Do you serve something besides turkey during the holidays?

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   Daffy Duckposted 12 years ago

   Do you serve something besides turkey during the holidays?
   
   Turkey is the traditional main course followed by ham.  Do you serve anything else?

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   pstraubie48posted 12 years ago

   a variety of dishes....roast beef, baked ham, and sometimes all Asian dishes ...

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   Annitamaeposted 12 years ago

   We change it up a little in our house from year to year, a crown roast is always festive, and if you like lamb, a rack of lamb with mint sauce and various sides.  Depending on how many people attend the event often dictates what the entree will be.

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   suziecat7posted 12 years ago

   We are having surf and turf this year. Filet mignon and sea bass - affordable because there's only a few of us this year.

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   yogiwanposted 12 years ago

   No one in my family likes turkey prepared the traditional way.  Plus my kids do not like red beef.  So we have pasta or dressing with an array of vegetables.
   
   Not always the best example for a Chef Wannabee who publishes recipes and cooking information.
   
   yogiwan

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   helmutbiscutposted 12 years ago

   It is a tradition in our family to have ravioili and wedding soup for both Thanksgiving and Christmas.  We also have turkey, ham, and all the other traditional foods.

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   Claudia Telloposted 12 years ago

   Last year I broke tradition and discarded the usual, and to me boring, Christmas dinner replacing it with a vibrant green salad with goat cheese, nuts and balsamic dressing, an elegant and delicious seafood lasagna and a decadent date pudding for dessert. Everyone loved the dinner.

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   lburmasterposted 12 years ago

   Ham. Nothing else but smoked ham. I hate turkey.

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   Handicapped Chefposted 12 years ago

   For Thanksgiving we had crispy duck, and for Christmas wre having lamb shanks.

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    tjustisposted 12 years ago

    We have a tradition of making homemade lasagne. Takes two to three days to prepare, but it's sooo worth the effort!

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    Rachelle Williamsposted 12 years ago

    Traditionally, we also serve ham, dressing, sweet potato souffle, sweet potato pie, sweet potato cheesecake, collard greens, candied sweet potatoes, black eyed peas,   potato salad, cranberry sauce, green beans, (traditional southern fare), etc.

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    smzclarkposted 12 years ago

    we do the turkey, but also have roast beef and pigs in blankets (sausages wrapped in bacon)

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    LoriSoardposted 12 years ago

    We tend to keep things informal and have finger foods and pitch-ins for Christmas. I may do a turkey this year, since the big family meal is on Christmas Eve and we'll just be at home for Christmas Day.

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    vanitybelle17posted 12 years ago

    Yeppir! Thanksgiving is always turkey and Christmas is always ham. You haven't tasted good eatin till you've had my mom's tater soup!! Yummmmmmmmmm

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    athena2011posted 12 years ago

    Traditionally we get a spiral sliced ham. Everyone seems to prefer ham to turkey. I do not usually eat ham during the year, even though I love it, so it's a real treat to have this during the holidays.

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    steveamyposted 12 years ago

    turkey is only thanksgiving ,,, Christmas and New Years are usually some sort of Roast. lamb or beef

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    tswilsonposted 12 years ago

    We will often have duck along with turkey.  Sometimes we have just gone with various choices of soup.

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