Xmas Eve Menu set

Captmikestarrett · 12-23-11, 06:15 PM

Our family celebrates hard on Xmas eve. We even open presents and stocking gifts xmas eve night. Find the pickle and pop our poppers. Our menu is different each year but always has seafood. This year we have the following.

Cheese plate
Veggie plate
Olive plate
Smoked salmon with wasabi cream cheese
Stuffed crab mushrooms
Smoked oysters
Oysters MD style

About then Santa comes around on his fire engine.

Lobster shooters will be first coarse

For the main coarse.

Salmon in a brown sugar mustard glaze
Green beans with toasted cashews
Herb and garlic cuscus

Desert
Key lime pie
Rasselberry pie

Espresso shots

After dinner drink is a sniffer of B&B and cigars.

Pre dinner drinks are Martinis / dirty / candy cane / chocolate / pepermint pattie / mocha

Followed by National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation..

Next morning no one gets up early

Capt Mike

joedog · 12-23-11, 07:29 PM

Why do I read these things at dinner time?
Sounds like a party and a half.
Dare I ask what the family does New Years?

Captmikestarrett · 12-23-11, 07:34 PM

Sleep Xmas off.

No we like a quiet new years.

Capt Mike

skeeter1804 · 12-23-11, 10:26 PM

Dang that sounds good. My family has made Mexican food on Christmas Eve since I was a little boy so there is no reason to change this year.

keithdog · 12-24-11, 09:20 AM

Wow Mike. It sounds like nobody goes away with an empty stich! Thats quite a spread!! How many folks are going to be there to devour all that?

Dogmatic · 12-24-11, 11:52 AM

I like the seafood on this menu, but I come from a "traditionalist" family, so seafood never plays a dominate role. Here's our Christmas day menu(which I started prepin' today.)

Apps:
Crab Stuffed mushrooms
Swamp fire shrimp
Cold smoked salmon rolls
Prosciutto wrapped grilled white and green asparagus
Brie Encroute
Onion tart w/creme fraiche
Asian glazed baby back ribs

Main:
Prime rib roast w/ au jus
Herb roasted fingerling potatoes
Braised greens w/ fennel
Brussel sprouts w/ panchetta
Ginger candied carrots
Haricot verte w/shallots
Rst'd maple glazed winter squash
Rst'd wild mushrooms w/rosemary

Lots of beer, champagne, and wine, followed by lots of coffee.

Desserts???? whatever the rest of the family decides to bring...sometimes it sucks being a professional chef. Luckily dinner is late because I have to organize, prep., and cook at the shelter @ 5 am.

lilmule · 12-24-11, 12:14 PM

I go with a simple hillbilly menu.
venison and turkey

no unwelcome visitors wanting to fatten up for the winter

dogs ok

cats are not at least not the woods kitty kind

Beverage of choice is corn squeesins,served in a mason jar wax paper lid,as corrosive to metal
Oh yeah-self serve bring gun

12-23-11, 06:15 PM	#1
Captmikestarrett BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2006 Location: Accokeek MD Posts: 3,315	Xmas Eve Menu set Our family celebrates hard on Xmas eve. We even open presents and stocking gifts xmas eve night. Find the pickle and pop our poppers. Our menu is different each year but always has seafood. This year we have the following. Cheese plate Veggie plate Olive plate Smoked salmon with wasabi cream cheese Stuffed crab mushrooms Smoked oysters Oysters MD style About then Santa comes around on his fire engine. Lobster shooters will be first coarse For the main coarse. Salmon in a brown sugar mustard glaze Green beans with toasted cashews Herb and garlic cuscus Desert Key lime pie Rasselberry pie Espresso shots After dinner drink is a sniffer of B&B and cigars. Pre dinner drinks are Martinis / dirty / candy cane / chocolate / pepermint pattie / mocha Followed by National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.. Next morning no one gets up early Capt Mike __________________ Capt Mike Starrett light tackle guide Potomac River http://www.indianheadcharters.com

12-23-11, 07:29 PM	#2
joedog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: JANESVILLE,WI. 53545 Posts: 3,415	Why do I read these things at dinner time? Sounds like a party and a half. Dare I ask what the family does New Years? __________________ "Fishing isn't life or death... it's more important than that."

12-23-11, 07:34 PM	#3
Captmikestarrett BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2006 Location: Accokeek MD Posts: 3,315	Sleep Xmas off. No we like a quiet new years. Capt Mike __________________ Capt Mike Starrett light tackle guide Potomac River http://www.indianheadcharters.com

12-24-11, 09:20 AM	#5
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Wow Mike. It sounds like nobody goes away with an empty stich! Thats quite a spread!! How many folks are going to be there to devour all that? __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

12-24-11, 12:14 PM	#7
lilmule BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Buchanan,Tn Posts: 2,685	I go with a simple hillbilly menu. venison and turkey no unwelcome visitors wanting to fatten up for the winter dogs ok cats are not at least not the woods kitty kind Beverage of choice is corn squeesins,served in a mason jar wax paper lid,as corrosive to metal Oh yeah-self serve bring gun Last edited by lilmule; 12-24-11 at 12:35 PM.

12-23-11, 10:26 PM	#4
skeeter1804 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Edgerton KS Posts: 321	Dang that sounds good. My family has made Mexican food on Christmas Eve since I was a little boy so there is no reason to change this year.

12-24-11, 11:52 AM	#6
Dogmatic BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 714	I like the seafood on this menu, but I come from a "traditionalist" family, so seafood never plays a dominate role. Here's our Christmas day menu(which I started prepin' today.) Apps: Crab Stuffed mushrooms Swamp fire shrimp Cold smoked salmon rolls Prosciutto wrapped grilled white and green asparagus Brie Encroute Onion tart w/creme fraiche Asian glazed baby back ribs Main: Prime rib roast w/ au jus Herb roasted fingerling potatoes Braised greens w/ fennel Brussel sprouts w/ panchetta Ginger candied carrots Haricot verte w/shallots Rst'd maple glazed winter squash Rst'd wild mushrooms w/rosemary Lots of beer, champagne, and wine, followed by lots of coffee. Desserts???? whatever the rest of the family decides to bring...sometimes it sucks being a professional chef. Luckily dinner is late because I have to organize, prep., and cook at the shelter @ 5 am.

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