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NJCher

(42,327 posts) Wed Dec 24, 2025, 04:05 PM Wednesday

What's for Dinner, Christmas Eve, Wed., Dec. 24, 2025

Tossed green salad with scallions, cucumber, green pepper, and shrimp. Lemon vinaigrette, homemade.

Brown sugar glazed salmon.

Roasted parsnips with mustard and maple syrup.

Cherry ginger kombucha.

Dessert: Chocolate and amaretto Yule log.

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What's for Dinner, Christmas Eve, Wed., Dec. 24, 2025 (Original Post) NJCher Wednesday OP

Spanikopita! NewHendoLib Wednesday #1

Sounds delic, NHL! SheltieLover Wednesday #8

We join my brother and his wife across the street for oyster stew. Nanuke Wednesday #2

Pot Roast Yonnie3 Wednesday #3

Sounds delic, Yonnie! SheltieLover Wednesday #7

Traditional Polish Wigilia La Coliniere Wednesday #4

I'd never heard of a Polish Vigilia, so I had to look it up. SheltieLover Wednesday #6

That all sounds great. Worked with folks who ate about the same thing. Summer festivals were an eat fest. twodogsbarking Wednesday #9

Sounds delic, Cher! SheltieLover Wednesday #5

Red beans and rice chowmama Wednesday #10

Italian Beef Sandwiches CanonRay Wednesday #11

beef stew and garlic bread mike_c Wednesday #12

It's just me and hubby for the holidays, so I decided to take it somewhat easy... slightlv Wednesday #13

NewHendoLib

(61,546 posts)

1. Spanikopita!

Reply to NJCher (Original post)

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 04:14 PM

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Merry Christmas!

SheltieLover

(76,202 posts)

8. Sounds delic, NHL!

Reply to NewHendoLib (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 06:01 PM

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Enjoy!

Merry Christmas!

Nanuke

(901 posts)

2. We join my brother and his wife across the street for oyster stew.

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Wed Dec 24, 2025, 04:37 PM

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Yonnie3

(19,187 posts)

3. Pot Roast

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Wed Dec 24, 2025, 04:38 PM

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with gold potatoes, carrots, celery and onion. Leftovers, but good.

Ducky was confused by cooked versus raw carrots at first, Now he knows right away to gulp the cooked ones down and run with the raw to lie down and crunch.

TJ is going to work shifts tonight and tomorrow night, so it's just me and the Duckster tonight.

SheltieLover

(76,202 posts)

7. Sounds delic, Yonnie!

Reply to Yonnie3 (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 05:59 PM

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Enjoy!

La Coliniere

(1,733 posts)

4. Traditional Polish Wigilia

Reply to NJCher (Original post)

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 05:35 PM

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Going to my in-laws for a traditional Christmas Eve dinner along with 12 other folks. There will be fried haddock, parsley potatoes, cheese and sauerkraut pierogies, green bean almondine, cole slaw, cucumber salad and a great variety of desserts. I made the cream of mushroom soup which begins the meal. Happy holidays to all my fellow DUers! Cheers!🥂

SheltieLover

(76,202 posts)

6. I'd never heard of a Polish Vigilia, so I had to look it up.

Reply to La Coliniere (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 05:59 PM

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Sounds like an absolutely lovely tradition.

My maternal ancestors were from Poland, but apparently did not practice this.

Enjoy!

Merry Christmas to you and your lovely family!'

twodogsbarking

(17,500 posts)

9. That all sounds great. Worked with folks who ate about the same thing. Summer festivals were an eat fest.

Reply to La Coliniere (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 06:05 PM

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Enjoy and best.

SheltieLover

(76,202 posts)

5. Sounds delic, Cher!

Reply to NJCher (Original post)

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 05:57 PM

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Ha ha - we're on the same wavelength. I had my salmon for lunch, done in the air fryer with garlic and lemon pepper, with a side of mac n cheese and fresh pan steamed green beans.

Enjoy!

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate.

chowmama

(983 posts)

10. Red beans and rice

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Wed Dec 24, 2025, 06:11 PM

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We're still recovering from our lovely virus and are taking it easy. Nice soft food.

And I'm doing Xmas dinner as much ahead as possible. I wanna sleep in tomorrow.

CanonRay

(15,915 posts)

11. Italian Beef Sandwiches

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Wed Dec 24, 2025, 06:11 PM

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and homemafe pasta salad. A longtime tradition.

mike_c

(36,890 posts)

12. beef stew and garlic bread

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Wed Dec 24, 2025, 07:46 PM

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It's a cool, rainy evening here, so I wanted hot soup. It's almost ready!

slightlv

(7,407 posts)

13. It's just me and hubby for the holidays, so I decided to take it somewhat easy...

Reply to NJCher (Original post)

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 07:53 PM

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tonight it will be chicken cordon bleu and baked potatoes, with garlic bread. Tomorrow, our Christmas dinner will be my homemade spaghetti with my all day simmering sauce. Not very Christmasy, but hea... it's red! (LOL)

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