I am thinking about a different kind of holiday feast from the traditional fare for Christmas Day, since we will be at the beach this year. I wonder if anyone has ideas and recipes for some tasty regional cooking that will feed a holiday crowd? I would really appreciate input on this. My father, who has been gone for 25 years now, gave us a wonderful tradition for Christmas morning breakfast and it's one that we've lost along the way. He loved to cook un-traditional breakfast foods on Christmas morning. Quail on toast or on a waffle was one dish and we also had scalloped oysters another year. Then there were all kinds of things like coffee cake and cafe au lait (practically unheard of then), and one year we had what he called "breakfast spaghetti," which was another practically unheard of dish, otherwise known as carbonara! One year, we even had Coca Cola warmed in a mug--not bad. We're not trying to create a new tradition this year or even revive that old one. But I want to do something different, amusing, and delicious. Thanks for suggestions!
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60Beach FanaticAuthor
EASY BITES: Dab cream cheese on a Wheat Thin, then top with another dab of peper jelly. Keep it comin'!
beats on hood
My daughter and I have a recipe for an easy appetizer.
Ingredients:
1 can Easy Cheese
1 finger per guest
Directions:
Ask each guest to hold out a finger. Squirt a line of Easy Cheese on it. To serve, just have each guest lick the finger of his/her choice.
Serves: Dunno how many - as many people as there are lines of cheese in the can.
(In case you haven't figured it out, this is a joke - we just made it up when we were being silly one day).
Ingredients:
1 can Easy Cheese
1 finger per guest
Directions:
Ask each guest to hold out a finger. Squirt a line of Easy Cheese on it. To serve, just have each guest lick the finger of his/her choice.
Serves: Dunno how many - as many people as there are lines of cheese in the can.
(In case you haven't figured it out, this is a joke - we just made it up when we were being silly one day).
SoWal Insider
My daughter and I have a recipe for an easy appetizer.
Ingredients:
1 can Easy Cheese
1 finger per guest
Directions:
Ask each guest to hold out a finger. Squirt a line of Easy Cheese on it. To serve, just have each guest lick the finger of his/her choice.
Serves: Dunno how many - as many people as there are lines of cheese in the can.
(In case you haven't figured it out, this is a joke - we just made it up when we were being silly one day).
A lot of teenagers LOVE that recipe, and the can of choc. frosting!
beats on hood
A lot of teenagers LOVE that recipe, and the can of choc. frosting!That, too. And let's not forget the legendary peanut butter appetizer. However, the Easy Cheese appetizer is superior because the product in the container isn't contaminated when applied to the finger.
percy
Wanted to add, when we were down for the first time early this year, I tried fried green tomatoes and some local favorites, including wonderful shrimp, fish, Royal Reds and BBQ...loved it, but to this day have never had traditional Christmas day fare...I'll be following this thread with great interest...I meant to ask--are Royal Reds seasonal? For some reason, I had the idea that they are...? A couple of years ago, when we were in SoWal, we tried to get some and couldn't, and we had been told to go to a certain seafood market for them, which now escapes me. When can I get them, and where should I buy them?
fishlips
proper holiday goodies I remember the recipe for cause they are so simple
broken pieces of dark and milk chocolate served on a platter with hot caramel and chocolate dipping sauce in the middle
thick peppercorn crust on prime rib with mint sauce - roll prime rib in crushed black peppercorns and put in oven, put mint sauce straight from from bottle in small dish for dipping, serve together
hot cross yeast rolls - buy the uncooked yeast rolls at walmart, cut the tops in a deep x, cook and when they come out of the oven pour melted butter over them and sprinkle on a tiny bit of busted up rock candy
more later...
broken pieces of dark and milk chocolate served on a platter with hot caramel and chocolate dipping sauce in the middle
thick peppercorn crust on prime rib with mint sauce - roll prime rib in crushed black peppercorns and put in oven, put mint sauce straight from from bottle in small dish for dipping, serve together
hot cross yeast rolls - buy the uncooked yeast rolls at walmart, cut the tops in a deep x, cook and when they come out of the oven pour melted butter over them and sprinkle on a tiny bit of busted up rock candy
more later...
Beach Lover
Yes, it is wonderful with pork loin--or just about anything else.
Johnrudy: Just goes to show you never know what you'll find on this board! Yes, serve over cream cheese. Enjoy!
Yep, we have jezabel sauce four or five times a year.. Great with pork tenderloin or poured over cream cheese. We made it for my inlaws from NYC and they loved it.
Beach FanaticAuthor
Thanks to all for suggestions and recipes. We are definitely making the crock pot tortilla soup on Christmas Eve. With a salad and some little empanadas, it will be easy and delicious. My husband is begging for flan, too. We always have hot chocolate with peppermint stick stirrers while opening one gift on the Eve.
Christmas dinner will be wild mushroom soup, roast pork stuffed with dried apricots and prunes, Swiss chard, that sweet potato casserole with marshmallows on top (of course), the arugula salad with pecans and pears, and red velvet cake with strawberries. Translates into a lot of gym trips between now and then.
Christmas dinner will be wild mushroom soup, roast pork stuffed with dried apricots and prunes, Swiss chard, that sweet potato casserole with marshmallows on top (of course), the arugula salad with pecans and pears, and red velvet cake with strawberries. Translates into a lot of gym trips between now and then.
SoWal Expert
Thanks to all for suggestions and recipes. We are definitely making the crock pot tortilla soup on Christmas Eve. With a salad and some little empanadas, it will be easy and delicious. My husband is begging for flan, too. We always have hot chocolate with peppermint stick stirrers while opening one gift on the Eve.
Christmas dinner will be wild mushroom soup, roast pork stuffed with dried apricots and prunes, Swiss chard, that sweet potato casserole with marshmallows on top (of course), the arugula salad with pecans and pears, and red velvet cake with strawberries. Translates into a lot of gym trips between now and then.
What time is dinner again?
Beach Fanatic
I made the crock pot chicken tortilla soup today and it was absolutely wonderful! I highly recommend it. Thanks so much...can't wait to try out some others.
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