Our Potluck Family and Friends Christmas Recipe Favourties

[Gerry]

At our house Christmas season for most part starts with the Carol festival, the Light Tour, pre Christmas gatherings, followed with family and friends gathering over the holidays. I find choosing the family favorites and adding a surprise recipe or two can almost be as much fun as the special meal itself. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day along with the the must haves, always a surprise recipe or two and potluck dishes that family and friends add to the holiday meal make each and every Christmas meal one to remember.

Sharing some of our family favorites and inviting our members to add their favorite mains and including as well breakfasts, appetizers, sides, mains, desserts, and drinks.

I am off to a slow start this year but I do have my Christmas Eve Butter Tarts baked and in my freezer stash.
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Pastries using my favourite Madam Benoit's freezer friendly pastry made and in the freezer.
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At our house Christmas Eve the must makes are our Clam Chowder.
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And #recipe1022


Along with another freezer friendly recipe #recipe126

This year's surprise is a yet to be decided upon cheauearie board and the appetizers.

Hoping members will join in and share their holiday favourites, photos most welcome!
Will be back with more of our family holiday favorites, meanwhile looking for new to me recipes to add to our holiday meals!

[MsPia]

Yumm! That is a feast!

[Chaz]

Oh goodness!

[Gerry]

I suspect this years planned Christmas Eve charcuterie board to be served with the Chowders is likely a new tradition in the making at our house. Today picked up some great looking feta stuffed olives, all the while hoping I can find our favourite recipe for the marinated. Along with our cheese favs am making our favourite cheese balls. The simple ingredients in this recipe make for one awesome appetizer that we love. It wows and sees to recipe requests each time I serve it. A big hit with quests who are often surprised to find it is not from a speciality shop!
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Another holiday appetizer that I like to serve over the holiday week is
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This afternoon got to the making of the picked eggs, another must make come Christmas gathering time.
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With the charcuterie board about done, will work on the menu for Christmas Day, Boxing Day, holiday breakfasts and meals for the week. Looking to see members adding in their special holiday recipes!

[Kchurchill5]

What a great looking and sounding feast. That is a perfect Christmas dinner.

[Gerry]

Today adding another of our holiday traditions and bringing out my delegated potpourri crock pots, making up my simmer pots to add that awesome holiday fragrance. While I do have some lovely warmers I have to love the wonderful fresh aroma of these simmer pots that entice and makes for warm and inviting.
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[Gerry]

Sharing some of our favourite recipes for holiday breakfasts and brunches. I know there is an awesome waffle iron under the tree for a family member which makes waffles a given for one of our holiday brunches! Along with my grandma's best ever waffle recipe I will assure there are strawberries, whipped cream, pancake syrup and of course Maple Syrup!
My grandma B's #recipe1973



Eggs that impress and taste as good as they look!
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And for an old fashioned breakfast of sausage and eggs, super easy to make homemade Old English Breakfast Sausage. The aroma alone will have everyone up waiting to enjoy!
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Pecan Bubble Bread baked in a bundt pan
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And for those wishing for a sweet ending
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[Gerry]

The pumpernickel bread was sold out when I did my city shop but fortunately a family member saw to one making it's way to my freezer stash, our Christmas Eve gathering would not be the same without
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This morning will be making the cheesecakes which are a must for all but one ... morning of the 24th will make a Lemon Meringue Pie. All good as I happen to love Lemon Pie!

For those still needing to add to the holiday sweets tray sharing a few of our holiday favourites.
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We all love the delicious and irresistible #recipe2868 and #recipe7858

Thinking I need to add more of the Chocolate Clusters to the cookie jar, good thing they are super easy to make!

#recipe168 and another delicious easy to make that is great on the dainty tray #recipe2699


Love this one from our family collection,so perfect for the holiday season!
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And for the Butter Tart lovers but no time to get to them, you will love
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Still working on the Christmas Day menu trying to keep our family traditions ongoing as well as slowly adding in traditions in the making. Christmas Day will see to our traditional Cabbage Rolls, turkey and dressing
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And the ham
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[Gerry]

For those still deciding additions on the holiday menu, as well as for many that need something smaller than the traditional holiday turkey you may want to look to
#recipe2372


and the deliciously impressive #recipe2423

Two of our favourite holiday vegetable sides, dh's absolute favourite, a recipe from my daughter's collection and the one her young son choose for the cookbook created and published as a tribute to the 100th anniversary of our local school.
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One that was added to our holiday menu back in 2011
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Need some last minute appetizers?
One of my absolute favourites, in loving memory of Dar
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and one our shrimp loving family favourites that makes for a great appetizer.
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[Gerry]

Wishing all our members a very Happy Christmas.