Watcha cooking Christmas Eve/Day?

[wyome]

Nothing.... going to the SiL... she's making enchiladas

[MrPrena]

Our initial plan was to go to sushi katsu for lunch, but they are charging dinner rate during lunch hour.

I will gladly pay $16 for cheap sushi, but not $25.
I would rather eat big mac on christmas night singing Hymn.

[ray1970]

I made guacamole. It was my first attempt and I didn?t use a recipe. Turned out pretty good. I mashed up some avocados like you would if you were making mashed potatoes, added some lime juice, a little garlic salt, and mixed in a little pico de gallo and done.

[Ah Pook]

Chorizo red beans with rice
Jalape?o, cheddar cornbread
Banana pudding

[JohnnyEgo]

My sister and I alternate Christmas and Thanksgiving, so this year she makes dinner and I bake.









Waiting on the pumpkin pies right now. Made chocolate & cream cheese cupcakes for the kids, lemon & spiced olive oil cake for the adults, and pumpkin pies for everyone.

[jslo]

Brown sugar bacon wrapped Brussel sprout bites (appetizer)
13# smoked standing rib roast
Green bean casserole, escalloped corn and mashed potatoes with gravy

And for the DIL sea scallops and grilled salmon

[Aloha_Shooter]

Doing 2 ten-lb standing rib roasts. One is getting the low-and-slow method, about 3.5 hours at 200, resting, then 8-10 mins at 500-550 just before carving time. The other one is going in the Ronco rotisserie (can't fit both roasts in the oven) for about 2 hours. Will also have a big spinach salad, roast vegetables, dobash cake, custard pie, and who knows what else?

[Irving]

Love the utensils on the ARs Mr. Ego.

[JohnnyEgo]

Love the utensils on the ARs Mr. Ego.

Started doing that a few years back on another forum where a guy was adamant that the only thing an AR was good for was killing people. Told him they were far more modular than he realized. Nice moose!

Oh, and I forgot I'm going to Apple Pie School today. Hell, I've never made a pie before, but I'm learning.

It's way easier than most people expect. Most tedious part is peeling the apples. If you are making your own crust, go all butter (tastes better) and replace 1/2 the water with chilled Vodka. 2oz for the pie, 2oz for you, and you'll be less worried about how it turns out. Also, it forms less gluten so your pie crust will stay tender even if you end up working the hell out of it. If you make it in a cast iron skillet, you can call it 'rustic' and have it's uneven appearance be part of the charm. You'll be fine!

[William]

Looks great.