Guest guest Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 I was a military brat who grew up in Germany, so many of my traditions hark to the Old Country. We celebrate Christmas on the Eve with a family gathering, and dinner is a bit unusual. Mom makes a huge special-ordered Buffalo fish. Yech. Tastes like a bottom-feeder and probably is. Carp can be substituted. LOL. The herb gravy with parslied potatoes is delicious though, even if the fish isn't exactly my favorite (what's wrong with some nice trout?) I've changed the tradition at my house, but would like to hear some other C. Eve meals first. What do you all have? Dani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 I'm psyched to NOT be traveling to Nebraska for the first Christmas since marriage--we decided to start alternating the years we head to see the in-laws. But last night my husband and I talked about having our own little family tradition, and it was actually kind of hard to come up with a plan that competes with the massive 2 day in-law celebration! We're going to dress up and attend mass on Christmas eve, and have a fancy dinner, just the 4 of us (3 and 6 year old) and I recently found a chicken cherries jubilee (flambe) recipe that I am going to attempt, with a few NT modifications. The entree seems festive and not too difficult...here's a link. Appreciate any tips or suggestions: http://www.recipesource.com/main-dishes/crockpot/03/rec0314.html I figure they'll remember the year Mom set dinner on fire... I've changed the > tradition at my house, but would like to hear some other C. Eve meals > first. What do you all have? > > Dani > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 A few years ago we started to do fondu (cheese then chocolate) for supper. Later on when we open gifts we have REAL eggnog (yum) and stollen bread. My dd especially loves the fondu. My dh puts up with it. The eggnog and stollen tradition go back a long time in my family. Lynn would like to hear some other C. Eve meals > first. What do you all have? > > Dani > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 Reuben sandwiches and potato/bacon chowder with lots of cream and fresh onions! Marcy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 Hi Dani, Christmas is a big deal at our house and all the meals are important, lol. Our biggest most important meal is breakfast. We always have sausage bisquits and gravy (a once a year treat), scrambled eggs for those of us who can have them, fresh squeezed OJ, fresh fruit, and of course coffee with cream and either a home baked muffin or coffee cake to snack on during prezzies being unwrapped which happens before breakfast. (i know way too much sugar but like I said it is a once a year treat). Unwrapping prezzies takes a long time in our house even though there is only four people and even though each of us only gets three gifts (A gold, frankincense and a myhr) because only one person unwraps at a time, and we also do devotionals so the meaning of the gold frank. and mryh gifts are understood. So the muffins are essential to tide grumbly bellies over until the large breakfast can be mixed. I love Christmas traditions and we have at least a dozen. Carol F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 Hmmm... is buffalo fish what they eat in Germany? Not sure how that tastes like. I grew up in Sweden and we celebrate on Christmas Eve with a wonderful dinner of meatballs in brown cream gravy with lingonberries, delicious " prinskorvar " (small sausages that come twined together, made of very salty finely ground pork--think hot dog consistency but smoother), " rodbetssallad " (pickled creamy beet salad), baked ham with a mustard glaze along with " dopp i grytan " (my mom was always the only one in our family to eat this but she insisted on making it every year--it's the juices from the ham that you dip semi-sweet milk bread into- " limpa " , too mushy for my taste but the gravy's good of course), Jansson's Temptation (a gratin of potatoes, onion, Swedish anchovies, cream and bread crumbs--truly tempting!!) and probably some other goodies that I can't remember. My mouth is watering by now!! Hope one of these years I'll be ambitious enough to revive this tradition. Here we have dinner at my mother-in-law's house and it's far from the same thing (think microwaved this and that, and mushy, icky ham:(). Maybe once we get a house we'll host and I'll make a nice Swedish Christmas dinner. fina. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 No, I think they use carp in Germany, but the buffalo fish is very similar and more readily available here. I love the " kräuter " sauce that goes over the potatoes best. Your dinner sounds luscious, too! But then, I'm an ethnic explorer at heart. Is there not way you could orchestrate a dinner one year, and have others help you and the big house? They might be glad for the change and the help. It's not a very European approach, I know, but Americans tend to be a little more flexible trying something different on occasion. Just a thought! I love the fondue, idea, too. That's our traditional New Year's Eve feast which attracts more friends and family than Christmas. I swear, everyone's in-laws suddenly appear for a visit and get schlepped over to my folks house! LOL. Dani ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Hmmm... is buffalo fish what they eat in Germany? Not sure how that > tastes like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 Dani- We traditionally have fondue for new year too! :>) I don;t think we have told many people though, we certainly have not had droves like you do, lol. Carol F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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