The best menu for christmas dinner

I don't know what's traditional for you. Some people I know do turkey, some roast beef and some ham. But how about one of these menus? (Email me if you want any of the recipes...) I've served all of these menus at one time or another. The first one is delicious, but not much can be made ahead. If your family is the kind that congregates in the kitchen and helps out, then you can pull it off. Some of these dishes may sound intimidating, but trust me -- the most difficult recipe is Martha Stewart's potato & onion tartes tartin -- and that's not even too hard!

Appetizer: Chilled lobster cocktail w/ lemon-truffle aioli

Salad: Pear and mixed baby green salad with blue cheese & walnuts

Main: Standing rib roast

Sides: Chateaubriand sauce for the roast (or asst of flavored butters)

Yorkshire pudding or popovers

Mushroom or sun-dried tomato risotto (or garlic mashed)

Roasted asparagus with balsamic butter

Assortment of roasted root vegetables with herbs

Dessert: Pumpkin cheesecake

Truffle assortment

OR

Appetizer: Pan-seared scallops with tarragon butter

Soup: Roasted red pepper soup or acorn squash bisque

Main: Stuffed crown pork roast

Sides: Roasted new potatoes, carrots & onions

Spinach sauteed with garlic

Haricots vert Lyonnaise

Parker House rolls

Dessert: Rustic apple-cranberry tarts

Pumpkin tiramisu

OR

Appetizer: Shrimp Ceviche

Salad: Traditional Caesar salad

Main: Turducken

Sides: Individual potato & onion tartes tartin

Green beans & broccoli sauteed in garlic, olive oil & crushed red pepper

Braised winter squash

Pumpkin dinner rolls

Dessert: Applesauce-steamed gingerbread with vanilla whipped cream

Good Lord, got lots more menus in my head! I wish I knew the # of people, budget and available time/help and I probably could have targeted a menu better for you.

Guinness Soup;

Guinness Mashed Potatoes, with Guinness Turkey and Guinness Green Bean Casserole;

Guinness Icecream.

Hmmm I'm fixated with Guinness eh! LOL I'm still in the Guinness Recipe Mode!