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Getting ready for Christmas 2018
By: gmatoy Date: May 13, 2018, 7:29 pm
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And here we are! I hope that we can pick up and carry on. Do
share with us: updates, ideas, and suggestions for gifts and /
or decorating for the holidays. Planning ahead will help the
budget, the schedule, and keep the brain from melting!
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Re: Getting ready for Christmas 2018
By: Chez Miriam Date: May 15, 2018, 6:33 am
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[quote author=gmatoy link=topic=84.msg411#msg411
date=1526257777]
And here we are! I hope that we can pick up and carry on. Do
share with us: updates, ideas, and suggestions for gifts and /
or decorating for the holidays. Planning ahead will help the
budget, the schedule, and keep the brain from melting!
[/quote]
Great to see you here, gmatoy!
I'm doing hats (as mentioned on the old forum), and owing to the
amount of "other stuff" happening in my life right now, my
research into one-colour-only hat patterns in chunky/Aran wool
has stalled...
If anyone has a favourite hat pattern that I can knit in the
round they would be happy to link to, I would be delighted.
Apologies for being so lazy - I'm itching to get knitting, but
internet research takes so much time! The lady in the yarn shop
couldn't sell me a book of hat patterns, but referred me to
Ravelry; I shall end up there, sooner or later, but I can't
afford to lost a whole week just yet. ;) ;) ;)
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Re: Getting ready for Christmas 2018
By: Amara Date: May 15, 2018, 10:27 am
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I luv this thread! Always ready to talk about the holidays. :P
I have been browsing Etsy and other places for red mercury
ornaments. (It's wonderful how many places, not Etsy, still have
old Christmas items but now on sale so things I wouldn't buy in
October/November/December are affordable.) I have a lipstick red
tree with red lights and red ornaments. I may at some point in
the future go more subtle and get a white tree, though not
flocked, and when I do then I will switch to white, clear and
silver mercury ornaments. At any rate it's fun to talk about it
and browse the online stores.
I already have two menus set for Christmas dinner and haven't
been able to decide (yet) between them. But I also have the day
before as well. Here they are (and if you have any thoughts
about my choice for Christmas dinner feel free to express it:
Christmas Eve Breakfast 2018
Toast
Herb omelet
Bacon
Breakfast banana split
Christmas Eve Dinner 2018
Sparkling water
BLT salad with buttermilk dressing (
HTML https://steamykitchen.com/7573-blt-salad-with-buttermilk-dressing.html<br
/>)
Garlic- and caper-roasted mushrooms
Dover sole meunière
See’s candy
Christmas Breakfast 2018
Fried potatoes & onions
Melon
Bacon
Cilbir
Bloody Mary (virgin)
Christmas Dinner 2018
Champagne
Shrimp cocktail
Caesar salad
T-bone steak (grilled)
Steamed artichoke
Garlic bread
Apple or cherry pie with vanilla ice cream
or
Champagne
Sour cherry soup
Tangerine and olive salad
Chicken Bastilla
Carmelized shallots
Steamed artichoke
Apple or cherry pie with vanilla ice cream
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Re: Getting ready for Christmas 2018
By: Pattycake Date: May 15, 2018, 5:17 pm
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Umm.... can I rsvp right now? ;D ;D
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Re: Getting ready for Christmas 2018
By: kitty Date: May 16, 2018, 6:12 pm
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Oh wow, this is a topic I really need right now!
This year, I want to make fruitcake. Because there's nothing so
awesome as good fruitcake. But -- I hate those little glace
cherries and candied citron and that sort of thing. I want to
do it all with dried fruits. I can substitute out the fruits,
no problem, but I desperately need a base recipe to start with.
Does anyone have a tried-and-true good fruitcake recipe?
Preferably something handed down for a few generations and
involving copious amounts of liquor?
I have done a substantial amount of research and Googling for
"old-fashioned" fruitcake recipes, but I really want something
that I know has a good track record, so I don't waste six months
anticipating something that's going to turn out to be crap.
Thanks in advance!
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Re: Getting ready for Christmas 2018
By: guest158 Date: May 16, 2018, 7:10 pm
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I’ve just realised that while my idea of a Christmas menu can be
broad, it is still apparently very traditional.
I was reading through Amara’s menu (which is full of tasty
things I’d like to eat) and my brain just balked at the idea of
steak for Christmas dinner. I love steak, but it just feels so
wrong for Christmas! Is it just me?
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Re: Getting ready for Christmas 2018
By: cleargleam Date: May 16, 2018, 7:40 pm
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[quote author=Usernamehere link=topic=84.msg1258#msg1258
date=1526515837]
I’ve just realised that while my idea of a Christmas menu can be
broad, it is still apparently very traditional.
I was reading through Amara’s menu (which is full of tasty
things I’d like to eat) and my brain just balked at the idea of
steak for Christmas dinner. I love steak, but it just feels so
wrong for Christmas! Is it just me?
[/quote]
You're not alone in having a set of expectations. Our office
held a potluck near either Thanksgiving or Christmas and I was
the only one who brought anything remotely American traditional.
There was lasagna, and curry, and Vietnamese spring rolls, and
a bunch of other stuff - none of which I tend to associate with
Thanksgiving/Christmas dinner.
That said, my friends have celebrated Christmas at a steakhouse
venue often enough that I don't have a response to the idea of
steak at Christmas.
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Re: Getting ready for Christmas 2018
By: kitty Date: May 16, 2018, 8:55 pm
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[quote author=cleargleam link=topic=84.msg1262#msg1262
date=1526517607]
[quote author=Usernamehere link=topic=84.msg1258#msg1258
date=1526515837]
I’ve just realised that while my idea of a Christmas menu can be
broad, it is still apparently very traditional.
I was reading through Amara’s menu (which is full of tasty
things I’d like to eat) and my brain just balked at the idea of
steak for Christmas dinner. I love steak, but it just feels so
wrong for Christmas! Is it just me?
[/quote]
You're not alone in having a set of expectations. Our office
held a potluck near either Thanksgiving or Christmas and I was
the only one who brought anything remotely American traditional.
There was lasagna, and curry, and Vietnamese spring rolls, and
a bunch of other stuff - none of which I tend to associate with
Thanksgiving/Christmas dinner.
That said, my friends have celebrated Christmas at a steakhouse
venue often enough that I don't have a response to the idea of
steak at Christmas.
[/quote]
Oh man, I love those potlucks! You get things like har gow
dumplings, and lumpia, and flan, and samosas... *happy moan*
For T-day and Xmas, though, I am all about the turkey, for sure.
:)
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Re: Getting ready for Christmas 2018
By: Amara Date: May 16, 2018, 9:33 pm
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[quote author=Pattycake link=topic=84.msg854#msg854
date=1526422620]
Umm.... can I rsvp right now? ;D ;D
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Oh absolutely. Appetizers will be served around 2:00.
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Re: Getting ready for Christmas 2018
By: gmatoy Date: May 16, 2018, 11:08 pm
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My project of the year is going to be mug mats. I bought fabric
with saying printed on them. I will cut out a saying, add fabric
until it is big enough for a mug and a muffin/scone/or cookie.
Then layer it with batting and a bottom fabric and then quilt
it. The sayings I have bought are: inspirational, for dog
lovers, cat lovers, teachers, and nurses. I also have one with
Irish blessing and one about sisters. Since I will be doing a
lot of these, I am hoping the projects will go quickly and that
I like the finished projects. Because of other commitments, I
will not start them until this summer.
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