Home cooked but unusual dinners?

[dragoneggs]

It was a quiet night on Christmas Eve for a change this year as kids and grandkids were doing their thing elsewhere. Don't fret, we will be seeing all of them in the next three days. BUT... this gave us a chance to have a romantic dinner and I decided to lightly smoke a few small lobster tails to accompany our daily 'build to suit' salad. WOW... just got to say I love my Traeger. Here was our intimate sit down... just the two of us... don't tell her I shared.

Please share your unusual dinners, recipes, etc.



Merry Christmas!

 

[goeduck]

Christmas Eve is always crab wontons and fried razor clams. Christmas day is always traditional turkey, stuffing, etc.

 

[Cat_Driver]

The wife and I always do a version of A Theme Dinner:


Old English dinner features standing rib roast of beef and all the trimmings

Standing Rib roast, Yorkshire pudding, roasted vegetables, Figgy pudding.
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Other years we've done:

Turkey.
Roast Potatoes. There is nothing like scoop of properly roasted potatoes! ...
Stuffing. ...
Pigs in Blankets. ...
Yorkshire Pudding. ...
Gravy. ...
Cranberry Sauce. ...
Brussel Sprouts.
Christmas Pudding
Mince Pies
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Mexican Fiesta

Tacos
beans
rice
enchiladas
Tamales

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Traditional Polish

SAUERKRAUT AND MUSHROOM PIEROGI
Polis Sausage
Cottage Ham
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Norwegian Dinners ( wife's family background )

Lefse – Traditional Flatbreads for Christmas & Holidays. Bonappetit.com. ...
Kumla – Tender Potato Dumplings. Allrecipes.com. ...
Lutefisk – Gelatinous Fish Dish. ...
Whale Steak – Famous Junk-Food Dish from Whale Meat. ...
Pickled Herring – Ancient Viking-style Pickle. ...
Krumkake – Common Sweet Dessert Dish. ...
Fårikål – National Dish of Norway.

 

[SJay]

Not unusual, but got up at 6:30 and fired up the pellet smoker and put 2 slabs of ribs on it for lunch later today.:thumbsup: Will be adding barbecued chicken to the ribs (got them ready in the InstaPot)


Merry Christmas

 

[Thomas]

All looks :licking:
Something about quite Christmas Eve kinda special.

 

[Toyboy]

The wife has a very sore foot and can't walk, so it's all up to me. I made Moose burgers and mac & cheese for a lite bite last night while watching Christmas Vacation.
Today I'll grill a ham, fresh cranberry sauce, cornbread, and twice backed potatoes along with small salad and a good wine.

 

[oosik]

Cat_Driver - - your wife's favorite Norwegian dinner was what we usually had when at my folks house. My Mom is Norwegian. She always added Rommegrot for dessert( Norwegian cream pudding ).

 

[TnAndy]

Couple of Porterhouse steaks (home raised/home butchered beef), new potatoes and green salad fresh from the hoophouse. Mmmm...

 

[s219]

Our extended family Christmas eve gathering got moved to the 27th to accommodate a family member that had to work on the 24th, so we had a small dinner at home. Decided to do what my grandparents traditionally did years ago on Christmas eve, and have homemade Lasagna, salad, and garlic bread. Boy was that good. My other side of the family would have made Tourtiere pie (French Canadian meat/potato pie) but I already plan to do that next week for new years.

 

[dragoneggs]

Cat, oosik, now you talking... Snakkar du Norsk?

My dad was born in Norway and we had a heavy dose of heritage and food growing up. Lefse is still a staple in my house. Rommegrot with cinnamon and sugar on top is my favorite since I was a tot. My daughter at a young age took a liking to it so if it is ever the two of us we get out the butter, milk, flour and stir and stir until we can't wait anymore.

I like most all things Norwegian, but the Lutefisk has always been a tough one. My dad forced my mom to make it on occasion. My sister and I were luckily given a pass because my mom didn't like it either. She did make us eat the rest of our plate of boiled potatoes and peas though. It's been so long now, I might even like it at my 'advanced' age.