Need ideas for Christmas eve...

Danielle and I are having people over for christmas eve and we have no idea what we should make.

We are having, Danielle's parents, my dad, Danielle's brother and his wife and their 2 kids, and Danielle's sister and her 3 kids.

What do you think we should make for dinner that night?

I know christmas eve should be seafood, but only a few people like seafood, so I was planning to go to BJ's and picking up some shrimp, and then we were going to make a few other dishes.

Thanks,
Scott

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We always do the seafood thing...what are you having for Christmas Day? You don't want to duplicate! You could do the lasagna thing, which a lot of families do. Or you can make a fresh ham??

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Her mom is making ZITI or Manicotti and I think Ham.

Scott

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what about some vegtable entree dishes?

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How about ordering Pizza???
Hmm, I don't know if your going to BJ's anyway than maybe pick up a bag of chicken wings, tenders or something along those lines. Are you planning a sit down dinner or a pick at what you want kind of thing?
If your having a sit down maybe chicken parm and spaghetti.

oops - i guess it took me to long to post!

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We have appetizers every year for Christmas Eve. It's something my parents have done for as long as I can remember. The menu consists of shrimp cocktail, sausage rolls, stuffed mushrooms, cheese and crackers, stromboli, little hot dogs, french bread pizza, mozzerella sticks, deviled eggs. And the list continues. Each year we try out something new. I can't wait till Christmas Eve this year.

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I like the appetizer idea, but im not sure how that would go with everyone else.
Scott

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We usually make Paella for Xmas eve. That way we get the seafood -- plus chicken and sausage and rice and .. all that other good stuff in paella. It's essentially rice stew and easy to make.

Good luck!

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We always eat Steak and Lobster tails on christmas eve. I don't eat seafood, so I just have steak.

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go for chicken parm and some sort of pasta. everybody likes chicken and it's easy to make!!

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I asked Danielle about the whole appetizer idea and she want into it, so I guess we will have to figure something out. At least we have sometime.

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how about eggplant parm, lobsters, manicotti.

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Posted by kelswiss

We have appetizers every year for Christmas Eve. It's something my parents have done for as long as I can remember. The menu consists of shrimp cocktail, sausage rolls, stuffed mushrooms, cheese and crackers, stromboli, little hot dogs, french bread pizza, mozzerella sticks, deviled eggs. And the list continues. Each year we try out something new. I can't wait till Christmas Eve this year.

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I love this idea! Maybe I will do this for Christmas!

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We always do Christmas Eve at our house....we do the appetizer thing
jalepeno poppers,mozzerella sticks,pigs in a blanket,buffalo wings, cheese and crackers hot apple cider egg nog, chips and dip, breaded and stuffed mushrooms,little quiche

it always makes a big hit

oh and sometimes we make pizza rolls or mini pizza bagels
fried eggplants

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At my parents house they do beef and fish.

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Many good ideas. I will have to look around at different recipe sites and see if anything interests me. This will be the first holiday we do in our apartment.
Scott

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what about chicken cordon bleu or penne ala vodka...easy to make