It’s that time of year again! Diets begone! Bring on the holiday celebration, complete with foods we would not dare consider eating during the other 11 months of the year!
Today’s challenge is a relatively easy one – make a list of the awesome holiday foods I want to serve this Christmas. If you have a special favorite, please let me know what it is and include a recipe or a link to one online. The best thing about holiday traditions is adding new ones every year!
Christmas Eve (Seven Fishes):
1. Shrimp Cocktail
2. Stuffed Clams
3. Octopus Salad
4. Oysters on the Half Shell
5. Scalloped Oysters
6. Baked Stuffed Lobster
7. Crabmeat Stuffing (for Lobster)
We are usually so busy eating our seafood dinner on Christmas Eve that we don’t bother eating any side dishes. However, I usually make some rice and salad just to keep things in balance.
For dessert, we eat one of our chocolate-covered apples, which I ordered this past weekend from Sweet Creations in Branford. We also have Godiva and Guylian candies.
Christmas Day:
1. Turducken Roll (stuffed)
2. Pheasant (purchased at the Otis Poultry Farm on our way back from the Berkshires)
3. Creamed Onions
4. Broccoli Casserole
5. Sweet Potato Pie
6. Mashed Potatoes
7. Salad (that we did not eat the night before)
For dessert, I’m putting in a special request for a pistachio cake from Santa Mike.
The day after Christmas, we’ll be traveling to Long Island to visit Joe’s mom. I’m sure plenty of leftovers will come along with us, plus the second of the two chocolate-covered apples.
And on December 27 … I will probably fast. Happy holidays, everyone!
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