Contributing Member barra Posted December 20, 2008 Contributing Member Report Posted December 20, 2008 Well I finally found a computer for 5 min. There will be a couple of hundred sitting at the table for xmas dinner. I bet the cooks go all out and do us proud. Barra Quote "If You're not behind the Troops, please feel free to stand in front of them"
Members tonyc1 Posted December 20, 2008 Author Members Report Posted December 20, 2008 Well I finally found a computer for 5 min. There will be a couple of hundred sitting at the table for xmas dinner. I bet the cooks go all out and do us proud. Barra You don't have to do the washing up,do you Barra? Tony. Quote
Contributing Member barra Posted December 20, 2008 Contributing Member Report Posted December 20, 2008 You don't have to do the washing up,do you Barra?Tony. Oh God no. Done my time dixie bashing. That is why they invented Troops. Barra Quote "If You're not behind the Troops, please feel free to stand in front of them"
Members wildrose Posted December 20, 2008 Members Report Posted December 20, 2008 I'll be in Ohio with the inlaws. Don't know yet what the meal will be, but as for amount of people: if there's 10, that'll be alot. I miss the old days with my mom's family: there were about 30 of us then! That was alot of fun, teasing each other and grandmom's wonderful cooking. I think I miss her ambrosia most of all (a side dish with mini marshmallows, coconut, mandarin oranges and a really yummy cream all over it...never made it myself) Quote Holly Moore Wild Rose Creations http://www.wrcleather.com
Members Tina Posted December 20, 2008 Members Report Posted December 20, 2008 Nice smörgåsbord!!!God jul på dig Storesyrran!!! Tom En riktigt Go' Jul på du med Nästa jul hoppas jag vara "hemma" med ungar och hela kalaset. Quote "He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands, and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands, and his head, and his heart, is An Artist" http://vildkorpens-laderlya.deviantart.com http://tupali.deviantart.com/
Billy P Posted December 20, 2008 Report Posted December 20, 2008 We were wanting to not go anywhere this Christmas. For all the 30 yrs. my wife and I have been together, we always have been away from our home Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day. Last year we decided that this year 2008, that we weren't going anywhere for the holidays. Well you know the best laid plans of mice and men are doomed to fail. Some really bad personal stuff went on at my mother-in-laws and my wife's sisters place. My sister-in-law hasen't worked since late summer, so naturally things are pretty tight money wise for them. The only income is Mom's SS, so we decided that we are gonna cook Christmas Eve and Christmas morning, load up the food and try and get to her mom's house bye 12 noon or so and provide dinner for them. My wife does most of the cooking, but I'll be frying a turkey and she makes me make the dressing. I didn't tell her, but I bought 8 cornish hens and I'm gonna deep fry them after I cook the turkey. If you've never had the fried cornish hen, that might be something to try sometime. Just cook the same way as the turkey and the same amount of time per lb. of meat. Another thing we do is get a standing rib roast, I'll season it, wrap it tight in alum. foil and let it sit and marinate for at least a day, but 2 days are better. Then deep fry it at about 375 F for 3 and1/2 min per lb. You will have well done, medium rare, and rare all in the one cut and it's good too, at least we like it. Anyway wishing everone a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year from us to all of you. Billy P Quote Billy P SideLine Leather Co. Leatherworker.net/Forum
Members TexasJack Posted December 21, 2008 Members Report Posted December 21, 2008 The in-laws will be over for dinner. You know the difference between in-laws and out-laws? Outlaws are WANTED! As to cooking, I do the majority of it. (Turkey doesn't fit in the microwave, so the wife can't figure that out.) Anything cooking wise that takes patience becomes my job. Homemade rolls, turkey, etc. Clean-up will also probably be my job as well. And, if tradition holds, as I'm tossing pans into the cupboard and mumbling various oaths about just how in the h*** I got stuck doing all that work, my wife will walk in and complain that I'm making too much noise. Tradition is what it is. Quote
Members rawhide1 Posted December 21, 2008 Members Report Posted December 21, 2008 First we'll go to my mom in-laws for lunch. There will probably be around ten people there. She will fix a ham, mash potatoes and gravy, greenbean casserole, cheese grits and some pies. Me and the wife will take some candied yams. Her mom always has a real nice sit down around the table kinda of lunches and suppers which are nice. Then later that day we'll go to my moms side and it will be a pot luck. Counting kids probably 35 to 45 people. My wife will make some pecan pies to take. And it's a whole different deal eating at one of my family meals there ain't nothing organized about them. The first time I took the wife to one when we were dating I figured she would say there ain't no way in heck I'm marring into that family. But it's worked out. And either Christmas Eve or a day after Christmas we'll cook a ham at the house with all the fixing and have her dad and his girlfriend over. And I need to run down home(Okla.) and see my dad and two brothers down there. Most of his side of the family is down there. And by this point I'm ready for the Holidays to be over. Mike Quote
Members badger Posted December 24, 2008 Members Report Posted December 24, 2008 Smorgasbord sounds good. I'm crashing Tina's place! In reality, I'll cook. Deb and I are both self employed so she does the housework and I do most of the cooking and washing up. It'll just be the two of us and Pete, our cat. I'm preparing smoked salmon and champagne to start, the main is a roast duck, maple syrup roasted parsnips, roast potatoes, carrots julienne. To follow, some fantastic Brie and fruit. Yum. Have a fantastic Christmas everyone. Karl Quote
Members sodapop Posted December 24, 2008 Members Report Posted December 24, 2008 Smorgasbord sounds good. I'm crashing Tina's place!Karl i second that...thats exactly my kinda party tina everyone have a very merry christmas & all your crew...enjoy & be safe y'all!!! darryl Quote Darryl..."Imagination is more important than knowledge"...Albert Einstein...
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