What do you make that would be considered a non-traditional holiday side dish. Is it personal preference cultural something you about maybe from a ex-girlfriend ex-wife ex-boyfriend ex-fiance whatever Etc do tell us about it
My wife and I normally have our Xmas dinner on Xmas eve (so that we can all enjoy Xmas day without one, or both of us stuck in the kitchen half the day).
We have a xmas breakfast that we always make as a tradition that isn’t “traditional”… we usually mix it the night before and throw it in the over Xmas morning. It sounds repulsive mixing sausage and cream cheese… but it’s actually not, it’s so delicious.
Take one lb of sausage meat and cook it (like Jimmy Dean’s for example). You can make it hot, or mild- we normally make one batch of each.
Take one package of cream cheese (the lady who gave the recipe to me suggested one whole bar of cream cheese, but we found that to be too much and do half, or 2/3rds instead).
Take some Pillsbury’s biscuit’s… roll them flat and thin… spoon in some of the mix (at this point, we sometimes spoon in some left over cranberry sauce too to add a little tartness) then crimp up all the edges so it doesn’t leak and bake them based on the biscuit directions.
The results are so delicious and so much better than it sounds like they should be. It’s a quick and easy breakfast that we can get ready and cooked while waiting for the kids to wake up.
A coworker of mine made them for a potluck about 15 years ago (sans cranberry sauce- we added that to make it xmasy), and I loved them so much I made them the next morning for my wife- she loved them and they became a holiday tradition with us… even though not really a holiday food. Had them every xmas since.
not a side dish, but Xmas Eve crab legs have become a thing in our house. the kid and I absolutely love them. they’re usually on sale at some store, so I’ll get some and throw them in the freezer.
this year I lucked out and got 5 lbs for $7/lb. I would have bought more, but didn’t have enough freezer space. my in-laws offered up their extra freezer space for the next time they go on sale.
Perhaps … Try to find a pleasant, wingless, 2-legged turkey to share the whiskey with.
F Scott Fitzgerald’s recipe for turkey with whiskey sauce
”Turkey with Whiskey Sauce:
This recipe is for a party of four.
Obtain a gallon of whiskey, and allow it to age for several hours.
Then serve, allowing one quart for each guest.
The next day the turkey should be added, little by little, constantly stirring and basting.”
My wife and I normally have our Xmas dinner on Xmas eve (so that we can all enjoy Xmas day without one, or both of us stuck in the kitchen half the day).
We have a xmas breakfast that we always make as a tradition that isn’t “traditional”… we usually mix it the night before and throw it in the over Xmas morning. It sounds repulsive mixing sausage and cream cheese… but it’s actually not, it’s so delicious.
Take one lb of sausage meat and cook it (like Jimmy Dean’s for example). You can make it hot, or mild- we normally make one batch of each.
Take one package of cream cheese (the lady who gave the recipe to me suggested one whole bar of cream cheese, but we found that to be too much and do half, or 2/3rds instead).
Take some Pillsbury’s biscuit’s… roll them flat and thin… spoon in some of the mix (at this point, we sometimes spoon in some left over cranberry sauce too to add a little tartness) then crimp up all the edges so it doesn’t leak and bake them based on the biscuit directions.
The results are so delicious and so much better than it sounds like they should be. It’s a quick and easy breakfast that we can get ready and cooked while waiting for the kids to wake up.
A coworker of mine made them for a potluck about 15 years ago (sans cranberry sauce- we added that to make it xmasy), and I loved them so much I made them the next morning for my wife- she loved them and they became a holiday tradition with us… even though not really a holiday food. Had them every xmas since.
not a side dish, but Xmas Eve crab legs have become a thing in our house. the kid and I absolutely love them. they’re usually on sale at some store, so I’ll get some and throw them in the freezer.
this year I lucked out and got 5 lbs for $7/lb. I would have bought more, but didn’t have enough freezer space. my in-laws offered up their extra freezer space for the next time they go on sale.
I’m always partial to F Scott Fitzgerald’s famous recipe for turkey with whiskey sauce
https://hungryforever.net/recipe/f-scott-fitzgerald-turkey-whiskey-sauce-recipe/
Read on down the page to find the recipe it’s only two paragraphs long. It’s quite short and very simple to make.
@f00l I am not sure I own any whiskey significantly cheap enough that I would feed a cup and a half of it to a turkey
@Cerridwyn
Perhaps … Try to find a pleasant, wingless, 2-legged turkey to share the whiskey with.
F Scott Fitzgerald’s recipe for turkey with whiskey sauce