Need ideas for Christmas eve dinner

Danielle&Scott Posted: Dec 22, 2004 11:03 AM

Need ideas for Christmas eve dinner

Help me please. Danielle and I are doing Christmas eve this year and we had planned on making a Cold Antipasti, Getting some shrimp cocktail, making a big salad, sweet potato pie, rice, and veggies and a Spiral Ham....But her mom decided she wants to make the ham christmas day. She gave us a pork roast to make christmas day....Now the problem is Danielle and I arent big fans of the pork roast and we cannot think of what else to make.

If we end up making the pork roast, Does anyone have any good recipes?

Thanks,
Scott

btrflygrl Posted: Dec 22, 2004 11:05 AM

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Here is a bunch of ways to do pork roast from allrecipes.com...

Pork Roast recipes

what about doing it in the crockpot???

Donna Posted: Dec 22, 2004 11:07 AM

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We're having a stuffed pork for dinner and I'm just putting sauerkraut (sp?) in with the pork.

Our other sides are corn/broccoli, mashed potatoes and applesauce

nov04LIbride Posted: Dec 22, 2004 11:38 AM

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I like pork roast! I put BBQ sauce on the outside when 1/2 way through cooking. DH hates pork so I only eat it at my Mom's now. Hmm...What about a turkey? That's pretty easy, or a chicken? Or a roast beef? I think my mom is doing a roast beef xmas day, and they are pretty easy.

boosh78201 Posted: Dec 22, 2004 11:57 AM

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I would make a roast beef or maybe chicken cutlets.

Danielle&Scott Posted: Dec 22, 2004 12:45 PM

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Thanks...I will have to see what Danielle wants to do.
Scott

Danielle&Scott Posted: Dec 23, 2004 09:49 AM

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Well we decided to make the Pork Roast anyway...I am going to make sweet potatoe Pie, and this yummy mushroom, onion rice that I make. We will also make a big salad with oil vinegar, and crumbled gorgonzola cheese. Do you think this will be enough food for 8 people?
Thanks,
Scott

bridejune04 Posted: Dec 23, 2004 09:51 AM

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I would maybe make a vegetable too!

usuk2004 Posted: Dec 23, 2004 09:53 AM

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I would make some vegetables also...maybe mushrooms or asparagus...peas? carrots? Gravy for the pork?

Also probably a good idea to have that applesauce on hand.

tourist Posted: Dec 23, 2004 09:54 AM

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Posted by Danielle&Scott

Well we decided to make the Pork Roast anyway...I am going to make sweet potatoe Pie, and this yummy mushroom, onion rice that I make. We will also make a big salad with oil vinegar, and crumbled gorgonzola cheese. Do you think this will be enough food for 8 people?
Thanks,
Scott

I might make one more vegatable, something plain, like steamed broccoli.

Is sweet potato pie a side, or a dessert?

The onion mushrrom rice sounds yummy, my husband would hate it, but I love all 3 of those things!

Danielle&Scott Posted: Dec 23, 2004 11:27 AM

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The sweet potato pie is for dinner. We are making pork gravy, and I forgot Danielle's sister is making green bean casserrole

tourist Posted: Dec 23, 2004 11:33 AM

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oh, ok- the green beans should cover it then!
Maybe just get some applesauce, like Farah suggested.

by the way, you're post reminded me, that I should make an artichoke pie for Grandma -in law tomorrow!

Danielle&Scott Posted: Dec 23, 2004 12:37 PM

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Posted by tourist

oh, ok- the green beans should cover it then!
Maybe just get some applesauce, like Farah suggested.

by the way, you're post reminded me, that I should make an artichoke pie for Grandma -in law tomorrow!

Artichoke pie?