Christmas cooking...

[cheebacheeba]

So, most of you know that I've started my studies towards becoming a chef this year...those of you that don't, do now.
It's 7:10am, Christmas morning here. I got to thinking - a big part of Christmas and the gathering kinda thing is the food, right?
So, I thought it would be an idea to throw this up, and see what you guys all did for your xmas lunch/dinner.
I'm still in the decision making process myself...so yeah, when you're ready, let me know what you're having/had, and don't spare the detail.

Christmas wishes to all my friends up in here.

- B.

[The_Return]

We had a pretty classic one here. Turkey w/Dressing, Cranberries, Mashed Potatoes, Squash w/Butter and Brown Sugar, and corn.

For desert, we had Pineapple Whip, which is friggin amazing in case you didnt know.

[AUSTIN316426808]

I don't know what I'm gonna cook yet but I'll get back to ya tomorrow afternoon.

[filmmaker2]

I'll be making Crab Puffs, my special recipe called "Happy Bean Stew," and a pound cake soaked in Red Bull.

[RavageRitual]

All ya need is CHEESECAKE!!!!!!!!!

[cheebacheeba]

Didn't have a great budget or amount of planning done this year, so we ended up with Chicken tikka masala over rice, served with freshly cooked roti (like...indian bread)
For dessert, we had rice pudding with apple and rhubarb, freshly shaved cinnamon and nutmeg, over which I placed some oven baked peaches with more cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves, hot custard over the top of everything.
Followed with coffee, not bad.

[Haunted]

Chicken tikka masala is the best dish in the whole fucking world. Bar none. I applaud you for being able to make it.:)

We had marinated (simply wine and soy sauce [you can add honey and ginger for a more Asian flare] ) chicken wings, London broil, grilled shrimped basted in butter and lemon, black pepper and salt. Raw veggies and a Ranch dip, a spinache and watercress dip. Finger quiche- portabello and cheese. Different types of cheese.

Desert: Fudge (yum), carrot cake (ick), and of course, the Southern classic- banana pudding (yum, but rich)

All homemade

Cheeba, are you going to study deserts? What type of deserts are you already proficient in making?

[cheebacheeba]

Actually, Anna made the chicken. We're both pretty profficient at indian and thai cooking at the moment...it's mainly about using fresh ingredients, and knowing your spices.

Yes, desserts is one of my electives. I haven't started yet.
I can make a pretty wicked pecan pie, have recently learned how to make a panacotta, and will be trying that very soon...I'm ok with cakes, make a crazy-ass dressed fruit salad. I also do good things with baked fruit, and have a few recipes of my own goin' on. Yeah, I'm ok with desserts at this point, but intend to get a LOT better.
Will probably specialise in partry based desserts down the line too.

[Haunted]

Well, both of you have earned my respect. (Not that my respect is worth a hill of beans:D ) I have to give props to anybody who can cook Indian, which is my favorite food on the planet. I even like saag.

My favorite meal is: a cup of steaming masala tea, ctm, jasmine or basamati rice with that hint of fennel, aloo nan, and for desert, a mango lassi. Shit, I'm killing myself just thinking about it.

Your deserts sound pretty damn good, especially that fruit salad. I love fruit!

I, for one, would like for you to keep us updated with your progress. If this were any forum but a horror forum, I would demand a recipe swapping section, but that might be kind of gay here.:p

[cheebacheeba]

If this were any forum but a horror forum, I would demand a recipe swapping section, but that might be kind of gay here
Do you know how many people in here I've talked cooking with?
I think you'd find it was more successful than you're thinking.

Nice vegitarian indian selection there...yeah, fennel is good, but I use it very sparingly, if at all. Lassii is the shit.

[Spallalala]

Originally posted by Haunted
Well, both of you have earned my respect. (Not that my respect is worth a hill of beans:D ) I have to give props to anybody who can cook Indian, which is my favorite food on the planet. I even like saag.

My favorite meal is: a cup of steaming masala tea, ctm, jasmine or basamati rice with that hint of fennel, aloo nan, and for desert, a mango lassi. Shit, I'm killing myself just thinking about it.

Your deserts sound pretty damn good, especially that fruit salad. I love fruit!

I, for one, would like for you to keep us updated with your progress. If this were any forum but a horror forum, I would demand a recipe swapping section, but that might be kind of gay here.:p

I suppose we are great with indian because my brother is indian, and he always gives us tips on shit. Which rocks.

And I made the damm dessert.. hahaha. But those peaches were yummmmmmy. :P

And yeah Haunted.. Just reading what you wrote was making me hungry.. So damm you. haha

[AUSTIN316426808]

Seafood rice salad, ''Creole'' steak strips with Crawfish etouffee and Cheesecake for dessert.

[Spallalala]

Had a small christmas dinner with my brothers family and im stuffed haha..

My sister-in-law makes a mad potato salad. There was a normal salad and a rice mixture with salmon in it which was real tasty. Cheebs made some garlic and ginger prawns there also. Umm my brother also had some indian food from the night before, I think it was dhal and rice, but good either way.. There was also a massive ham but didn't wanna touch it. Not much of a ham fan.
My neices also made some jelly and fruit cups, and they brought out some choccy cake too which always goes down well.

Too much food, but soooo yummy. I dont think I forgot anything. If I did cheebs can fill it in.

[no mulier]

I love gourmet cooking! Always have my eye out for ways to blend my native asian recipes with the more traditional finnish recipes, but it's tricky not so much because of the combination of spices (which are so far apart) than the simple fact that my husband is quite picky when it comes to spice.
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My mother-in-law is the overseer in the preparations. I help out in what has become known to me as a traditional finnish christmas meal:
- swede casserole
- potato casserole
- carrot casserole
- liver casserole
- smoked salmon/eel
- salt-cured salmon
- caviar (i think)
- mashed potatoes
- simple salad with olive oil dressing
- christmas cardemum bread

And a ten-kilo ham in the oven the night before. It's real nice to go to sleep and wake up to the smell of ham.

There's a peculiar way of eating the bread, uncommon to most finns. All the juices from the ham is collected into a pot. You take a slice of bread, dunk it in until it has absorbed enough juice, then eat it.

[filmmaker2]

I love-a the cooking at Christmastime. Did a little bit of it, some of the food is still leftover, am going to cook some more today to use up the ingredients before they spoil. I made my special happy bean soup and it seemed to go over well.

I would like a rosewater lassi. I haven't had one in a few years--only have had it three or four times, but my gosh, it's such an unusual drink, it is like sitting in a fragrant garden on a cool night. Oh my gosh, when I think about it it makes me go crazy! Probably better not to drink things like that all the time, though, or it'll become boring. Happy Holidays everyone!

[Haunted]

Man, I forgot about pakooras and samosas.

I want to go to India and visit the temple of Kali Ma at Dakinishwar (sp?). I want to get into a cleaner part of the Ganghes and say, "Look! I'm bathing in Lord Shiva's hair!" He'd get a kick out of that.

I also like British pub food if anyone is interested. I had the best meal in Whitby a few years ago. It was some sort of bread covered beef stew dish, with chips covered in vinegar, and a Fosters. Nummy.

[slasherman]

..we had an pig steak...here is a picture cause i dont know the english words for all of it...

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d54/slasherman1971/skinkestek.jpg

[Haunted]

My folks are all about ham steak. Can't stand the stuff myself. I don't really dig on pork too much.

Slasher, that picture looks like turkey? I hate turkey too. It's supposed to be good with curry (yummy curry), but I've never tried it.

[slasherman]

Originally posted by Haunted

Slasher, that picture looks like turkey? I hate turkey too. It's supposed to be good with curry (yummy curry), but I've never tried it.
..its a steak made out of a pig...i dont know the english word for it..the meat is light....it looks like turkey....
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d54/slasherman1971/steak-collection-web.jpg

[Marroe]

My family does the same exact meal line-up for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Turkey, ham, stuffing, mashed potatos, gravy,bread rolls, homemade bread, sweet potatos, assorted veggies....SO many deserts, banana pudding (my fave), pumkin pie, apple pie, cherry pie, a few different cheesecakes, and pumpkin bread. Probably a few other odds and ends I'm leaving out, but it's an awesome meal.

[Haunted]

You know, I ate banana pudding for the first time in 15 yrs. This is going to sound really weird or really stupid, but under normal circumstances I'm allergic to bananananas. Usually, I can only eat them at Satsung, if they've been blessed by or presented to the God Shiva. Now that's some wild stuff.