CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION MENU IDEAS

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This year’s “Christmas Menu Ideas” list contains some hot links to many of the recipes, just in case you might be interested in any of those.

Italians also typically keep fruit bowls and also nut bowls around at holiday time with seasonal favorites.  The fruits will often be citrus in skins or intact other varieties, while the nuts will be “in the shell” with the metal nutcracker and nut pick handy for shelling a couple or few at a time…

CHRISTMAS MENU IDEAS

  Holiday Eggnog

or

Spiced Wassail aka Old Fashioned Wassail

 Roasted Chicken or Roasted Turkey Breast w/ pan drippings gravy

 Baked Sweet Potatoes or Sweet Potato Souffle

 (Some Alternatives include:

Bulgur Winter Wheat Stuffing

Baked Savory Bread Stuffing; or

Three Rice Pilaf Casserole)

Homemade or Purchased Cranberry Relish or Sauce

 Savory Cheese Rolls

 Green Beans with Almonds & Rosemary

Winter Baby Spinach and Mandarin Orange Salad

Assorted Holiday Cookies

Yule Log Cake