Turkeyless-but fab Christmas meal still!

[shootingstar]

My partner and I come from Christmas turkeyless families, so really we together don't have turkey for our Christmas dinner.

Instead we do different stuff every year -it is a serious multi-course gourmet meal that's planned. So different years, we've had: scallops, fish, mussels, bison , etc.

And you?

[salsabike]

Steamed local clams and Dungeness crabs are our big favorite.

[Brandi]

Yummy...steamed clams. i might have to do that.

[bmccasland]

I think I see shrimp in my future. Good fresh Louisiana shrimpies.

[makbike]

My mom has for as long as I can remember treated the family to prime rib, mash potatoes, breaded green beans, jello salad, rolls and homemade gravy. We all basically fast all day so we have plenty of room for dinner. It is simply wonderful!

[kelownagirl]

We do prime rib and either crab or lobster if we're only having a small family gathering. Secretly I prefer that over turkey.

[shootingstar]

Regina I want to be invited over to your feast!

[crazycanuck]

I'm happy having a bbq @ christmas. That's the down under way

Tamales..umm..hmmm..

C

[bmccasland]

and in the spring there's green corn tamales. Yum. With the influx of Hispanic Culture riding the post-Katrina construction worker wave, I might actually be able to finally buy GOOD tamales in this otherwise great food town. What the locals make are, well, best left alone. I don't care if people like them, they haven't had a proper tamale.

[Chile Pepper]

That sounds fun! Are all seven dishes served at once, or can you stagger them in courses?

Christmas day I'll probably do goose this year. The family tradition is ham, but one of my kids doesn't like ham (or mashed potatoes--I suspect he's an alien).