What’s on tap for dinner this Christmas Eve?

[MTLabrador]

Hate to be in the truck with you tomorrow!

I don’t work until Sunday and I plan to sleep for about 16 hours.

 

[MarvB]

Hate to be in the truck with you tomorrow!

…or following downwind ….

 

[SFC B]

I am the primary cook around our place. I am fairly skilled at it and the spouse is ...er um.....a good BAKER.....we'll leave it at that. Both of our family's are very German (I am a Born and she is a Schlicht) so since the kids were little we have made it a tradition for me to cook German food on Christmas Eve. The last several years that has evolved further into a menu of Jaeger Schnitzel, scratch made spaetzle and rotkohl. This year it will be accompanied by some Viking's Blot mead from Denmark.

Tomorrow I will fire up the Traeger and smoke/roast a rib roast to be accompanied with baked potatoes and sweet corn. Appetizers will be homemade queso/chips and a port wine cheese ball.

I really enjoy cooking, especially for my kids.

I'll try for pics later.....

BTW, have a cheerful eve and beware of Krampus!!!!!

 

[rwc101]

Smoked chicken wings.

 

[RobertD]

Shout out to all of you eating deviled eggs on Christmas. Wish I could stop by each of your houses and try a few from each of you. Gawd I love deviled eggs

 

[Nick87]

Just us at home with the boys today so tons of snacks that's it. Shrimp cocktail, cheese n Sausage, relish trays. Beer for me and mimosa for the wife. Saving room for all the food at grandma's house tomorrow.

 

[JLS]

I don’t work until Sunday and I plan to sleep for about 16 hours.

Blame the smells on Sitka.

 

[MTLabrador]

Blame the smells on Sitka.

 

[fishing4sanity]

Elk roast on the smoker now, but looking like it's going to finish a bit early, guess I'll have to 'test' it first, and then eat later.

 

[SaskHunter]

I plan to sleep for about 16 hours.

Hear hear!!!!!!

 

[KipCarson]

Christmas Eve is always oyster stew and something else like gumbo or crawfish/shrimp Étouffée over at my parents. Plus more appetizers and homemade junk food than we can handle. Usually Christmas Day it’s traditional ham and all the fixings but this year my wife requested my creole shrimp in cream sauce over cheddar grits! I can hear my arteries clogging with the amount of butter about to be consumed!

 

[TheGreek]

The last several years that has evolved further into a menu of Jaeger Schnitzel, scratch made spaetzle and rotkohl.

Do you use one of those hand crank spaetzle makers to make your spaetzle? I inherited my Slovakian grandmother’s hand cranked spaetzle maker and have used it a few times but need to bust it out more often to make her homemade haluski recipe.

 

[noharleyyet]

Passing that along to the wife.

Drizzle with blackberry balsamic.

 

[Doublecluck]

Done.

 

[Nick87]

Both of our family's are very German (I am a Born and she is a Schlicht) so since the kids were little we have made it a tradition for me to cook German food on Christmas Eve. The last several years that has evolved further into a menu of Jaeger Schnitzel, scratch made spaetzle and rotkohl. This year it will be accompanied by some Viking's Blot mead from Denmark.

You have my attention! 100% German myself

 

[Valley1320]

I want BHR's and Gellar's seafood lasagna recipe myslef!!

As for the Whiskey Butter if anyone is interested:

2 sticks unsalted butter
2 shallots, soaked overnight in whiskey (Locally sourced spirits lol)
3 teaspoons minced parsley
1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire
4 teaspoons whiskey (I use what’s left from the shallot soak)
+ 1 shot for myself (optional?...no, not really)
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
Ground white pepper to taste

Combine butter, shallot, parsley, mustard, Worcestershire, whiskey, salt, and white pepper.
Mix well and drop butter in spoonfuls onto waxed paper.
Roll in plastic and smooth out to form a round log.
Refrigerate until hard and easy to cut, at least 3 hours.
Stores in the refrigerator for up to 1 week, or freeze for up to 3 months.

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Holy cow man!!! I just made that sauce to put on our prime rib, except I of course couldn't let the shallots marinate over night. That stuff is GOOD!!!

 

[deer_shooter]

you guys win! I pulled into Laramie with a cow tag in my pocket about an hour ago. Everything is closed so dinner was a personal pizza from the gas station Hahaha

 

[Little Big Man MT Chris]

Chicken Cordon Bleu , Green bean casserole and mashed potatoes and gravy

 

[Corn king 60]

you guys win! I pulled into Laramie with a cow tag in my pocket about an hour ago. Everything is closed so dinner was a personal pizza from the gas station Hahaha

I’m from SWPA. I can still pack out elk. And you didn’t pick me up
good luck and be safe.

 

[Little Big Man MT Chris]

Shout out to all of you eating deviled eggs on Christmas. Wish I could stop by each of your houses and try a few from each of you. Gawd I love deviled eggs

We had deviled eggs also , i forgot to add in my dinner post , I love them also , my mom makes’em killer good