When we were kids we had turkey and all the fixings like a second Thanksgiving. I really don't like turkey that much so that has changed now that we are older. Last year we had amazing steaks and mini crab cakes. We don't have a lot of extra $$ to throw at food this year, so I'm trying to come up with a still awesome but less expensive Christmas dinner for this year.
What do you eat Christmas day?
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
Ham, Mac & Cheese, Bulgogi, Japchae, Green Beans, Soy Tofu, lots of Korean side dishes 
cherry / 167 posts
My mom is hosting the day after since she works Christmas Day. We are doing spaghetti this year. Everyone loves it and it will be so much easier. We've done tacos before too! By that time everyone's had at least one or two turkey/ham dinners so it's a nice change.
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
We didn't really celebrate Christmas growing up.
Now as a family we always do Prime Rib. But BIL has split the cost with us in the past and this year he is picking it up.
We will probably do a ham as well if my family comes for Christmas.
@mediagirl: what about ham or beef tip roast?
ETA: ooh what about cornish hen/?
coconut / 8483 posts
Always turkey and all the fixings.
Our thanksgiving was 2.5 months ago, so we are ready for more turkey
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
@Mrs. Champagne: I am *always* ready for turkey!
wonderful clementine / 24134 posts
Im thinking a Ham and mac and cheese. I also need to figure out an easy (but festive) christmas eve dinner for after church.
pomegranate / 3401 posts
My side of the family is Chinese and we like to do Chinese hot pot for Christmas dinner!
pomegranate / 3032 posts
My inlaws cook christmas dinner and they cook a ham, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and Pineapple Souffle, with some sort of bread.
my Aunt also cooks and does 4 courses. She makes antipasta, italian wedding soup, raviolis and then a ham with sides
Friends of mine do a big brunch in the am then do take out chinese food at night.
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
@Ginabean3: haah when we celebrate anything now with my family, it's hot pot too!
@Chillybear: your aunt's dinner sounds amaze-balls. Might steal that for our Christmas Eve. The girls will love ravioli.
pomegranate / 3032 posts
@regberadaisy: I often wish we went to my aunts dinner instead of my inlaws but you know how splitting the holidays goes..... We do christmas eve with my family which is even more amazing - we do the feast of the 7 fishes
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
@Ginabean3: haha yes hotpot for every winter occasion 
We don't really have a tradition since it's not always just family! We've def spent it with friends before, or on vacation!
squash / 13208 posts
@Chillybear: I have always wondered about that - do you actually eat 7 kinds of fish? which ones?
pomegranate / 3032 posts
@Mamaof2: ehhh.... we're not real strict about it.... My other aunt and grandmom cook the dinner... Appetizers: crab dip and crab wontons, shrimp cocktail, fried shrimp, raw clam shooters (plus: other dips, cheeses, bruchetta, etc) Dinner: Whatever is left from the appetizers goes on the buffet table, cold calamari salad, crabs and spaghetti, flounder, smelts (sort of like fried anchovies), baccala (fried salted cod), Fried scallops, crab imperial, and a garden salad. The smelts and the baccala are very traditional and only some people like them.... the others are a more modern addition from my aunts recipes.
grapefruit / 4355 posts
Our big dinner is on Christmas Eve, not Christmas Day. We do a honey baked ham, mashed potatoes, green beans, rolls, etc.
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
@Chillybear: can I please come over to your house for Christmas? That sounds amazing.
persimmon / 1196 posts
We have lasagna and London broil on Christmas Eve and brunch (egg casserole, sausage, fruit, pastry) on Christmas Day.
cantaloupe / 6669 posts
I don't like to do two turkeys so close together! DH's family does but my family usually does ham or we've done a roast a few times. The sides are pretty traditional though.
grapefruit / 4085 posts
We either do a ham or an Italian meal. This year we're making a big pot of sauce with meatballs and sausage with all the fixings!
eggplant / 11824 posts
When my mom hosts she usually does beef wellington, asparagus with homemade hollandaise sauce, a winter salad (like spinach with pomegranate seeds, dried cranberries, etc.) and homemade rolls.
I'm not sure what we're doing this year - my mom is hosting Christmas brunch and I think MIL will host Christmas dinner, which will likely mean ham.
pomelo / 5257 posts
I'm cooking for me, DH, and another couple this year -- first time hosting! I'll probably just copy my mom and make beef tenderloin with a red wine/shallot/butter sauce, some kind of potato (mashed or roasted), asparagus or brussels and maybe a salad.
eggplant / 11824 posts
@mediagirl: if you want to do similar to last year's dinner but save $$, what about getting a cheaper (tougher) cut of meat but marinating it for a couple days so it is super soft? And use canned crab to save $$ on crab cakes - or make salmon cakes with canned salmon - even cheaper and delicious too!
Or look for sales on big porterhouse steaks and then split them between 2-3 people.
nectarine / 2951 posts
My mom cooks Christmas dinner... Usually fillet minion and yummy sides.
nectarine / 2180 posts
We've done beef tenderloin in the past, with green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, etc. It's just the 4 of us (and let's face it, DD1 won't eat anything I make that's not a carb), so I was thinking about doing braised short ribs and polenta or mashed potatoes and maybe some kind of sautéed greens.
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
@yoursilverlining: not a bad idea! Maybe we can do shrimp cocktail or something instead of the crab cakes.
persimmon / 1322 posts
We try to do different things every year. We've done ham, turkey, brunch, cheese fondue--with salads and sides--spaghetti, lasagna, tri tip roast, and a few others I'm sure. This year, we're doing tri tip roast, cheese fondue with homemade pretzel bites, roasted red potatoes, and a few make ahead salads.
pomelo / 5789 posts
Usually a roast beef with parsnips, swede, cauliflower, mashed potatoes, brussell sprouts, yorkshire pudding.
GOLD / cantaloupe / 6703 posts
I am going to be solo on Christmas this year, working before and after so DH is taking LO to visit extended family, and I know I won't want to cook so I am going to go to the store the day before and get whatever sounds good.
GOLD / wonderful pea / 17697 posts
We usually have beef tenderloin, either mashed potatoes or roasted rosemary potatoes, asparagus with proscuitto, a salad, and rolls. We usually spend Christmas at my BIL's house.
This year we'll have a newborn, and my IL's are bringing us dinner, so I have no idea what it'll be.
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
@mediagirl: What about doing a roasted chicken with all the sides, probably a little more budget conscious but still delicious. Or a roast, you can never go wrong with roast!
My family does turkey with all the fixing for lunch, so for dinner we usually do leftovers.
cantaloupe / 6630 posts
Turkey. This year we are having beef and lamb too, then all the other roast dinner sides and Yorkshire puddings.
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