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joev
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There are some foods that are just too time-intensive to make year-round. Or too calorie-laden to enjoy more than once a year. What do you (or your families) make for the holidays that you look forward to all year round?
We've been making a cookie of the week for the past few weeks. Last week was decorated roll-outs. Awesome. This week was a not so good almond cookie. Tons left over. Next week, I think kolaches - those jam, poppy seed or walnut filled wonders both of my grandmas used to make. Also, blinis. Not the crepe kind, they're more like latkes. My grandma is the master at making them - takes all morning. But so good.

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Ndcent
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I find myself eating lots of toffee.
As far as making anything in particular, lots of heavier type salads with nuts and things, more roasts and tenderloins, etc.

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vestanpance
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Mince pies :D
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mince_pie

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enzo

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Pizzelles
Eggnog (the Horizon lowfat is so good in black tea with cinnamon--fake/quick chai)

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hungrywoolf
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My dad's christmas pudding made from a secret family recipe. He makes them year's in advance. Not sure what the record is, but we quite often eat one that is about 5 years old. You steam it for hours and then set it on fire (with brandy) before you serve it.
It is best cold the next day. Can't wait.

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vestanpance
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hungrywoolf wrote My dad's christmas pudding made from a secret family recipe. He makes them year's in advance. Not sure what the record is, but we quite often eat one that is about 5 years old. You steam it for hours and then set it on fire (with brandy) before you serve it.
It is best cold the next day. Can't wait.
must be english also... we do the same with the fire.

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Cyclist
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Left-overs.

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Cookie
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vestanpance wrote
hungrywoolf wrote My dad's christmas pudding made from a secret family recipe. He makes them year's in advance. Not sure what the record is, but we quite often eat one that is about 5 years old. You steam it for hours and then set it on fire (with brandy) before you serve it.
It is best cold the next day. Can't wait.
must be english also... we do the same with the fire.
My grandmother did this for Christmas every year, but I'm afraid the tradition died with her.

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somertimeoh
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We have Mexican food for Christmas dinner. No one that knows me or my family would be shocked by this. My aunt brings the tamales, fajita meat, homemade salsa and tortillas, etc. from Houston. It comes from one of her students who's mom supplements their family income with the sales of these items around the holidays. I'm actually sad to see those leftover containers empty! Countdown has begun!!

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lifeliberty
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_the_seven_fishes
Christmas eve is fish, 7 types. typically:
Fried smelts
fried calamari
Fried Shrimp
stuffed squid
baccala
spaghetti with squid sauce
chilled shrimp
fish franceis
(plus sides)
Christmas day is handmade ravioli, meat and cheese, meatballs, sausage, pork.
Italian wedding soup
it is the best 2 days of eating in the entire year. and a million types of handmade cookies and pies.

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joev
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That's what I love about Christmas-everyone's culture comes out. Thanksgiving much less so. You have your family's version of the classics that everyone is having.

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mrsosu21
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On Christmas Eve, we have lamb and beef tenderloin at my mom and dad's house. It is amazing, and delicious. But my FAVORITE part about almost any holiday, is when I can convince my mom to make this strawberry jello thing: http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1943,152173-244196,00.html

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misskitty
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broccoli casserole and that odd jelled cranberry in a can :lol:

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Mercurius
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I think they tend to be more seasonal than holiday but I like chestnuts and pomegranates. Any hunters on the board that want to give me some venison? I suppose it is in season.

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enzo

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lifeliberty wrote http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_the_seven_fishes
Christmas eve is fish, 7 types. typically:
Fried smelts
fried calamari
Fried Shrimp
stuffed squid
baccala
spaghetti with squid sauce
chilled shrimp
fish franceis
(plus sides)
Christmas day is handmade ravioli, meat and cheese, meatballs, sausage, pork.
Italian wedding soup
it is the best 2 days of eating in the entire year. and a million types of handmade cookies and pies.
My former spouses Grandmother in Warren, OH (RIP) would make this entourage of food. She was an amazing cook. Her pasta was all homemade, so many desserts including these tiny little Italian cookies, cannoli,....SO MUCH FOOD. I always make pizzelles during the holidays no matter how busy or insane and sugar cookie cut outs but they are not my favorite, just fun for my son.

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AnneD
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My mom and I have this new tradition of steaming a giant pot of crab legs and tearing through them like crazy people. No side dishes, nothing else but a pot of melted butter. And then we have Christmas cookies for dessert.

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lifeliberty
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enzo wrote
Warren, OH
That is where all the magic happens!

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Manatee
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AnneD wrote My mom and I have this new tradition of steaming a giant pot of crab legs and tearing through them like crazy people. No side dishes, nothing else but a pot of melted butter. And then we have Christmas cookies for dessert.
Can I be in your family?
Also: Grandma, I love you, but I never have liked Malley's NutMallow. Even though I eat the whole box every year and get sick off of it. Also, the inside of Malley's looks like a set from The Music Man, and you know I have a terrible phobia so can we stop going there?

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osulew
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I gotta say, last year's Christmas eating was the slam. I got to eat a ton of homemade polish food. I think that every holiday should include massive quantities of pierogi and those pastry things with all the poppy seed stuff rolled up on the inside.
Yum!
Buuuuuut, my mom and my grandma always made these graham cracker, "toffee" bars. I am addicted to them. I am 29 years old and if my mom doesn't make me my own entire batch, I will still throw a pouting hissy fit
http://www.recipelink.com/mf/2/13831

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Angel
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we used to have cippino (sp?) on christmas eve for seven fishes, and homeade pasta.
christmas day my stepdad would always make cream chip beef for breakfast.
my mom makes the best pizzelles. i can't wait to go home!
forgot one, i don't like regular stuffing so my mom made cornbread and sausage stuffing last year. it was so good!

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