Christmas Eve Menu ideas

Last year I made a tasting menu - small portions of several dishes:

started out with fresh mozz & tomato/basil
rice balls
small piece of lasagna
broiled filet of flounder with lemon butter
linguine w/ white clam sauce
dessert was mini pastries.
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i got a little help from an italian market, where I bought the rice balls and lasagna. The rest I made myself. It was delicious, and the 4 people we had over for dinner loved it. I even made little menu's for each place setting.

we always do fish for christmas eve...

last year it was fried calamari & mussels for appetizer

and some sort of pasta and shrimp dish... i cannot totally remember...

lobster tail and some yummy rice my aunt made

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Posted by VickiR510

Italians always do all fish for Christmas eve. So i say shrimp scampi maybe some Lobster tails. With Linguine & white clam sauce. Of course you can do veggies like stuffed artichokes etc. But no meat for us.

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ITA... YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe some Fruti di Mare or calamari too

My fav is Linguine with Crab Sauce. OMG..my Grandfather is such a good cook.

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Posted by BarbieGrl10

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Posted by VickiR510

Italians always do all fish for Christmas eve. So i say shrimp scampi maybe some Lobster tails. With Linguine & white clam sauce. Of course you can do veggies like stuffed artichokes etc. But no meat for us.

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ITA... YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe some Fruti di Mare or calamari too

My fav is Linguine with Crab Sauce. OMG..my Grandfather is such a good cook.

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we're not really big fish people but thanks for the ideas...any other non fishy thoughts?

hmmmmm...... As a side dish I make acorn squash all the time cause its SUPER easy and SOOOOOOO GOOD!



Cut the Acorn in half. Scoop out the seeds in the middle. Slice the bottoms so they can stand with out tipping over. Add 1 tablespoon of butter and 1 teaspoon of brown sugar. Bake on 400 for an hour or so. When the tops brown a little... thats when they are done.



Serve and stir the inside so it all mixes in.

Enjoy!

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Posted by BarbieGrl10

p.s. Did you get the rest of your E-pics from Amanda yet?

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NO! she said she is behind...but she said 3 weeks and that was about a month or a little over that...so im getting impatient lol

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Posted by MrsDrinkh20

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Posted by BarbieGrl10

p.s. Did you get the rest of your E-pics from Amanda yet?

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NO! she said she is behind...but she said 3 weeks and that was about a month or a little over that...so im getting impatient lol

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She just emailed me! They are on the way..should be here by tomorrow!!! Yay!!

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Posted by MrsDrinkh20

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Posted by BarbieGrl10

p.s. Did you get the rest of your E-pics from Amanda yet?

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NO! she said she is behind...but she said 3 weeks and that was about a month or a little over that...so im getting impatient lol

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Awww! Yeah that happened with my E-Party pics.
I waited like 5-6 weeks...not a long time at all but OMG I couldnt wait for them.
But with our E-pics I got them in like 3 weeks.
I'm sure you will have them soon!
Ask her for more teaser pics!!!!!!!!

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Posted by MrsDrinkh20

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Posted by MrsDrinkh20

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Posted by BarbieGrl10

p.s. Did you get the rest of your E-pics from Amanda yet?

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NO! she said she is behind...but she said 3 weeks and that was about a month or a little over that...so im getting impatient lol

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She just emailed me! They are on the way..should be here by tomorrow!!! Yay!!

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YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lauren, I don't know if you like Cuban food but my Christmas Eve menu goes like this:

Yucca
Rice and Beans
Roasted Pork (MY FAVE)

Then in honor of my Dad who's Italian, we also have:
Sauteed bakala
Lasagna

Of course we have hor'deorves beforehand and fresh homemade sangria before and during our meal.

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Of course we have hor'deorves beforehand and fresh homemade sangria before and during our meal.

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Fresh homemade sangria??!!!!!!!!!?????

Guess whos crashing your Christmas Eve!

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Posted by BarbieGrl10

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Of course we have hor'deorves beforehand and fresh homemade sangria before and during our meal.

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Fresh homemade sangria??!!!!!!!!!?????

Guess whos crashing your Christmas Eve!

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MMMM, my mouth is watering right now. I can't wait for my precious sangria.