Xmas eve food

[Xmasflora]

well DD wants her fav food which is pizza
now I got thinking of doing a platter of canapes/appetizers/fingerfood with a bottle of Chardonnay for the two of us
this instead of an xmas eve dinner
What are you having?

[tlazer]

It's the Italian tradition to eat 7 kinds of fish yuk!
I tend to nosh on cheese,crackers and pepperoni maybe sausage peppers and onions.PIZZA! umm I think you just gave me a good idea since I make my own pizza I'll ditch the sausage peppers and onion and go with the pizza! and of course a good bottle of wine too :tree:

[onemagicalchristmas]

I am making ham , cheese balls, potato chips and dip. Everyone else will bring something to add to it. I thought of making meatballs as well but depends on the finances.presentspresentspresentspresentspresentsp resents

[Mary Angeldog]

We usually have fish, pierogies and mushroom soup. This is our version of my mother's traditional eastern European meal for Christmas eve.

[Elvira1986]

I make something different every year. I am thinking about doing a tapaslike thing this year. My only requirement is that it should be something I don't eat the rest of the year.

[ChantelleJoy]

My family has traditionally had it's big Christmas Turkey Dinner on Xmas eve, I don't know this year, if not, then I'll definitly be checking back to this thread for ideas! Thanks for sharing!

[onemagicalchristmas]

welcome ChantelleJoy!

[lighting lady]

I'm all for the finger foods and Chardonnay! My Son is also a Pizza freak and would Love it! He's 30 years old, do you think he'll ever out grow it?

[SnowAngel]

I remember one holiday when I was a kid where I wanted pizza. It was on New Year's Eve.

[Merry Christmas Darling]

My menu was usually Fancy Franks, fruit tray, veggie tray, deviled eggs, warm bread, cookies, cake & chocolates, and beverage, but now I do this on Christmas night.

[angelpugs]

We had home baked cookies and breads and pies so it was a munch type night which we usually had sandwiches and ate some of the baked goodies and hot chocolate and we also had sodas as christmas day was the big meal.:waving::christmastree:

[Smokyturtle]

Nothing special this year, unless I ride with my sister to see her dad and step mother. Then it will most likely be finger foods. Simple yet, Just as yummy.:gelf:

[memartha]

Tlazer......

Do you make your own crust? If so, would you be willing to share the recipe? I have yet to find a great pizza dough recipe! :(

[GingerbreadGirl]

We have almost everything described on this page: http://www.wonderful-denmark.com/danish-christmas-dinner.html :elf1:

[markgbarba1987]

i guess pretty much a lot of desserts.. weeeee.. can't wait... :merrychristmas:

[Xmasflora]

hello:merrychristmas::christmastree::home:
planning my appetizers fingerfoods recipes list for this years xmas eve ,
perhaps doing mostly red/green foods theme for the appetizers

[ornamentmaven]

You should try my spinach balls (green) and stuffed cherry tomatoes (red). If interested, let me know and I'll post the recipes!

[Xmasflora]

recipes always welcome , the mini red tomatos I fill with herbal cream cheese
I was just browsing the BHG site for appetizer ideas and this weekend I will be looking through my old xmas magazines from previous years like Womans Day and Good Housekeeping both the UK and USA magazine for appetizers:merrychristmas::christmastree:

[ornamentmaven]

The stuffed cherry tomatoes are stuffed with bacon, scallions and mayonaisse. I always get TONS of compliments on them!

[Fezziwig]

Someone was talking about Pizza dough (about a year back) and I doubt its still relevant but there is really nothing to making Pizza dough-- I've been doing it since I was 10. 1 package of active yeast from the supermarket, about a cup and a half of warm water, 3.5 to 4 cups of all purp flour, 2 shots of olive oil, and some salt -- mix it up and then let it do its thing for an hour-- bing bang boom -- pizza dough ready to boogie.

[MinnesotaMike]

fondue, french onion soup, ribbon salad, TONS of finger foods and dips!! Oh yeah, and about 20 different varieties of cookies!!