Holiday Feasting

Thorn · Post by **Thorn** » Sun Dec 08, 2002 11:39 pm

So, in the wake of the big Thanksgiving Gorge-fest, Caz and I got to talking about celebratory foods. Specifically, how when I was growing up, we didn't necessarily have turkey every Thanksgiving on my mom's side of the family (the Italian side). A few years we had lasagne, and I know one year we had home made ravioli. But then, as my aunts and uncles (being much younger than my mom) got more and more interested in being "just like their friends", our holiday celebrations became much more Americanized. Eventually, even Christmas dinner was indistinguishable from any other Christmas dinner in the U.S. And I've realized that this year, I'm mad nostalgic for all the "old times".

So then we started talking about how cool it would be, to be able to fold space and time and have unlimited fundage, to be able to get all the Bulldrekkers in one place at the same time for a big ol' holiday dinner. Whatever holidays you celebrate, this is generally the season for them.

So I ask you: If I were crazy-wealthy/powerful and made it work so we could all meet up someplace and have a big holiday feast, but charged as admission one pot-luck style dish from each attendee - what would you bring?

EvanMoore · Post by **EvanMoore** » Sun Dec 08, 2002 11:58 pm

Beef Stroganoff and Kielbasa and Saurkraut.

I'd have to bring both, really. Although they don't really go together, some people don't like saurkraut...

Evan

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Mon Dec 09, 2002 12:05 am

Orange Cookie!

MooCow · Post by **MooCow** » Mon Dec 09, 2002 12:07 am

Steak.... what else?

Bethyaga · Post by **Bethyaga** » Mon Dec 09, 2002 12:19 am

Chips with nacho dip, and a vegetable tray with ranch dip.

Although speaking of holiday traditions, my mother-in-law does soup every year for Christmas. Cuz really, who wants to work their ass off on Christmas? She does up a big ol pot of chili and then another one of like clam chowder or broccoli cheese. Then everyone serves up when they feel like it. Good stuff.

Eva · Post by **Eva** » Mon Dec 09, 2002 12:44 am

Dessert! I'd make tiramisu'.

Quicksilver · Post by **Quicksilver** » Mon Dec 09, 2002 12:45 am

Pierogies, homemade of course, maybe the Mandarin Orange Jello thing we always have.

3278 · Post by **3278** » Mon Dec 09, 2002 12:46 am

Eva wrote:Dessert! I'd make tiramisu'.

Excellent! You make that, and I'll make pink cookies in a plastic bag getting crushed by buildings.

Wildfire · Post by **Wildfire** » Mon Dec 09, 2002 12:52 am

Quicksilver is one of my accounts, damn IE crash lost switch

FlakJacket · Post by **FlakJacket** » Mon Dec 09, 2002 12:54 am

If Moo was bringing the steak then I'd be bringing a massive shepherds pie.

Eliahad · Post by **Eliahad** » Mon Dec 09, 2002 1:00 am

Christmas in the Flame/Eli household consists of all the stuff our relatives sent us. Oh and we have ham on christmas itself...but I'd bring.

Smoked Salmon, Smoked Tuna and lots and lots of crackers. Oh and Brie, can't forget the Brie.

Thorn · Post by **Thorn** » Mon Dec 09, 2002 1:06 am

Whups. I forgot to say what I'd bring:

/kroo-stls/ Also known as sfrappole. That Italian dessert fritter thing that my grandfather always made that I still don't know how to spell the name of. But I found a recipe, after years of searching, and they called it sfrappole. It apparently changes names depending on the region it's in, but the basic recipe stays the same. It's crispy with a slight anise flavor and dusted in powdered sugar. Really really good. I'd bring trays and trays of it.

EvanMoore · Post by **EvanMoore** » Mon Dec 09, 2002 1:06 am

My family used to have a big pot of chili on Christmas eve when all the various families of my brothers and sisters would bring their children to my parent's house. It took my dad a whole 24 hours to prepare the chili to his exacting standards.

My sisters usually brought pies an cookies and salads and such, but the chili was the highlight of the evening.

I miss those family times....

Toward the later years, my high-school years, I began to make spiced cidar--wassail--which is now more the tradition at my wife's home while they serve ham and/or turkey.

Evan

Sowhat · Post by **Sowhat** » Mon Dec 09, 2002 1:21 am

Eli that sounds like what we do have every year. And oysters, yum!

I'd bring oysters, and a big lemon cheesecake, because I rock at making lemon cheesecakes.

paladin2019 · Post by **paladin2019** » Mon Dec 09, 2002 2:46 am

Eli passed on the ham. I got it.

Nexusvoid · Post by **Nexusvoid** » Mon Dec 09, 2002 2:55 am

Pork roast cooked in sauerkraut and potatoes, with a few bottles of white wine to drink.

MissTeja · Post by **MissTeja** » Mon Dec 09, 2002 3:17 am

I'd have to cook up some of my Gingered Chicken and bring some A1 for Moo's steak. (Yummy

). Oh, and maybe a case of Bud and a case of Rolling Rock for those who wish to have a drink.

Salvation122 · Post by **Salvation122** » Mon Dec 09, 2002 3:21 am

Probably three big dishes of meat lasagna, which would take about three days to make, and some cannolli (probably spelled wrong,) which we could whip up in maybe twenty minutes if you bought the shells pre-fab.

While thanksgiving's pretty traditional American for my family, Christmas is always Italian - lasagna, ravioli (prefab, unfortunatly), spaghetti, tiramisu, cannolli.

Darth Sophia · Post by **Darth Sophia** » Mon Dec 09, 2002 3:32 am

Lots of varied cheeses and crackers!

Patience · Post by **Patience** » Mon Dec 09, 2002 4:52 am

I'm Norwegian, and we have a holiday tradition of eating candied lingonberries. I'd bring those, and my apple pie a la mode. mmmm.

Breyer's vanilla only, thanks.

Serious Paul · Post by **Serious Paul** » Mon Dec 09, 2002 5:10 am

Cherimoya's. Their delicous.

EvanMoore · Post by **EvanMoore** » Mon Dec 09, 2002 5:32 am

Patience wrote:Breyer's vanilla only, thanks.

I'm impressed with your ice-cream of choice. Breyer's is, indeed, the only decent ice-cream on the market.

Evan

Darth Sophia · Post by **Darth Sophia** » Mon Dec 09, 2002 5:57 am

EvanMoore wrote:
Patience wrote:Breyer's vanilla only, thanks.
I'm impressed with your ice-cream of choice. Breyer's is, indeed, the only decent ice-cream on the market.

Evan

Just my luck, we don't even get that over here to try it out!

Szechuan · Post by **Szechuan** » Mon Dec 09, 2002 6:28 am

I'd bring a rice, chicken and brocolli casserole. Christ that was yummy!

FlameBlade · Post by **FlameBlade** » Mon Dec 09, 2002 6:29 am

What Eli said.

Gunny · Post by **Gunny** » Mon Dec 09, 2002 3:18 pm

I'd bring my family recipe of Cajun steaks (thick marbled pieces of beef simmered for 2hrs in sauteed onions, garlic, special blend of cajun seasonings, beef stock and crushed beef bullion(sp?) for a little extra beefy punch). these things come out so tender that you can eat them with chopsticks. no knife needed unless you want to pull off any fatty pieces.

Vralkie · Post by **Vralkie** » Mon Dec 09, 2002 6:41 pm

Nex', I love you, that's a family special that my mom makes for my birthday, I've got the wine covered w/ #3...
Eva, Tiramisu is the shiz-mack-daddy of all desserts, I have it every time I eat at the sushi bar in Key West... Speaking of, If I could supply a couple of condo's in Key West in about 2 years for a gathering, would all'y'all attend?

I'd bring:
1. the fondue pot, w/ cheeze, steak, chicken, mushrooms, broccolli, and coliflower
2. Homeade Tom & Jerry's... Mmmmm... Yummy
3. A case of my family label's '98 Eiswien... Mmmmm... Yummy
4. Homeade Lefse, Family recipe... Mmmmm... Yummy
5. 3 bottles of Hot Sex, simply because it'd be crazed at a BD Holiday...

Instant Cash · Post by **Instant Cash** » Mon Dec 09, 2002 9:10 pm

I'd bring the grill

And yes it would be celebrated someplace warm and sunny

Cazmonster · Post by **Cazmonster** » Mon Dec 09, 2002 9:29 pm

I'd bring Cheesy Potatoes, thumbprint cookies and Kelly's White wine.

Cash · Post by **Cash** » Tue Dec 10, 2002 5:23 am

4. Homeade Lefse, Family recipe... Mmmmm... Yummy

Hells yeah! Homemade lefse rocks.

Vralkie · Post by **Vralkie** » Tue Dec 10, 2002 11:08 am

Hell Yeah! We make about a gross of it or more every Oct. Dec. and Apr.
[voiceclass = "cheech & chong"]It fucking rules man...[/voiceclass = "cheech & chong"]

Darth Sophia · Post by **Darth Sophia** » Tue Dec 10, 2002 11:16 am

Instant Cash wrote:I'd bring the grill

And yes it would be celebrated someplace warm and sunny

Oz is warm and sunny this time of year

Sowhat · Post by **Sowhat** » Tue Dec 10, 2002 11:22 am

Brisbane is (almost) always warm. Of course whenever I venture up to QLD, it always rains.

Jestyr · Post by **Jestyr** » Tue Dec 10, 2002 1:38 pm

Surprise, surprise - it's raining now. Well, actually, /right/ now it's stopped, but there was a nice little thunderstorm earlier tonight.

Which is better than the 35 degree, 80 percent humidity days we were having a couple of days ago.

Sowhat · Post by **Sowhat** » Tue Dec 10, 2002 1:42 pm

Yep, the Queensland weather conspires against me. Can one thing conspire against you? I don't know.

Jestyr · Post by **Jestyr** » Tue Dec 10, 2002 1:54 pm

Depends if you figure weather is singular or collective.

(Mm. Tangent city.)

Sowhat · Post by **Sowhat** » Tue Dec 10, 2002 1:56 pm

I guess it can, because it's the cold-rain & the sunny-hottness that get together and scheme against me.

Cash · Post by **Cash** » Tue Dec 10, 2002 2:52 pm

It's not raining now. Of course, it's also not hot and sunny, being 1 am and all...

Darth Sophia · Post by **Darth Sophia** » Tue Dec 10, 2002 3:36 pm

Cash wrote:It's not raining now. Of course, it's also not hot and sunny, being 1 am and all...

True dat!

Cazmonster · Post by **Cazmonster** » Tue Dec 10, 2002 3:43 pm

It's very sunny and not warm here at all, gotta love it.

EvanMoore · Post by **EvanMoore** » Tue Dec 10, 2002 5:32 pm

I'm not familiar with "lefse", what is it?

Evan

Cash · Post by **Cash** » Tue Dec 10, 2002 10:33 pm

Lefse is a Scandinavian flat bread made from potatoes. It's been called The Norwegian Torilla before. It's best served spread with PB&J or a little butter and a sprinkling of Cinnamon and sugar.

Lefse

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Cazmonster · Post by **Cazmonster** » Tue Dec 10, 2002 11:05 pm

Lefse rocks the house. I will be going to Mount Horeb sometime this winter to partake of their traditional Lefse.