If you celebrate Christmas:
Do you go all out and make a big Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day? Do you
also make a big Christmas breakfast?
Personally I like having a nice Christmas Breakfast, with a smallish dinner.
My husband likes having a big dinner w/ something very simple for breakfast.
Last year I did both and it seemed a little much ... not sure what I'm going
to do this year.

Knit Chic wrote:
If you celebrate Christmas:
Do you go all out and make a big Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day? Do you
also make a big Christmas breakfast?
Personally I like having a nice Christmas Breakfast, with a smallish dinner.
My husband likes having a big dinner w/ something very simple for breakfast.
Last year I did both and it seemed a little much ... not sure what I'm going
to do this year.



For us it depends on family schedual. My suggestion would be - large
dinner christmas eve, big christmas breakfast - nibbles for dinner. This
is what we will be doing this year because my mother has to work
Christmas day.

I agree that both a large breakfast AND a large dinner in the same day
are just too much. (not to mention all the dish washing you'd do AND
spending the entire day in the kitchen)

Roberta (in VA)

Roberta wrote:
Knit Chic wrote:
If you celebrate Christmas:
Do you go all out and make a big Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day? Do you
also make a big Christmas breakfast?
Personally I like having a nice Christmas Breakfast, with a smallish dinner.
My husband likes having a big dinner w/ something very simple for breakfast.
Last year I did both and it seemed a little much ... not sure what I'm going
to do this year.



For us it depends on family schedual. My suggestion would be - large
dinner christmas eve, big christmas breakfast - nibbles for dinner. This
is what we will be doing this year because my mother has to work
Christmas day.

I agree that both a large breakfast AND a large dinner in the same day
are just too much. (not to mention all the dish washing you'd do AND
spending the entire day in the kitchen)

Roberta (in VA)

BIG dinner! Who cares about breakfast?
I'm locked in anyway. Last year, a little before Christmas, I asked my
middle son (25 yrs) if there would be a lynching if I decided not to
make Sauerbraten for Christmas dinner (which I've made since they were
little). His reply was, "That would be the best you could hope for". I
guess that settles it!

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Roberta wrote:
Knit Chic wrote:
If you celebrate Christmas:
Do you go all out and make a big Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day?
Do you also make a big Christmas breakfast?
Personally I like having a nice Christmas Breakfast, with a smallish
dinner. My husband likes having a big dinner w/ something very simple
for breakfast. Last year I did both and it seemed a little much ...
not sure what I'm going to do this year.



For us it depends on family schedual. My suggestion would be - large
dinner christmas eve, big christmas breakfast - nibbles for dinner.
This is what we will be doing this year because my mother has to work
Christmas day.

I agree that both a large breakfast AND a large dinner in the same day
are just too much. (not to mention all the dish washing you'd do AND
spending the entire day in the kitchen)

Roberta (in VA)

BIG dinner! Who cares about breakfast?
I'm locked in anyway. Last year, a little before Christmas, I asked my
middle son (25 yrs) if there would be a lynching if I decided not to
make Sauerbraten for Christmas dinner (which I've made since they were
little). His reply was, "That would be the best you could hope for". I
guess that settles it!

Ooh, ooh, could you share your Sauerbraten recipe? I have several, but I
always like trying another one. If you've been making it for years, that
about as good as it can get. :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

"Knit Chic" wrote in message
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If you celebrate Christmas:
Do you go all out and make a big Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day? Do you
also make a big Christmas breakfast?
Personally I like having a nice Christmas Breakfast, with a smallish dinner.
My husband likes having a big dinner w/ something very simple for breakfast.
Last year I did both and it seemed a little much ... not sure what I'm going
to do this year.


Big Breakfast early
Gigantic Xmas dinner about 4:00.
Leftovers and more dessert about 10:00.
Comatose sleep till New Years Eve morning

Dimitri

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"Knit Chic" wrote:

If you celebrate Christmas:
Do you go all out and make a big Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day? Do you
also make a big Christmas breakfast?
Personally I like having a nice Christmas Breakfast, with a smallish dinner.
My husband likes having a big dinner w/ something very simple for breakfast.
Last year I did both and it seemed a little much ... not sure what I'm going
to do this year.

Well, because of getting ready for church, we have a lighter
breakfast, and a potluck family/friends dinner that starts early and
ends late.

We do an elaborate meal for just our family, occasionally an orphan
friend, under the Christmas tree strung with lights on Christmas Eve
after Mass.

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Knit Chic wrote:
If you celebrate Christmas:
Do you go all out and make a big Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day? Do
you also make a big Christmas breakfast?
Personally I like having a nice Christmas Breakfast, with a smallish
dinner. My husband likes having a big dinner w/ something very simple for
breakfast. Last year I did both and it seemed a little much ... not sure
what I'm going to do this year.



For us it depends on family schedual. My suggestion would be - large
dinner christmas eve, big christmas breakfast - nibbles for dinner. This
is what we will be doing this year because my mother has to work Christmas
day.

I agree that both a large breakfast AND a large dinner in the same day are
just too much. (not to mention all the dish washing you'd do AND spending
the entire day in the kitchen)

Roberta (in VA)

We use to eat fish at dinner of 24. Meat at lunch of 25. Of course we eat
also pasta or ricotto, entrée, side dish and cakes (generally panettone).
Cheers
pan

"Knit Chic" wrote in message
.. .
If you celebrate Christmas:
Do you go all out and make a big Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day? Do
you also make a big Christmas breakfast?
Personally I like having a nice Christmas Breakfast, with a smallish
dinner. My husband likes having a big dinner w/ something very simple for
breakfast. Last year I did both and it seemed a little much ... not sure
what I'm going to do this year.



I'm in curmudgeon mode:

You're asking about menu planning. How do you do menu planning at other
times of the year? Do the two of you discuss what to eat, and how much?
These are decisions which are internal to your home, not anyone else's. Why
is the birth of someone 2005 years ago related to menu planning in your
home? And, what does it matter how other people eat? You might get opinions
from people who are obese and would therefore be the worst possible sources
of advice.

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Knit Chic wrote:
If you celebrate Christmas:
Do you go all out and make a big Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day? Do
you also make a big Christmas breakfast?
Personally I like having a nice Christmas Breakfast, with a smallish
dinner. My husband likes having a big dinner w/ something very simple
for breakfast. Last year I did both and it seemed a little much ... not
sure what I'm going to do this year.



For us it depends on family schedual. My suggestion would be - large
dinner christmas eve, big christmas breakfast - nibbles for dinner. This
is what we will be doing this year because my mother has to work
Christmas day.

I agree that both a large breakfast AND a large dinner in the same day
are just too much. (not to mention all the dish washing you'd do AND
spending the entire day in the kitchen)

Roberta (in VA)

We use to eat fish at dinner of 24. Meat at lunch of 25. Of course we eat
also pasta or ricotto, entrée, side dish and cakes (generally panettone).
Cheers
pan


Got a good penettone recipe? I need to make tiramisu next week.

Dimitri wrote:
"Knit Chic" wrote in message
.. .
If you celebrate Christmas:
Do you go all out and make a big Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day?
Do you also make a big Christmas breakfast?
Personally I like having a nice Christmas Breakfast, with a
smallish dinner. My husband likes having a big dinner w/ something
very simple for breakfast. Last year I did both and it seemed a
little much ... not sure what I'm going to do this year.


Big Breakfast early
Gigantic Xmas dinner about 4:00.
Leftovers and more dessert about 10:00.
Comatose sleep till New Years Eve morning

I used to do the big breakfast, big dinner thing. A few years ago I got
smarter (IMO) and now have our large dinner on Christmas Eve. We have a
large breakfast.. and the rest of the day eat finger type foods and
left-overs. I find it much calmer and relaxing allowing me time to reflect
on the cause of the holiday and visit with family and friends without the
rush.

Debbie

"Debbie" wrote in message
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Big Breakfast early
Gigantic Xmas dinner about 4:00.
Leftovers and more dessert about 10:00.
Comatose sleep till New Years Eve morning

I used to do the big breakfast, big dinner thing. A few years ago I got
smarter (IMO) and now have our large dinner on Christmas Eve. We have a
large breakfast.. and the rest of the day eat finger type foods and
left-overs. I find it much calmer and relaxing allowing me time to reflect
on the cause of the holiday and visit with family and friends without the
rush.

Debbie

Because of all the houseguests usually another 6 to 8 adults Xmas eve is Italian
Deli cold cut buffet time -

A nice do-it-yourself antipasto, salad, sandwich buffet.

Dimitri

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Knit Chic wrote:
If you celebrate Christmas:
Do you go all out and make a big Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day? Do
you also make a big Christmas breakfast?
Personally I like having a nice Christmas Breakfast, with a smallish
dinner. My husband likes having a big dinner w/ something very simple
for breakfast. Last year I did both and it seemed a little much ... not
sure what I'm going to do this year.



For us it depends on family schedual. My suggestion would be - large
dinner christmas eve, big christmas breakfast - nibbles for dinner. This
is what we will be doing this year because my mother has to work
Christmas day.

I agree that both a large breakfast AND a large dinner in the same day
are just too much. (not to mention all the dish washing you'd do AND
spending the entire day in the kitchen)

Roberta (in VA)

We use to eat fish at dinner of 24. Meat at lunch of 25. Of course we eat
also pasta or ricotto, entrée, side dish and cakes (generally panettone).
Cheers
pan


Got a good penettone recipe? I need to make tiramisu next week.

Do you want to make tiramisù with panettone?
Panettone is too soft for making tiramisù. We use biscuits "Savoiardi" for
it. We wet savoiardi in coffee mixed with rum, than we make a cream with
mascarpone, sugar and eggs. Do you want this recipe?
Then, I have never made a panettone by hand. So I don't know what is the
best recipe,
Cheers
Pandora

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Knit Chic wrote:
If you celebrate Christmas:
Do you go all out and make a big Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day?
Do you also make a big Christmas breakfast?
Personally I like having a nice Christmas Breakfast, with a smallish
dinner. My husband likes having a big dinner w/ something very simple
for breakfast. Last year I did both and it seemed a little much ...
not sure what I'm going to do this year.



For us it depends on family schedual. My suggestion would be - large
dinner christmas eve, big christmas breakfast - nibbles for dinner.
This is what we will be doing this year because my mother has to work
Christmas day.

I agree that both a large breakfast AND a large dinner in the same day
are just too much. (not to mention all the dish washing you'd do AND
spending the entire day in the kitchen)

Roberta (in VA)

We use to eat fish at dinner of 24. Meat at lunch of 25. Of course we
eat also pasta or ricotto, entrée, side dish and cakes (generally
panettone).
Cheers
pan


Got a good penettone recipe? I need to make tiramisu next week.

Do you want to make tiramisù with panettone?
Panettone is too soft for making tiramisù. We use biscuits "Savoiardi" for
it. We wet savoiardi in coffee mixed with rum, than we make a cream with
mascarpone, sugar and eggs. Do you want this recipe?
Then, I have never made a panettone by hand. So I don't know what is the
best recipe,
Cheers
Pandora





Sure - I'd like to see the whole recipe. The way I made it in the past
involved using a large tuna can to make disc-shaped cutouts of panettone.
But, if I recall, the recipe said to bake those a little to make them
drier - less soft, almost like toasting them gently. Yours sounds
interesting, though.

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"Knit Chic" wrote in message
.. .
If you celebrate Christmas:
Do you go all out and make a big Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day? Do
you also make a big Christmas breakfast?
Personally I like having a nice Christmas Breakfast, with a smallish
dinner. My husband likes having a big dinner w/ something very simple for
breakfast. Last year I did both and it seemed a little much ... not sure
what I'm going to do this year.



I'm in curmudgeon mode:

You're asking about menu planning. How do you do menu planning at other
times of the year? Do the two of you discuss what to eat, and how much?
These are decisions which are internal to your home, not anyone else's.
Why is the birth of someone 2005 years ago related to menu planning in
your home? And, what does it matter how other people eat? You might get
opinions from people who are obese and would therefore be the worst
possible sources of advice.

You and I have different perspectives on the question. I assumed the OP was
interested in others' traditions, not asking for advice as to what to do.

For my family, it's light snacks and goodies on Christmas Eve. Nothing much
for breakfast on Christmas morning since we're all in different households
but a large dinner with plenty of pre-dinner snacking available for
Christmas Day. All of which is followed by an "I can't believe I ate the
whole thing" coma :-)

TammyM

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"Knit Chic" wrote in message
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If you celebrate Christmas:
Do you go all out and make a big Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day? Do
you also make a big Christmas breakfast?
Personally I like having a nice Christmas Breakfast, with a smallish
dinner. My husband likes having a big dinner w/ something very simple
for breakfast. Last year I did both and it seemed a little much ... not
sure what I'm going to do this year.



I'm in curmudgeon mode:

You're asking about menu planning. How do you do menu planning at other
times of the year? Do the two of you discuss what to eat, and how much?
These are decisions which are internal to your home, not anyone else's.
Why is the birth of someone 2005 years ago related to menu planning in
your home? And, what does it matter how other people eat? You might get
opinions from people who are obese and would therefore be the worst
possible sources of advice.

You and I have different perspectives on the question.

I admire your tactfulness. :-)