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Christmas food help please

I'm making a maple bourbon glazed ham, garlic roasted potatoes, steamed broccoli and rolls for Christmas (lunch). I feel like I need something else. Not dessert, that's covered.

Do I need something else or am I delusional? Halp!

Re: Christmas food help please

  • For a lunch, no, I think you're fine.  The only thing I'd add for a dinner would be a salad or soup honestly!
  • What about a jello salad to go with the meal. I've found that my holiday meals are no longer complete with out Cherry Cola Jello Salad

    http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1643,159181-233192,00.html

    (except I add a can of crushed pineapple)
  • That's what I was thinking. Half of my family are major eaters, so that was throwing me off.

    My dad is making Christmas dinner at his house. It consists of, I sh!t you not...

    1 roasted turkey
    1 smoked turkey
    1 ham
    5 lbs of mashed potatoes
    corn
    sweet potatoes
    stuffing
    some weird carrots with cheese sauce
    green bean casserole
    rolls
    beer bread

    This is for 6 adults and 2 teenagers.

  • That's a huge dinner!  I get being a big eater but we all have a max capacity.  Tell them you're making a "light lunch". ;)
  • I am crazy about holiday cooking so I probably shouldn't be making suggestions. I served ten sides at Thanksgiving for ten people.

    Anyway. Maybe a couple apps or another vegetable side dish? Are people leaving your house and going to eat Christmas dinner elsewhere?

    - namaste mothafockaaaas - image
  • I'd go with something either carby or creamy/veg mix if you make something else... veg gratin, wild rice, something like that, or a green salad.  But honestly it sounds like a decent spread to me, as long as nobody has any kind of diet restrictions.  Hell, I'd be happy with it as a vegetarian, though I'd probably grab some cheese or nuts something for protein.
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  • imagebroccolitree:
    I'd go with something either carby or creamy/veg mix if you make something else... veg gratin, wild rice, something like that, or a green salad.  But honestly it sounds like a decent spread to me, as long as nobody has any kind of diet restrictions.  Hell, I'd be happy with it as a vegetarian, though I'd probably grab some cheese or nuts something for protein.

    Ooh. That's a good one. Maybe I'll mix the broccoli in with wild rice. Yay!!!

    Thanks Broc!

  • Allow me to point you in the direction of abs/my wild rice stuffed onions, then.

    http://thepetitefilet.wordpress.com/2010/02/03/wild-rice-stuffed-onions/

    They're surprisingly easy and look wicked Martha-y.  Just hollow onions with a melon baller, bake, add some pre-cooked rice and then bake it off.  You can do up to the last bake it off step today if you wanted to.

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  • imagebroccolitree:

    Allow me to point you in the direction of abs/my wild rice stuffed onions, then.

    http://thepetitefilet.wordpress.com/2010/02/03/wild-rice-stuffed-onions/

    They're surprisingly easy and look wicked Martha-y.  Just hollow onions with a melon baller, bake, add some pre-cooked rice and then bake it off.  You can do up to the last bake it off step today if you wanted to.

    broc is mah PIMP!

    - namaste mothafockaaaas - image
  • imageBeebeeEater:

    broc is mah PIMP!

    If I'm your pimp, you need to update your blog before I slap a ho.
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  • imagebroccolitree:
    imageBeebeeEater:

    broc is mah PIMP!

    If I'm your pimp, you need to update your blog before I slap a ho.

    Ugh, I know, I'm the worst!

    - namaste mothafockaaaas - image
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