https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:00:17 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-for-christmas-dinner-or-other-big-holidays-that-arent-thanksgiving#post-1257255 Tue, 03 Dec 2013 17:35:29 +0000 gingerblonde 1257255@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's always a Honeybaked Ham in my family... no one dares to cook the ham themselves, just grabbing the tasty but pricey Honeybaked. I think it's worth it... more time to nibble on cookies! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-for-christmas-dinner-or-other-big-holidays-that-arent-thanksgiving#post-1254445 Mon, 02 Dec 2013 16:40:02 +0000 JessKas 1254445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our Christmas tradition is to get Thai take-out and relax. Yay no cooking! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-for-christmas-dinner-or-other-big-holidays-that-arent-thanksgiving#post-1253304 Mon, 02 Dec 2013 10:41:07 +0000 septca 1253304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Christmas Eve is some kind of seafood - either lobster or crab legs - with salad and bread.</p> <p>Christmas at my MIL's is beef tenderloin with popovers, carrots, and some kind of green vegetable. Usually shortbread for dessert. When I was a kid, my grandparents always did turkey for Christmas.</p> <p>For NYE, it's usually just DH and I at home. I make something fancy and we drink a lot of champagne.</p> <p>I am just bleh on turkey. I like it for Thanksgiving because it is tradition, but I am so glad to have something else for Christmas. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-for-christmas-dinner-or-other-big-holidays-that-arent-thanksgiving#post-1253290 Mon, 02 Dec 2013 10:37:33 +0000 mrs. wagon 1253290@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did a turkey for Christmas again last year! But this year I want to try a rib roast! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-for-christmas-dinner-or-other-big-holidays-that-arent-thanksgiving#post-1253285 Mon, 02 Dec 2013 10:36:47 +0000 autumnlove 1253285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: Seafood sounds amazing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-for-christmas-dinner-or-other-big-holidays-that-arent-thanksgiving#post-1253282 Mon, 02 Dec 2013 10:36:05 +0000 MrsTiz 1253282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do the same as Thanksgiving normally! One year we did lasagna, and another year we had a big Mexican feast. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-for-christmas-dinner-or-other-big-holidays-that-arent-thanksgiving#post-1253279 Mon, 02 Dec 2013 10:34:50 +0000 LuLu Mom 1253279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Christmas at the in laws (always done the weekend before) is always fried chicken and all the sides. </p> <p>Christmas Eve at my parents is Oster Stew &amp; other soups and appetizers. </p> <p>Christmas Day is Turkey/Ham and all the "thanksgiving" sides + Christmas desserts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-for-christmas-dinner-or-other-big-holidays-that-arent-thanksgiving#post-1253251 Mon, 02 Dec 2013 10:26:02 +0000 pui 1253251@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For Christmas we usually do the same sort of thing as Thanksgiving. Turkey, stuffing, ect.</p> <p>For Easter we have a big dinner and we usually either do roast or steak. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-for-christmas-dinner-or-other-big-holidays-that-arent-thanksgiving#post-1252971 Mon, 02 Dec 2013 08:34:40 +0000 Ra 1252971@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We aren't Jewish, but DH and I always celebrate "Jewish Christmas" by getting Chinese food/sushi and going to a movie. Now that LO is here, we plan to continue the tradition but will watch a movie at home until he is old enough. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-for-christmas-dinner-or-other-big-holidays-that-arent-thanksgiving#post-1252964 Mon, 02 Dec 2013 08:29:41 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1252964@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh man, Christmas food. My mouth is watering!!</p> <p>Chicken<br /> Stuffing<br /> Mashed potatoes<br /> Risotto<br /> Lasagna<br /> Sour cream cucumbers<br /> Salad<br /> Spinach balls<br /> A small ham<br /> Polenta<br /> Broccoli bake </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-for-christmas-dinner-or-other-big-holidays-that-arent-thanksgiving#post-1252941 Mon, 02 Dec 2013 08:08:58 +0000 looch 1252941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The only time of the year we cook a turkey is at Thanksgiving, I was underwhelmed by this year's turducken, so I have no idea what I will try next year.</p> <p>Other large cuts of meat at other holidays include ham, lamb, beef tenderloin and whole fish. Christmas Eve is seafood, which usually means Alaskan King Crab legs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-for-christmas-dinner-or-other-big-holidays-that-arent-thanksgiving#post-1251818 Sun, 01 Dec 2013 02:09:54 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1251818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Christmas- split pea soup is a staple, but the main entrée changes from year to year. One year I made a pork tenderloin, two years ago we had cornish hens. My mom usually sticks to a roast or ham.</p> <p>New Year's Day- fried chicken, collards greens, and black eyed peas. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-for-christmas-dinner-or-other-big-holidays-that-arent-thanksgiving#post-1251791 Sun, 01 Dec 2013 01:03:19 +0000 StbHisMrs 1251791@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm trying to start a tradition of appetizers on Christmas Eve (we always have my husbands daughters for Christmas Eve only), I'll start it this year and see how it goes! For Christmas dinner we usually spend it with my parents and the past 2 years we've done a prime rib with all the traditional sides. When I was growing up it was always turkey and ham, one year we had king crab legs and oysters, yum. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-for-christmas-dinner-or-other-big-holidays-that-arent-thanksgiving#post-1251752 Sat, 30 Nov 2013 23:49:12 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1251752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do thanksgiving all over again but with duck instead of turkey. I don't eat it though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-for-christmas-dinner-or-other-big-holidays-that-arent-thanksgiving#post-1251713 Sat, 30 Nov 2013 22:57:30 +0000 honeybear 1251713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oyster stew and spinach salad for Christmas Eve. (Feel free to be grossed out. The stew is tradition here although an increasing number of our family members vigorously oppose it. ;) I mostly like it because it's composed of excessive amounts cream and butter garnished with salty oyster crackers!) Christmas looks a lot like Thanksgiving for us: lots of everything! I feel more free to experiment in the kitchen on Christmas than on Thanksgiving. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-for-christmas-dinner-or-other-big-holidays-that-arent-thanksgiving#post-1251692 Sat, 30 Nov 2013 22:42:00 +0000 MapleMoose 1251692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Prime rib </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-for-christmas-dinner-or-other-big-holidays-that-arent-thanksgiving#post-1251684 Sat, 30 Nov 2013 22:37:56 +0000 regberadaisy 1251684@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanksgiving is always a turkey. Christmas my DH dry ages a prime rib. Easter when we do anything is over at my ILs. Usually a ham. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-for-christmas-dinner-or-other-big-holidays-that-arent-thanksgiving#post-1251671 Sat, 30 Nov 2013 22:25:06 +0000 travelgirl1 1251671@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Turkey with stuffing, veg, roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, cranberry sauce and gravy, then Christmas pudding with brandy sauce for dessert. So good! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-for-christmas-dinner-or-other-big-holidays-that-arent-thanksgiving#post-1251295 Sat, 30 Nov 2013 15:10:08 +0000 katsupgirl 1251295@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyMats: that sounds awesome!!</p> <p>We go a touch overboard for xmas and I love it!<br /> My mom makes a soup, and then there's a meat course followed by a pasta course followed by desserts. The meat course is ham chicken and roast beef each with its own set of sides. The pasta is usually lasagne. Soooo good!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-for-christmas-dinner-or-other-big-holidays-that-arent-thanksgiving#post-1251258 Sat, 30 Nov 2013 14:47:12 +0000 BananaPancakes 1251258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husbands family usually does prime rib with similar sides as Thanksgiving. My family tends to have a huge seafood buffet and smoked chicken for the people who hate seafood.</p> <p>We always try to eat traditional hoppin John and greens for New Year's Day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-for-christmas-dinner-or-other-big-holidays-that-arent-thanksgiving#post-1251251 Sat, 30 Nov 2013 14:37:20 +0000 HayleyJane 1251251@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With our families, we do ham/prime rib for Christmas. But my husband and I have started the tradition of Crabmas for Christmas night, so we have crab legs at home then : ) For New Year's, fish, black-eyed peas, and cabbage. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-for-christmas-dinner-or-other-big-holidays-that-arent-thanksgiving#post-1251228 Sat, 30 Nov 2013 13:56:57 +0000 tillma 1251228@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom used to always make lobster growing up now last year we started the tradition of fondue. We make salad, a meat course cooked in broth and chocolate fondue for dessert! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-for-christmas-dinner-or-other-big-holidays-that-arent-thanksgiving#post-1251162 Sat, 30 Nov 2013 12:30:45 +0000 fancyfunction 1251162@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We usually do ham with all the sides and may also include a baked ziti first course. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-for-christmas-dinner-or-other-big-holidays-that-arent-thanksgiving#post-1251131 Sat, 30 Nov 2013 12:01:26 +0000 abbydabbydoodlebug 1251131@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We usually do a rib roast with Yorkshire pudding, mashed potatoes, veggie of some kind. Sugar cookies for dessert! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-for-christmas-dinner-or-other-big-holidays-that-arent-thanksgiving#post-1251127 Sat, 30 Nov 2013 11:54:59 +0000 blackbird 1251127@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Um, all of this sounds amazing. Now i want to make a nice beef dinner for DH and I on Christmas Eve :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-for-christmas-dinner-or-other-big-holidays-that-arent-thanksgiving#post-1251092 Sat, 30 Nov 2013 11:10:46 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 1251092@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Gumbo for Christmas. It's a must have! My mom tried to change it up one year when they were living in IN and my sister and I mutinied. We have to have gumbo. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-for-christmas-dinner-or-other-big-holidays-that-arent-thanksgiving#post-1251079 Sat, 30 Nov 2013 10:54:37 +0000 MrsADS 1251079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For Christmas Eve, my mom and stepdad have always done appetizer foods before/after church (sausage balls, crab bites, crudites, etc). Then Sister Schubert rolls for breakfast Christmas morning, and a more traditional dinner later on Christmas Day.</p> <p>I'm spending my first Christmas ever with my in-laws this year, and DH says they do soups for Christmas eve (like a couple different kinds) with different breads and stuff. Not sure what they will do Christmas Day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-for-christmas-dinner-or-other-big-holidays-that-arent-thanksgiving#post-1251071 Sat, 30 Nov 2013 10:45:51 +0000 BabyMats 1251071@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For Christmas, Lobster and filet mignon. (It's only hubs and me)<br /> New year's anything. But usually go for dim sum </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-for-christmas-dinner-or-other-big-holidays-that-arent-thanksgiving#post-1251066 Sat, 30 Nov 2013 10:37:49 +0000 heartonastring 1251066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We usually do turkey and ham at Christmas. Since Canadian Thanksgiving is in October we have a couple months between turkey dinners. This year my SIL is making prime rib though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-for-christmas-dinner-or-other-big-holidays-that-arent-thanksgiving#post-1251062 Sat, 30 Nov 2013 10:36:19 +0000 yoursilverlining 1251062@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Beef Wellington, asparagus with hollandaise, cheesecake </p>