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Chistmas lunch menu - wdyt?
We're having a total of 8 people for Christmas bunch/lunch - here's my menu plan, what do you think? DH's family is Italian, hence having ravs with the meal since that is what "makes" it Christmas for him.
App - Antipasto plate with meats, cheeses, olives, peppers, really yummy bread, and mushroom turnovers (hot)
Main meal - ham, ravioli, mashed sweet potato, green veg, bread, cranberry sauce, and maybe a orzo and rice salad
Dessert - TBD (any suggestions?), plus cookies and candy out
I haven't shopped yet so pretty much anything can be changed except the antipasto and the ravs (DH's requests). I could do a roast or leg of lamb, but I thought the ham would go home better with people for leftovers plus it's less work for me.
Re: Chistmas lunch menu - wdyt?
hmmmmm. For the main meal, you have alot of starchy items so maybe a green salad would be good instead of a rice salad (unless someone requested it). I thinking having just ham would work.
As for dessert, I am thinking an apple crumble or crisp?
What about a spinach salad? Either with blue cheese and nuts or hot bacon dressing?
And I'd been thinking about something apple for dessert...off to google a recipe!
Thanks for the input!
OH heck yah! Spinach salad would work for sure!
I have a recipe for an apple crisp, if you need one.
Ok, I am now hungry.
I'd love your recipe for apple crisp
I did fine a recipe for individual apple tartlets on Cooks Illustrated that looked good too...
Something apple with some vanilla ice cream and dessert will be covered (plus we have a bunch of candy and other cookies as well).
Loved the salad suggestion - I think the spinach salad is what it was "lacking" but I couldn't think of it.
This menu sounds devine. Can I come over? I will watch your LO as you eat with your family. :-)
can you get me your email addy so I can send youthe apple crisp recipe.
However those tartlets sound just as good.
The menu sounds great! You could also make a roast w/ the ham. I'm all for tons of food on Christmas though
I agree with adding a spinach salad instead of the rice/orzo.
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I thought about a roast or lamb but 4 of the 8 are not big eaters so I think 2 meats plus ravs is overkill for our group. Thanks for the input!