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christmas eve dinner thread!
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12/24/12 04:03 PM
12/24/12 04:03 PM
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Five_Felonies
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what are all you guys making for dinner? i'm not italian, so we don't do anything fancy like 7 fishes or the like. decided on some cornish game hens, everyone gets their own little bird. i'm not doing anything overly complicated with them, simply seasoning them with salt, cracked pepper, and fresh thyme. they will be roasted on a bed of onion, celery, and carrots, and i will whip up some sort of pan gravy. for a side i'm gonna do a simple rice pilaf, and roasted brocolli. share your meal!
edit: we have some nice looking cremini mushrooms in the fridge, so i'm gonna slice them and roast them with some thyme. they will make their way into the pilaf, as i think it will go great with the hens. i'm also gonna add the stems to the chicken stock that i'm gonna use to make the pilaf.
Last edited by Five_Felonies; 12/24/12 04:58 PM.
It's either blue cheese with wings or go fuck yer mudda!
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Re: christmas eve dinner thread!
[Re: Five_Felonies]
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12/25/12 02:51 AM
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J Geoff
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Reposted from Facebook, with links added: Enjoyable night with family. Totally worth the 12 hours of cooking (and shucking) over 2 days -- yes, I overdid it (24 stuffed clams [from my mom's New York Times Cookbook (1990, Revised) -- double the stuffing!], 24 shucked oysters for Rockefeller [Again, double the stuffing! -- Replaced Pernod with white wine], 24 escargot, 24 seared scallops [a-la Gordon Ramsay], 9 servings of homemade lobster bisque (broke down 2 whole lobsters, not just tails), few dozen Italian Anise cookies, and finished off a batch of limoncello. Plus Mom made shrimp scampi, Dad shucked some raw clams, and Bro steamed even more clams and brought a Cannolli cake. I skipped the planned Caesar salad and asparagus side cuz enough was enough during gametime! lol Back's broken, and feet were hurting before I even started today after yesterday's prep. Would I do it all again? Absolutely.
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey!  lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: christmas eve dinner thread!
[Re: Five_Felonies]
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12/27/12 03:39 PM
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mom did a ham on christmas, it came out pretty good. i was lucky to catch her before she went the white trash route and added canned pineapple rings to it  i made a nice glaze for it with shallots, bourbon, and honey, very tasty! i made a divine ham and potato soup with the bone. i covered it with cold water, added the pan drippings, and simmered it with carrots, celery, onion, a few bay leaves, and 3 smashed garlic gloves. a brought it up to a boil, and reduced it to a simmer and let it go really low overnight. i strained the stock through a cheesecloth, and set it aside. in a seperate pot, i sauteed finely chopped carrot, celery, onion, and a minced garlic clove in half a stick of butter until translucent, not carmelized. i then added a few tbsp of flour to make my roux, and cooked it down for a minute. the ham stock was then added, and whisked briskly to dissolve the roux. i added a few diced yukon gold potatos, and let it bubble away for about an hour. whats nice with this recipe is you don't have to worry about overcooking the potatos, as if they get a little overdone they simply break down and add a nice texture to the soup. towards the end i added diced ham, a cup or so of heavy cream, adjusted the salt/pepper, and let it cook for another 10-15 minutes. hands down the best soup i've done, and i've made plenty both in restarants, and at home. the taste was just as i had envisioned, and thats alot harder to do with food than tv can make it seem as there are just so many different variables to take into consideration!
Last edited by Five_Felonies; 12/27/12 03:50 PM.
It's either blue cheese with wings or go fuck yer mudda!
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Re: christmas eve dinner thread!
[Re: Sicilian Babe]
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12/28/12 05:47 AM
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J Geoff
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Not only did my MIL make her overcooked ham and vegetables for Christmas.... I'm getting the impression that you're not a big fan of your MIL's cooking... lol 
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey!  lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: christmas eve dinner thread!
[Re: J Geoff]
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12/28/12 06:28 AM
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Not only did my MIL make her overcooked ham and vegetables for Christmas.... I'm getting the impression that you're not a big fan of your MIL's cooking... The only thing that SB likes that her MIL made is the Good Doctor. 
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Re: christmas eve dinner thread!
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12/29/12 05:15 PM
12/29/12 05:15 PM
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Not only did my MIL make her overcooked ham and vegetables for Christmas.... I'm getting the impression that you're not a big fan of your MIL's cooking... The only thing that SB likes that her MIL made is the Good Doctor. She also makes a decent meatloaf.  Although this is a bit off-topic, I'll tell you a quick story about her cooking. My youngest loved asparagus when she was a toddler. My MIL made some once and went on and on how she made it special for my daughter. When it came time for dinner, she said, "Now eat some asparagus for Grandma! She made it just for you!" My daughter, who was about 3 at the time, picked up a stalk and it was so overcooked that the head fell right off with a small splat. She threw the stalk back onto her plate in disgust and said, "Yuk! It's dead!" 
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