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Post by drawkcab on Nov 28, 2016 2:20:34 GMT
Do you have the same thing for Thanksgiving dinner and Christmas dinner?
If not, how do they differ?
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Post by missfrenchjessica on Nov 28, 2016 2:23:26 GMT
No we have a different meal on Christmas Day.
For Christmas my dh makes prime rib and I make roasted potatoes, carrots, salad, and whatever else strikes my fancy. I also usually make a trifle of some sort for dessert.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2016 2:26:23 GMT
Thanksgiving is homemade here...Christmas tends to be more spread over several days so I usually order catered fajitas or Italian... I don't cook so much for Christmas.
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Post by River on Nov 28, 2016 2:26:40 GMT
Different!
Traditional Thanksgiving dinner and for Christmas we have lasagna with a nice wine salad.
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Post by dillydally on Nov 28, 2016 2:27:51 GMT
We have prime rib instead of turkey, but other than that, most of the sides are the same - although I forgot to make cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving but plan to remember for Christmas. We also add yorkshire pudding and plum pudding to the menu.
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Post by freecharlie on Nov 28, 2016 2:28:34 GMT
Turkey on Thanksgiving
Christmas varies. Sometimes prime rib, sometimes something else. If we are with the in laws, always tortellini for both.
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Post by hop2 on Nov 28, 2016 2:30:02 GMT
I was so under appreciated on thanksgiving I'm thinking of just getting one of those frozen lasagnas for Christmas and calling it good.
Usually we have ham or lamb or a roast for Christmas
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Post by moodyblue on Nov 28, 2016 2:30:32 GMT
When my side of the family (parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, siblings) gathers for Thanksgiving we always have turkey and mashed potatoes and gravy, plus other stuff.
When we get together on Christmas, it's potluck and everyone brings whatever they want to contribute. One year we did soups, but we usually have casseroles and sides and salads, no theme or real plan for the meal.
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Post by Linda on Nov 28, 2016 2:33:19 GMT
different here
Thankgiving - turkey, sweet potatoes, stuffing, green beans, corn, Brussels Sprouts, cranberry - usually pie although not this year
Christmas Day - roast beef, roast potatoes, yorkshire pudding, mashed yellow turnip, roasted root veggies, - dessert is usually trifle and Christmas pudding with hard sauce
{you didn't ask but we have ham for New Year's Day and lamb for Easter Day]
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Post by CarolinaGirl71 on Nov 28, 2016 2:41:42 GMT
Thanksgiving is traditional turkey, dressing, gravy, sweet potato casserole, green beans with bacon, cranberry apple casserole, and usually pumpkin cheesecake for dessert.
Christmas is beef tenderloin, corn pudding, marinated asparagus, ambrosia (just oranges and coconut), something chocolate for dessert.
These are the basics, we usually add other things to each meal!
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Post by KikiPea on Nov 28, 2016 2:43:01 GMT
No. We have "traditiona;" food for Thanksgiving...turkey, green beans, sweet potatoes...but we have chili with Fritos, baked potatoes, mac & cheese for Christmas. LOL That is mainly because DH doesn't like having thick-cut turkey, or the sides more than once a year. This was a great compromise.  |
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Post by esperanza on Nov 28, 2016 2:43:19 GMT
We usually just have ham on Christmas, but we always have cornbread dressing for both! I make an extra pan at TG and freeze it for Christmas! As far as sides, some a different...just depends on my mood!!
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Post by ntsf on Nov 28, 2016 2:44:02 GMT
thanksgiving is the traditional turkey dinner..
christmas is often ham. and the rest about the same. we just have our little family..so it never matters much.
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Post by Belle on Nov 28, 2016 2:44:07 GMT
Thanksgiving - Traditional turkey dinner
Christmas @ my house is always cheese fondue
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2016 2:45:09 GMT
Kind of the same. We have Turkey both times because dd is allergic to pork and my dad had quad bypass and is not allowed to eat highly processed foods like ham.
The sides we serve are different though (except the mashed potatoes)
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2016 2:46:05 GMT
Sometimes yes, sometimes no.
Some years we did turkey both times. A couple of times we actually did ham both times.
I'm not sure what we'll do this year. Maybe ham.
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Post by birdy on Nov 28, 2016 2:46:19 GMT
Thanksgiving: turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes/gravy, sweet potatoes, corn and green beans, rolls, pie
Christmas: ham, holiday mashed potatoes or cheesy potatoes, seafoam salad, broccoli casserole, rolls, olive salad, dessert
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Post by chaosisapony on Nov 28, 2016 2:47:55 GMT
We used to do Chinese food for Christmas dinner. About two years ago though that all came to a halt because we started going to other family members houses for Christmas dinner and they all do a repeat of Thanksgiving.
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Post by anxiousmom on Nov 28, 2016 2:52:59 GMT
Thanksgiving, the focus is the food and family, so dinner is usually the traditional stuff and we spend a lot of time preparing. Christmas is a long drawn out family thing, so Christmas dinner is usually really easy (and forgive the stereotypical gender role thing) but the boys man the grill and the girls drink in the kitchen closely watching the potatoes to make sure they bake properly.  So the menu usually is some kind of filet and shrimp kabobs on the grill, baked potatoes, salad of some sort and dessert of some sort. That is pretty much it. A whole lot less work and it gives everyone time to spend with family without having to be dashing around preparing food. (although this year I am making mac/cheese too...both of my boys wanted it at Thanksgiving, but neither said anything until that morning. I would have been happy to do it, but it was as we were walking out the door. And I am nothing if not one of those mothers that is so happy to see her children that she will do anything to make them come back again. ) |
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Post by micheley on Nov 28, 2016 2:53:01 GMT
They are identical and from Boston Market!  |
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Post by stumpedagainof3 on Nov 28, 2016 2:58:58 GMT
Thanksgiving we have turkey.
Christmas we have ham.
All the same sides including cranberry sauce.
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Post by conchita on Nov 28, 2016 3:10:46 GMT
We have tamales for Christmas.
Traditional Thanksgiving meal.
Both meals are all made from scratch with a big focus on bringing family together. Especially when it comes time to make tamales!
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Post by azredhead on Nov 28, 2016 3:15:27 GMT
Christmas for us is a bigger deal with Dh being Swedish. His family does the 8 course dinner. Including the meatballs. (no noodles or rice allowed) Pickled Herring, etc.. It's kinda like the Turkey in that every year somebody different does the meatballs. Although the last few years it's been Dh. Christmas Eve is their Christmas. So we do St. Lucia and all.
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Post by kate on Nov 28, 2016 3:23:46 GMT
We don't really do Christmas dinner. On Christmas Eve, I have an early evening children's service and a Midnight Mass, so dinner is usually grabbed at a diner in between. For our extended family "Christmas" (celebrated after the 25th, to accommodate those of us in the medical, service, and church professions), my mom puts on a big buffet brunch, after which there is no need of dinner!
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Nov 28, 2016 3:25:39 GMT
Different! Traditional Thanksgiving dinner and for Christmas we have lasagna with a nice wine salad. What is a wine salad??? Sounds like my kind of salad! |
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Nov 28, 2016 3:31:02 GMT
I don't like making the exact same thing year after year.
So Thanksgiving is the same type of dishes but different recipes.
Christmas can be similar but might be completely different, it varies year to year.
This year we had a pretty traditional Thanksgiving but will be in NYC for Christmas so I don't know what we will do for Christmas.
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Post by papersilly on Nov 28, 2016 3:32:12 GMT
Thanksgiving is our "traditional" dinner with turkeys, mashed potatoes, etc. Xmas is always something different with my family and usually prime rib if DH and I are hosting.
This year SIL is hosting and MIL tells me she wants brisket baked in the packet of onion soup mix. Wth? We usual spend around $150 for a 10lb boneless rib eye and SIL is going to feed us with a $15 slab of tough brisket for xmas?
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Post by Country Ham on Nov 28, 2016 3:51:38 GMT
Christmas is a large country breakfast with all of my husband's family. Well it's actually Christmas Eve morning.
My family all live in another country. We leave Christmas Day to be spent with immediate families.
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Post by jemali on Nov 28, 2016 3:57:52 GMT
We usually go to my mom and dads house for thanksgiving and have the traditional turkey dinner.
For Christmas if we go to their house we have Swedish meatballs, mashed potatoes and Swedish potato sausage. If they come to my house we have some sort of pasta dish.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Nov 28, 2016 4:07:50 GMT
We do traditional turkey dinner for Thanksgiving. For Christmas i put in a ham on the 23rd or 24th and we eat that thru Christmas day. For dinner on Christmas day we go out to eat Chinese. i enjoy not having to cook another huge meal a month after Thanksgiving.
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