OT: Christmas dinner alternatives?
NinaBambina
Who the fuck is Ninabambina?
So I'm in good ole Ohio with my boyfriend and we were going to spend Christmas dinner at his parents' house. His mom has come down ill with covid, so we are obviously not doing that.
Anyone have some suggestions? We both really want to spend time with each other and won't want to spend hours on a meal just for the two of us, plus 'tis the season for groceries to be picked over and scarce.
Ideas?
Anyone have some suggestions? We both really want to spend time with each other and won't want to spend hours on a meal just for the two of us, plus 'tis the season for groceries to be picked over and scarce.
Ideas?
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You can make a good turkey breast in a crockpot with like 3 other ingredients
(Both recipes easily found on the ‘net)
The Benihana knock offs (Samurai Japanese joints) are usually open on Christmas Day.
Nina, you might find roasting a chicken to be an easy solution. Just rub butter, salt and pepper on the outside and bake it on a rack in a roasting pan at 375 until it is darkish golden brown on the outside (usually about 90 minutes but more for a larger bird). You'll know it's done when you the strip peaking out from the inside cavity turns from red to brown.
Even easier still is if you bake some potatoes with it. Just wash them, poke a few holes in each and place them right on the oven rack next to the roasting pan. As a general rule of thumb, I put them in about 30 minutes after the chicken goes in. They usually take about an hour at 375 but can take longer if they are large.
For a veggie, you can always buy some bagged frozen stuff that can be zapped in the microwave.
That's the easy-peasy approach with very little real work involved. Some butter, salt, pepper for the veggies and potatoes and maybe some sour cream for the taters and you're off to the races. If you want to make it a little more complicated, I can get into how to make a gravy with the drippings, stuffing the chicken, doing mashed or twice baked potatoes, etc. if you want, but it sounds like you want something simple that doesn't require much prep.
Good luck!
We're also baking cookies for Santa. We don't have kids yet, we just like to eat.
2) Go to a restaurant that has a “Christmas Dinner Special”, make it a romantic night for the two of you.
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I vote for King Wah just because that name is awesome 😎
But that does all sound a bit depressing though. I have a Christmas feast in the works. I just can't imagine not celebrating the day with something special in the oven, especially since almost everything is closed anyway. But to each his/her own.
Personally I preferred tongue kissing and an HJ for an Aunt Flo mercy. But not practical if he's much taller than you.
Depends on the day. 😉
This is all over the internet today. Hope it didn’t happen to you
https://images.app.goo.gl/ndJGdtB1jJwM1w…
I hope your boyfriend’s mother feels better soon.
I was thinking of Chinese food - likely take out.
If you are dining out - you might get lucky and enjoy some caroling!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sE154vtGZm…