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NJCher

(42,320 posts)
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 04:05 PM 10 hrs ago

What's for Dinner, Christmas Eve, Wed., Dec. 24, 2025

Tossed green salad with scallions, cucumber, green pepper, and shrimp. Lemon vinaigrette, homemade.

Brown sugar glazed salmon.

Roasted parsnips with mustard and maple syrup.

Cherry ginger kombucha.

Dessert: Chocolate and amaretto Yule log.

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What's for Dinner, Christmas Eve, Wed., Dec. 24, 2025 (Original Post) NJCher 10 hrs ago OP
Spanikopita! NewHendoLib 10 hrs ago #1
Sounds delic, NHL! SheltieLover 8 hrs ago #8
We join my brother and his wife across the street for oyster stew. Nanuke 9 hrs ago #2
Pot Roast Yonnie3 9 hrs ago #3
Sounds delic, Yonnie! SheltieLover 8 hrs ago #7
Traditional Polish Wigilia La Coliniere 8 hrs ago #4
I'd never heard of a Polish Vigilia, so I had to look it up. SheltieLover 8 hrs ago #6
That all sounds great. Worked with folks who ate about the same thing. Summer festivals were an eat fest. twodogsbarking 8 hrs ago #9
Sounds delic, Cher! SheltieLover 8 hrs ago #5
Red beans and rice chowmama 8 hrs ago #10
Italian Beef Sandwiches CanonRay 8 hrs ago #11
beef stew and garlic bread mike_c 6 hrs ago #12
It's just me and hubby for the holidays, so I decided to take it somewhat easy... slightlv 6 hrs ago #13

Yonnie3

(19,181 posts)
3. Pot Roast
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 04:38 PM
9 hrs ago

with gold potatoes, carrots, celery and onion. Leftovers, but good.

Ducky was confused by cooked versus raw carrots at first, Now he knows right away to gulp the cooked ones down and run with the raw to lie down and crunch.

TJ is going to work shifts tonight and tomorrow night, so it's just me and the Duckster tonight.

La Coliniere

(1,732 posts)
4. Traditional Polish Wigilia
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 05:35 PM
8 hrs ago

Last edited Wed Dec 24, 2025, 06:28 PM - Edit history (1)

Going to my in-laws for a traditional Christmas Eve dinner along with 12 other folks. There will be fried haddock, parsley potatoes, cheese and sauerkraut pierogies, green bean almondine, cole slaw, cucumber salad and a great variety of desserts. I made the cream of mushroom soup which begins the meal. Happy holidays to all my fellow DUers! Cheers!🥂

SheltieLover

(76,154 posts)
6. I'd never heard of a Polish Vigilia, so I had to look it up.
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 05:59 PM
8 hrs ago

Sounds like an absolutely lovely tradition.

My maternal ancestors were from Poland, but apparently did not practice this.

Enjoy!

Merry Christmas to you and your lovely family!'

twodogsbarking

(17,491 posts)
9. That all sounds great. Worked with folks who ate about the same thing. Summer festivals were an eat fest.
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 06:05 PM
8 hrs ago

Enjoy and best.

SheltieLover

(76,154 posts)
5. Sounds delic, Cher!
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 05:57 PM
8 hrs ago

Ha ha - we're on the same wavelength. I had my salmon for lunch, done in the air fryer with garlic and lemon pepper, with a side of mac n cheese and fresh pan steamed green beans.

Enjoy!

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate.

chowmama

(983 posts)
10. Red beans and rice
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 06:11 PM
8 hrs ago

We're still recovering from our lovely virus and are taking it easy. Nice soft food.

And I'm doing Xmas dinner as much ahead as possible. I wanna sleep in tomorrow.

mike_c

(36,889 posts)
12. beef stew and garlic bread
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 07:46 PM
6 hrs ago

It's a cool, rainy evening here, so I wanted hot soup. It's almost ready!

slightlv

(7,403 posts)
13. It's just me and hubby for the holidays, so I decided to take it somewhat easy...
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 07:53 PM
6 hrs ago

tonight it will be chicken cordon bleu and baked potatoes, with garlic bread. Tomorrow, our Christmas dinner will be my homemade spaghetti with my all day simmering sauce. Not very Christmasy, but hea... it's red! (LOL)

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