For chistmas what kind of food should my family have?
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Whatever you all like.\nThere are too many people eating things they don't enjoy already all over the "Christian" world, just because it's tradition.
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I'm hosting too.  Here's a list of what will be on the menu:\n\nTurkey\nStuffing\nMashed Potatoes\nGravy\nRolls\nCorn\nMy wife's famous baked broccoli/cauliflower casserole\nCandied yams (sweet potatoes)\nCranberry sauce\nPumpkin pie\nApple pie\n\nOK, so it's very traditional and pretty boring, but hey...it only comes once a year and my family likes the traditional dinner, so it works for us
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Yes, anything that would go with turkey. My father always preferred duck to turkey, so that's the Thanksgiving meal I grew up with.
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My family spent the morning in church, now Im fixing an Easter dinner for them. Ham, scalloped potatoes, steam veggies, corn on cob, and homeade bisquits with peach cobbler for dessert. Then Im hoping to catch a nap (haha, I wish).
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Yes always bring a gift! That is the correct way.\n\nI always brought a food item to leave behind and a small gift.\n\nI often purchased several pretty "larger" fancy chrismas ornaments and put them in  "prewrapped in boxes" so if I needed a spare gift for the holidays there it is.  Put a note inside, wishing them happy holidays from the "blank" family.\n\nIf they are Jewish or do not celebrate Christmas, its a holiday party, then just bring food and a bottle of white wine,  That's safe!\n\nAlways be the "giver" and be prepared to have a wonderful time.!\n\nWe always had "canned food drives" at my Christmas Parties, so that we can give to others besides outselves.  I encourages them to bring their favorite food to share with us.
954756
Turkey and ham should be plenty, but if you are worried buy a turkey breast and cook it the day before. You'll have lots of white meat that way.
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I'm Italian so we tweaked the traditional American Menu so here it is.................\nTURKEY (of course) now to make it interesting my mom de-bones her turkey & stuffs it with a more italian like stuffing of wild rice mushrooms & spinach. Its tender and delicious\n\nMASHED POTATOES this I make with roasted garlic & chives a must have\n\nSTUFFING this is more traditional not actually stuffed into the turkey. \n\nBROCCOLINNI which are a green italian vegetable, very good.\n\nGREEN BEANS another american tradition, but we put our own twist on it with garlic & olive oil, and best thing is these are fresh grown in our own garden!\n\nPASTA our table always has a pasta on it either with a sauce or in the form of a soup. This year we are making gnocci a very yummy potatoe based pasta with a roasted tomato sauce.\n\nCRANBERRY SALAD made with fresh cranberies, pineapple & nuts real good.\n\nSWEET POTATOES in the oven.\n\nPUMPKIN PIE, BLACK BOTTOM BANANA PIE, CHOCOLATE SILK PIE (something for everyone) tons of holiday cookies too!!\n\nCHESTNUTS after dinner & dessert we roast chestnuts and eat them this is a huge family tradition!\n\nThis is Thanksgiving Italian-American Style
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I like to give groceries. The things that people don't think of needing until you're in your first house and need to cook dinner - salt, pepper, flour, sugar, maybe some spices, macaroni 'n' cheese, stuff that won't go bad. Put it in an inexpensive laundry basket lined with a kitchen towel and put a bow on top. It looks good and we've always had raves from the bride and groom that it was the best present they got.
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because of my mother's health I think we will stay home and the rest of the family will come and everyone will bring food and we will eat and eat and eat!  then we will dread cleaning up the mess in the kitchen, and putting up all the leftovers...my favorite dishes are my sister's cornbread dressing  and fried turkey! oh man yummy!
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Offer your sympathies to the family and offer to do anything that they need. Then follow through since some people have a hard time asking for help. Making sandwiches, snacks, or a casserole is also nice.
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FIGS!\nThey are yummy. Get one of those little boxes of them at the grocery store with the cellophane over it. Get the dark figs, not the green ones.
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It would all depend on the type of item you are looking for and what that family likes, or has mainly around their house. If they enjoy cooking, or really like their kitchen, then get something kitchen related. Add on to your question if this doesnt help or email me.
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Mostly the same as Thanksgiving. This year, we had turkey, potatoes cooked around the turkey, broccoli casserole (b/c didn't feel like making green bean & artichoke cassarole), homemade (not from a box!) mac and cheese and cornbread dressing. Forgot to get the cranberry sauce. And dessert was homemade toffee w/ chocholate and walnuts. But for Christmas we don't always do the same thing. One year we made meatballs and spagetti. One year we had lamb.
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Invite someone over who is less fortunate for dinner, or someone who will be alone for the holiday! \nLeg of Lamb\nHam\nCandied Yams\nCorn bread dressing\nPecan Pie\nRed Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Icing\nCheese Cake\nBaked Macaroni and Cheese\nCollard greens\nTake your pick, God bless****
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If you want something along similar lines to traditional Thanksgiving food, you could always add in a ham, roast, or maybe some salmon.  I plan on smoking a ham this year and using a maple/pineapple juice glaze.  For the salmon, you could wrap it in foil with onion, garlic, salt, pepper, and a little butter then stick it in the oven for half an hour.
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Do a cookbook.Have the members contribute family favorites and the sell the books.Go to www.morriscookbooks.com\n\nMy church group raised a lot of money this way.
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Since I was a kid, we always did the same thing.  About a week before Christmas, we'd make a thermos of hot chocolate, load everyone up in the car, put on some Christmas tunes and go look at all the Christmas lights.  Sometimes we'd assign each family member an item (snowmen, santas, nativities) and see how many we could count.  This is a tradition I've carried on with my own kids, and they look forward to it every year!