Christmas/holiday foods that you like

I was in a store the other day and happened to walk through the Christmas aisle, the one where they have all of the holiday food/candy set up.  Eek, it was a mistake.  I saw a lot of different things I wanted to try, though I didn't buy any of it.  Thanksgiving and Christmas are only two days that cause problems, but for this whole 2+ month period, there are lots of special foods out there that are only around once a year.  Egg nog, candy canes, Christmas cookies... What are the ones that get you into trouble?

For me, it's "Old-Fashioned Creme Drops."  I got them at a dollar store last year and fully expected them to be gross, but instead I went back for more.  I actually had a dream about them a few nights ago (I hadn't thought about them until I had that dream) and so yesterday I went and bought two bags of the little monsters.

Those big tins of cheese, butter and caramel popcorn always tempt me, too, even though I know they're usually stale and/or gross.

My grandmother is British so Christmas dinner was always a huge roast with roasted potatoes, etc. So from those meals... I really only miss yorkshire pudding. :(

For Thanksgiving, I miss stuffing. 

None of that in Korea... :cry:

Egg nog only gets me into trouble financially.  Four bucks for a half gallon?  I'll go without, thanks.

• Dates with a little fork
• Mince pies
• Roast potatoes (I wish I didn't like these quite so much!)
• Nut-roast
• Nuts in shells (I especially associate brazil nuts with Christmas, but you can't get them in shells any more ...)
• Turkish delight
• Chocolate-coated ginger
• These yummy truffles

And ...

• Brussel sprouts

You've got me in the Christmas mood a bit now! All of those with the exception of the sprouts definitely have the potential to be a problem for me - nuts being the ultimate challenge.

"My grandmother is British so Christmas dinner was always a huge roast with roasted potatoes, etc. So from those meals... I really only miss yorkshire pudding. :(

For Thanksgiving, I miss stuffing. "

AGREE!!  My stepmother is British as well and I love it when she makes yorkshire pudding!  I cannot get enough of the stuff.  And then the potatoes she makes, the parsnips, the carrots, brussel sprouts....sure some of it sounds heathly but when you eat a ton it can add up!

Oh and my dad's pumpkin pie and homemade stuffing.  He uses about half a loaf of bread for that stuffing mixed with sausage, spices, celery, onions...it is so goooooood! :)

I am getting so excited for the holidays now....but I know I have to be careful as well.

Gingerbread cookies
When i was a meat eater-- Turky w/ BBQ sauce
Mashed potatoes w/ milk and butter
Corn w/ butter
Green beans w/ butter
Chocolate

:) Yum

oh jeez I love all the foods during the holidays:

Thanksgiving Dinner:

Turkey, honey baked ham, stuffing, green bean casserole, corn pudding, pumpkin pie with whipped cream on top.

Christmas Brunch:

Crepes filled with sauteed pears and cinnamon, "wreath" made with croissants and almond paste and jam, sausage, scrapple, Oyster Stew, Roasted Chicken.....oh lordy

Thanksgiving Stuffing

Christmas eggnog, gingerbread, and graham cracker

For thanksgiving its usually just the over-dosing of pumpkin pie.  When I was in high school my mother baked each of us our own pie.  Luckily my teenage body was very active from sports and such and had a faster metabolism that I didn't totally explode from pumpkin overdose.  Now since we are all grown she usually sticks to 2-3 pies (large family) and I think she's going to make one of them crustless and light which is definitely progress.

For Christmas I have trouble with eggnog with some SoCo, Holly wreath cookies, actually any christmas cookie, and of course PIE!

oh and starbucks pumpkin spice frappachinos...now I order a "light one" buts four dollars for a drink is kind of pushing it

Like alibsam, I love a good, traditional British christmas spread. I'm a fan of stuffing and yorkshire puddings, particularly. Not a big one for redcurrant or mint jelly, or bread sauce, though. Yuck.

Alibsam: BBC Good Food Yorkshire Pudding recipe :D These come up a treat when we make them and they're really so very simple to do. They work with wholegrain flour, too.

I LOVE holiday food.  My mom is the best cook so we always have so many good things to eat.  My favorites are her sweet potato casserole with pecans on top (almost like a dessert in and of itself), pumpkin pie, rum cake, homemade stuffing (we call it dressing because we don't really stuff the turkey with it), squash casserole with lots of buttery cracker crumbs on top, and of course Christmas cookies!

egg nog, gingerbread anything, sweet potatoes, Danish butter cookies, pie, pie, pie, mushroom stuffing, pie, corn bread rolls, spiced cider, mulled wine, and pie.

mocho cakes (help me out with the spelling, Canadians!). They're cubed pieces of angel food cake covered in a thin icing and then rolled in coconut or crushed peanuts. Yum!! Shortbread cookies, too, with icing and a cherry on top.

 Anise cookies & mint hot chocolate

It will be easier to list what I don't like: brussel sprouts & candied yams. Love everything else.

I love Celestial Seasonings Sugar Cookie Sleigh Ride tea! It smells & tastes just like a sugar cookie! Everyone who is having trouble keeping their taste buds in order should try this tea because it seriously rocks... and it helps digestion too - or so I have learned from my own personal experience! 

I also love love love the turkey! I eat turkey ONCE a year (weird right! ha ha) and it always tastes so good, but then I stuff myself so much that I swear it off until the next year! ha ha! 

During this time of year Whole Foods makes amazingly delicious garlic roasted Brussels sprouts! I buy them in pint containers (like 5 at a time) and freeze them until when I want them! It works very very well... I always get sad around March though because that is when they stop making them! (I was noticing though - I spend A LOT of MONEY on them... but if I could make them just like Whole Foods does: I WOULD... but OBVIOUSLY my attempts have FAILED because I still stick to their expertise! 

We always have a huge roast (turkey, gravy, broccoli, cauliflower cheese, carrots, yorkshire pudding and roast potatoes) on Christmas Day and for a few days after to use up the turkey.  I don't even like it that much but it's tradition

My mum also always makes a fruit cake with marzipan and icing which is GORGEOUS!

green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie, turkey, ham, roast beef and gravy, cheesy potatoes, and rolls are all staples in my holiday diet.

but breakfast/brunch is almost as good as the dinner with homemade breads, muffins, pastries, omelets, and hot chocolate.

nothing beats the cookies, though. my mom's chocolate covered cherry cookies are t die for! mmmm!

Gingerbread cookies. Yumyum.

I love pretty much all thanksgiving food. Sweet potatoes are my favorite though

Pumpkin pie, homemade Christmas cookies and fudge, the box of gourmet chocolates my great aunt always sends, hot chocolate, mmmm I could go on and on.