything myself but am just not in the mood this year. Don't judge me! lol
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Hahaha! I think your menu sounds great. You're cooking enough on your own, it's ok to have some things that are premade.
What a great menu! Think your guests will be very pleased...and the dinner a huge success!
The beer fondue sounds so good! A local eatery makes a wine cheese fondue, and it's divine.