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I have no idea what's for dinner tonight. To help remedy the situation, H is getting a series of cooking lessons for Christmas. I'm going to attend, too. And yes, before I signed up for them, we did agree using the POJA.

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Jacques Pepin's Black Bean Soup With........Bananas

Seriously.

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Fried potatoes with onion and garlic, fried ham and cheese melted on
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Apple juice to drink

Ice cream scoop for dessert

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IMHO, John Pinette does here for Italian food what Abbott and Costello,
in "Who's On First?", did for baseball!


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Ham, hash browns, Brussels sprouts

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Lamb Chops with Summer Squash, Tomatoes and Mushrooms, over brown rice

(Hey, JK, I guess we're the only gourmands who enjoy food!)

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Spaghetti. I use whole wheat noodles. Canned tomato sauce, olive oil and olives for the sauce. Garlic in the sauce.

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Beef stroganoff and brussel sprouts with melted parmesan cheese.


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Chicken fried steak, rice with gravy, green beans, sliced peaches and blueberries.


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...parmesan cheese

Really? Authentic [Linked Image from planetsmilies.com] parmesan, or some Midwest [Linked Image from planetsmilies.com] concoction that is sold in a spray can?

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I thought parmesan was a grainy sort of cheese...concoction in a can indeed.


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Originally Posted by NeverGuessed
...parmesan cheese

Really? Authentic [Linked Image from planetsmilies.com] parmesan, or some Midwest [Linked Image from planetsmilies.com] concoction that is sold in a spray can?

A spray can?? No silly, it was CHEEZ WHIZ parm-e-zan in a jar! MrRollieEyes


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Okay, then.....three days until Christmas Eve (I love doing this just to read the horrified protests of the less adventuresome!) and we will once again be consuming the Dinner of the Seven Fishes (actually: Seafoods)!

As appetizers we will enjoy chilled clam dip(1) and warm crab dip(2).

We will have a pasta course of linguine with anchovies(3).

The salad course will be a cold baccala salad with a olive-pepper tapenade topping.(4)

We will then dine on Octopus with Wine and Tomatoes(5) and Calamari fra Diavolo(6), and, instead of bread, Pepperidge Farm Goldfish Crackers(7).

How about it, colleagues - Anyone else observing the Holiday with an ethnic feast?

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Mmmmmm......I'm not sure about all that NG. The only time I would eat anchovies would be in the preparation of homemade Ceasar salad dressing....even then it is in the form of anchovie paste.

I am still trying to figure out some ideas for a new traditions Christmas dinner. I am hoping that others will share what they are serving so I can get some ideas. I have the ham.


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Having great Christmas Dinner surprise with Daughter and Grandchildren....and my 20 year old son cooking the meal for us all..

Roast Pork and who knows what else..Um Home made egg-nog ... the list goes on..

Maybe Greek Salad too..

Can't wait...

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Originally Posted by NeverGuessed
We will then dine on Octopus with Wine and Tomatoes(5) and Calamari fra Diavolo(6)

faint He eats octopus sick and has no fish sticks??? Good grief, how can a person have a 7 fish dinner and leave out the fish sticks?? MrRollieEyes

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How about it, colleagues - Anyone else observing the Holiday with an ethnic feast?

Yes, we are of the TEXAN ethnic and we will be having PRIME RIB, [that's BEEF people!] taters and fixin's... laugh


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Good grief, how can a person have a 7 fish dinner and leave out the fish sticks??

As a matter of fact, fish sticks (What part of the fish is the "stick"?) WILL be served at the NG family Holiday repast. It seems that DGS, age 2, has latched onto those chopped, formed, and processed icthiological horrors as his "favorite food du jour"!! Since DD and family, are driving here from NC, we are making accommodations for DGS's juvenile palate, and making them available.

See, NG isn't as unfeeling as you all believe!

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Italian spaghetti with ham, garlic toast, sliced cucumber and tomato.

http://www.food.com/recipeprint.do?rid=30971



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For Christmas dinner we had a pork roast with red potatoes, an onion or two, and carrots. There was so much in there that even with the minimal amount of water it leaked!

Tonight we plan to shove rice in the leftovers. It'll last us tonight, maybe even tomorrow.


One year becomes two, two years becomes five, five becomes ten and before you know it, you've wasted your whole life on a problem you can't solve. That's one way to spend your life. -rwinger

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Originally Posted by NeverGuessed
It seems that DGS, age 2, has latched onto those chopped, formed, and processed icthiological horrors as his "favorite food du jour"!! Since DD and family, are driving here from NC, we are making accommodations for DGS's juvenile palate, and making them available.

The 2 year old has redeemed you! grin

Fish sticks are the best! laugh


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