What's on your menu for Christmas?

Here's a copy of Alli's breakfast casserole if anyone's interested!

Sausage & Egg Casserole

1 lb sausage (Jimmy Dean Regular is the best..or use hot if you like a little spice)
6 slices bread, I use hearty white or regular white...wheat is too sweet for me)
1 1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar
6 Eggs well beaten
2 cups milk
1 tsp salt
1 tsp dried mustard

Fry sausage , breaking it up as it cooks. Drain and cool. Cut bread into small cubes and layer in a greased casserole dish. Sprinkle sausage on top and then cheese. Add the milk to the beaten eggs, add salt & mustard. Whisk well and pour evenly over casserole. Cover and let sit in the frig overnight...or at least an hour.
Uncover and bake at 350 about 30-45 minutes. Cut into squares and enjoy!
This is also good to use through out the week as breakfast for rushed school kids or busy moms! If you are on low card...omit the bread. You can also use diced ham instrad of sausage, and add other ingredients...onion, mushrooms, peppers.
Also good served with warmed up salsa on the side.

This is the best for Christmas morning! I also have a baked French Toast that is made a day in advance and can be put in the oven with the sausage casserole. Let me know if anyone is interested.

I am cooking goose, red cabbage, riced potatoes and corn casserole for my kid's Christmas night dinner.
My mom has been cooking Christmas goose for years...and my kids love it!
The corn casserole I make has fresh ginger, garlic and fontina cheese!

great menu JR!!! can't ever have enough wonderful potatoes!!!

care to share your twice baked recipe?

The twice baked potato recipe is nothing fancy at all.

After baking large Idaho's, scoop the potatoes into a large bowl. Throw in softened butter (about 1 stick if you're making 8 potatoes :shock, 1 - 8 oz. container of sour cream, approx. 1 C. sharp shredded cheddar, 8 oz. room temp. cream cheese. Use elec. mixer just to blend. Add a small amount of milk to help with the consistency. Re-fill potato skins and top with a sprinkling of crispy bacon bits (real, not the kind from a jar). Place under the broiler for a minute or two right before time to serve dinner.

As you can see, this is not a health conscience side dish, nor a fancy, gormet one!!

The twice baked potato recipe is nothing fancy at all.

After baking large Idaho's, scoop the potatoes into a large bowl. Throw in softened butter (about 1 stick if you're making 8 potatoes :shock, 1 - 8 oz. container of sour cream, approx. 1 C. sharp shredded cheddar, 8 oz. room temp. cream cheese. Use elec. mixer just to blend. Add a small amount of milk to help with the consistency. Re-fill potato skins and top with a sprinkling of crispy bacon bits (real, not the kind from a jar). Place under the broiler for a minute or two right before time to serve dinner.

As you can see, this is not a health conscience side dish, nor a fancy, gormet one!!

But it is WONDERFUL! I wonder if these can be made a couple of days ahead of time? They are a bit time consuming for Christmas Day at our house.

Menu???????? Food????????
Man.....y'all are killing me!

Menu???????? Food????????
Man.....y'all are killing me!

...I just got my tree up last night. Not an ornament on it.

The corn casserole I make has fresh ginger, garlic and fontina cheese!

Allifun I would love this recipe!

...I just got my tree up last night. Not an ornament on it.

Soon you'll have a sowal ornament on it! :clap_1:

This is the best for Christmas morning! I also have a baked French Toast that is made a day in advance and can be put in the oven with the sausage casserole. Let me know if anyone is interested.

I am cooking goose, red cabbage, riced potatoes and corn casserole for my kid's Christmas night dinner.
My mom has been cooking Christmas goose for years...and my kids love it!
The corn casserole I make has fresh ginger, garlic and fontina cheese!

Allifunn, I would like to have the baked French Toast recipe...and I am curious, what is riced potatoes?

...this reminds me. I think I still have some Thanksgiving cranberry leftovers in the back fridge!!!!

This is the best for Christmas morning! I also have a baked French Toast that is made a day in advance and can be put in the oven with the sausage casserole. Let me know if anyone is interested.

I am cooking goose, red cabbage, riced potatoes and corn casserole for my kid's Christmas night dinner.
My mom has been cooking Christmas goose for years...and my kids love it!
The corn casserole I make has fresh ginger, garlic and fontina cheese!

Where does someone buy a goose? Never bought one or seen one for sale. I think I would like to try some different things this year. Balder and his bro like to cook meat outside, you know, things like bear.

PS That is my first double quote reply!

Came across this. It sounds easy. I don't think even I could mess it up!


Foolproof Standing Rib Roast Recipe courtesy Paula DeenSee this recipe on air Sunday Dec. 17 at 7:00 AM ET/PT.
Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: Christmas 1 (5-pound) standing rib roast
1 tablespoon House Seasoning, recipe follows
Allow roast to stand at room temperature for at least 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 375 degree F. Rub roast with House Seasoning; place roast on a rack in the pan with the rib side down and the fatty side up. Roast for 1 hour. Turn off oven. Leave roast in oven but do not open oven door for 3 hours. About 30 to 40 minutes before serving time, turn oven to 375 degrees F and reheat the roast. Important: Do not remove roast or re-open the oven door from time roast is put in until ready to serve.
House Seasoning:
1 cup salt
1/4 cup black pepper
1/4 cup garlic powder


Mix ingredients together and store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.

I alway's have this House Seasoning on hand. I make it up and use it alot!

Where does someone buy a goose? Never bought one or seen one for sale. I think I would like to try some different things this year. Balder and his bro like to cook meat outside, you know, things like bear.

PS That is my first double quote reply!

You know, I alway's wondered this myself. Where does one buy a goose?

PS You did good on the double quote. ;-)

Came across this. It sounds easy. I don't think even I could mess it up!


Foolproof Standing Rib Roast Recipe courtesy Paula DeenSee this recipe on air Sunday Dec. 17 at 7:00 AM ET/PT.
Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: Christmas 1 (5-pound) standing rib roast
1 tablespoon House Seasoning, recipe follows
Allow roast to stand at room temperature for at least 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 375 degree F. Rub roast with House Seasoning; place roast on a rack in the pan with the rib side down and the fatty side up. Roast for 1 hour. Turn off oven. Leave roast in oven but do not open oven door for 3 hours. About 30 to 40 minutes before serving time, turn oven to 375 degrees F and reheat the roast. Important: Do not remove roast or re-open the oven door from time roast is put in until ready to serve.
House Seasoning:
1 cup salt
1/4 cup black pepper
1/4 cup garlic powder


Mix ingredients together and store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.

I alway's have this House Seasoning on hand. I make it up and use it alot!

Yep!! This is the one I use!!!! :clap_1:

You know, I alway's wondered this myself. Where does one buy a goose?

PS You did good on the double quote. ;-)

The butcher will order one for you, and a capon too!

What? Where's the rest of the crew/family this year????

they are leaving me and mr ibd wants to be HOME on Christmas morning.... personally I like to be around lots of family....

The twice baked potato recipe is nothing fancy at all.

After baking large Idaho's, scoop the potatoes into a large bowl. Throw in softened butter (about 1 stick if you're making 8 potatoes :shock, 1 - 8 oz. container of sour cream, approx. 1 C. sharp shredded cheddar, 8 oz. room temp. cream cheese. Use elec. mixer just to blend. Add a small amount of milk to help with the consistency. Re-fill potato skins and top with a sprinkling of crispy bacon bits (real, not the kind from a jar). Place under the broiler for a minute or two right before time to serve dinner.

As you can see, this is not a health conscience side dish, nor a fancy, gormet one!!

thanks JR, this is really good stuff. basic but the real deal. will try it for sure!

Allifunn, I would like to have the baked French Toast recipe...and I am curious, what is riced potatoes?

darlene: I am in this family. trust me. you don't want to do it. if you like potatoes, do not, I repeat DO NOT ever do this to a potato.

Where does someone buy a goose? Never bought one or seen one for sale. I think I would like to try some different things this year. Balder and his bro like to cook meat outside, you know, things like bear.
PS That is my first double quote reply!

I think you have to shoot the goose. Maybe the same place you get the bear.

darlene: I am in this family. trust me. you don't want to do it. if you like potatoes, do not, I repeat DO NOT ever do this to a potato.

At first i thought it said diced potatoes, but just curious, how does one rice a potato?

At first i thought it said diced potatoes, but just curious, how does one rice a potato?

With a potato ricer.
I don't own one, but some folks swear by them.

darlene: I am in this family. trust me. you don't want to do it. if you like potatoes, do not, I repeat DO NOT ever do this to a potato.

Listen to Toots...she is a wise wise woman! Step away from the ricer!!!

With a potato ricer.
I don't own one, but some folks swear by them.

Mr. K just bought one after we tried the food mill one time. Those were possibly the worst potatoes ever. Just give me a hand mixer or a masher anyday.

The last few times I made mashed taters, I just used the hand masher and I gotta say they came out great. Mmmm.

Listen to Toots...she is a wise wise woman! Step away from the ricer!!!



Mr. K just bought one after we tried the food mill one time. Those were possibly the worst potatoes ever. Just give me a hand mixer or a masher anyday.

a complete waste of a good tater. what did you do with the ricer?

a complete waste of a good tater. what did you do with the ricer?

Stuffed it in the cabinet. Any ideas for alternate uses...could I squeeze water out of spinach in it? BTW...Mr. K thinks they were good. Probably just saving face.

Our food focused family will be sharing - On Christmas Eve, a Seafood Platter (shrimp, oysters, crab claws, mussels, clams) and turkducken (never made one before!) followed by a cheese course (the stinkier the better!) with baguette, butter, figs and pears and lots of wine and champagne On Christmas Day, we are serving a Roast Goose with ??? - we haven't decided on what to serve with the goose as of today. Any suggestions?

Stuffed it in the cabinet. Any ideas for alternate uses...could I squeeze water out of spinach in it? BTW...Mr. K thinks they were good. Probably just saving face.

here's my tip - goodwill bag.

Allifunn, I would like to have the baked French Toast recipe...and I am curious, what is riced potatoes?

Baked French Toast
1 24 inch baguette, sliced diagonally into 20 slices
6 large eggs
3 cups whole milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup pecans lightly toasted
1/2 stick butter
2 cups blue berries (fresh or frozen)
Butter a 13 x 9 inch baking dish. Arrange the bread in one layer in the dish. Whisk the eggs, milk, vanilla & 3/4 cup brown sugar together and pour over the bread. Cover and chill 8 hours or over night.
Preheat oven to 400.
Sprinkle pecans & berries over the bread. Melt 1/2 stick of butter and the remaining 1/4 cup brown sugar together, whisking to incorporate. Drizzle over bread and bake 20-25 minutes.
Serve with blueberry syrup:
1 cup blueberries
1/2 cup maple syrup
1 TBSP fresh lemon juice.
Cook berries & syrup together until berries burst (I prefer frozen so they won't burst..just cook for about 5-10 minutes) Pour syrup through a sieve to eleminate solids. Stir in lemon juice and serve from a small pitcher, gravy boat or creamer.
Syrup can be made a day in advance...chilld and reheated before serving.

I have made this several ways ..without the pecans, without the blueberries...all ways it is wonderful!

Where does someone buy a goose? Never bought one or seen one for sale. I think I would like to try some different things this year. Balder and his bro like to cook meat outside, you know, things like bear.

PS That is my first double quote reply!

:clap_1: Yay on your double quote! Publix can order you a goose! Although I think they carry them in Atlanta this time of the year.

darlene: I am in this family. trust me. you don't want to do it. if you like potatoes, do not, I repeat DO NOT ever do this to a potato.

I am just plain dissapointed in you Toots!!!!:roll: Riced potatoes are a family tradition and my kids LOVE them!!! Memories of Dad, Mike & Brad all ricing potatoes...dad half in the bag and "supervising" They are wonderful with lots of madam's goose gravy on top!