Those foods that are only around once or twice a year...WHAT ARE YOURS?

list a food in each category that you only have during special occasions. preferably something you like...and will you be eating it this year?

1. candy

2. cookie/bar

3. main dish (turkey, honey ham, tamales, etc)

4. side dish (baked yams, green bean casserole, etc.)

5. pie/cake

Original Post by chrissy1988:

list a food in each category that you only have during special occasions. preferably something you like...and will you be eating it this year?

1. candy

--fudge. probably won't have any because my ex's grandma is the one who makes it and i dunno if ill be visiting this year

2. cookie/bar

--lady fingers and lemon bars--same as above so probably not.

3. main dish (turkey, honey ham, tamales, etc)

--hmm...at my mom's she makes gumbo and i always make a vegetarian version so i'll probably have that

4. side dish (baked yams, green bean casserole, etc.)

--green bean casserole and yep i'll probably have it :) my favorite!!

5. pie/cake

--pumpkin cheesecake...made by me...and yes i'll probably be having some of that!! 

1. Swedish Berries...they're so yummy at Halloween :D

2. My mom's toblerone shortbread cookies...she always makes them at Christmas time

3. Turkey! Thanksgiving and Christmas are the only times it is made

4. STUFFING! I probably like it better than turkey :P again, it only comes around on thanksgiving and christmas

5. Butterscotch Pie. My mom probably makes the best butterscotch pie of life, and she only makes it on my dad's birthday...though this year she made it for thanksgiving and NOT my dad's birthday...go figure!

** These ROASTED BRUSSELS SPROUTS WHOLE FOODS MAKES - I get so sad when they stop making them at the beginning of March...

** Another dish WHOLE FOODS MAKES THAT I LOVE but doesn't carry very often is their spinach saag! I just ate it tonight and it was delicious!! It probably won't be around the next time I go shopping though....

** ...Just like their chicken fajitas that I love! ha ha!

** I love Celestial Seasoning Sugar Cookie Sleigh Ride Tea but it's only around during the holidays... and I also really like other holiday teas too - they are always so "cozy" tasting! mm mm!

** Well, TURKEY IS a year round food but I only really eat it at Thanksgiving and CANNOT WAIT until I get my whole 1/2 a breast (yea like 3 pounds worth! ha ha) on Thanksgiving!!! I am counting down the days!

1. candy - snickers (I buy an extra bag at Halloween)

2. cookie/bar - brown sugar cookies that my daughter makes when she is home from school

3. main dish (turkey, honey ham, tamales, etc) garlic and black pepper encrusted prime rib roast

4. side dish (baked yams, green bean casserole, etc.) gravy made from the lovely rib roast served over mashed potatoes

5. pie/cake - German Chocolate cake made for my son's birthday

Some of the foods I get excited about when their in season.

Chantrelle Mushrooms

Fiddleheads

Soft Shell Crab

Zucchini Blossoms

Ramps

Asparagus

Fresh figs

Pickerel

Field Tomato's

Cherries

1. candy

Caramel apple pops - I only eat these during Halloween

2. cookie/bar

Don't have one

3. main dish (turkey, honey ham, tamales, etc)

Hot pot in the winter? XD

4. side dish (baked yams, green bean casserole, etc.)

None

5. pie/cake

Pumpkin pie during thanksgiving!

The ones I look forward to coming around are.....   English asparagus, fresh chestnuts, fresh cob-nuts & my very own home-made Christmas Pudding

list a food in each category that you only have during special occasions. preferably something you like...and will you be eating it this year?

I like all of these and will have a little bit when they are served. 

1. candy - Coconut cream Easter eggs from See's Candy (local company), and my cousin's homemade "turtles."

2. cookie/bar - My aunt's Pizzelle (very thin anise flavored waffle cookies) made for every holiday an special occasion by the hundreds.

3. main dish (turkey, honey ham, tamales, etc) - Roast Lamb at Easter, Roast Turkey at Thanksgiving, Roast Beef for Christmas, and Roast Pork on New Year's Day. 

4. side dish (baked yams, green bean casserole, etc.) - Roasted red peppers with garlic and olive oil on any holiday, asparagus vinaigrette at Easter, beautiful, crisp romaine salad with a simple vinaigrette at just about every meal.  sauer kraut & applesauce with that roast pork on New Year's Day, roasted baby potatoes with roast beef or roast lamb. (and something I never eat - my aunt's icky sweet candied sweet potatoes)

5. pie/cake - My daughter's pumpkin cheesecake on Thanksgiving.  My cherry cobbler when the pie cherries are ripe. 

candy: peppermint bark. or candy corn
cookie/bar: sugar cookies
main dish: honey ham, definitely
side dish: sweet potatoes
pie/cake: pumpkin cheesecake

1. candy

2. cookie/bar

gingerbread

3. main dish (turkey, honey ham, tamales, etc)

gilumpkis (polish stuffed cabbage). 

4. side dish (baked yams, green bean casserole, etc.)

nothing special, the side dishes i like are made at other times of year - and the ones that aren't are the ones i don't like (stuffing, or baked yams - yuck!)

5. pie/cake

oreo pie.  It's only made around christmas time, because it is my brother-in-law's birthday and it is his favorite pie.

Original Post by chrissy1988:

list a food in each category that you only have during special occasions. preferably something you like...and will you be eating it this year?

1. candy - Peppermint bark - So easy and whole fam thinks I'm genius with confections.

2. cookie/bar - Butterscotch ginger cookies - Another easy, but tastes complicated goodie.

3. main dish (turkey, honey ham, tamales, etc) - Hubs is a chef, so Christmas is always something cool and yummy.  I do love my MIL's turkey, too.

4. side dish (baked yams, green bean casserole, etc.) - Purple mashed potatoes.

5. pie/cake - MIL's apple cranberry pie.  Yummers!

This was fun!  I am also more motivated to run now, so I can enjoy these goodies guilt free!

1. candy: Peppermint bark! Oh so good! Saw some yesterday at Harry and David's and the boyfriend and I got excited! I also love Reese eggs and cadbury caramel eggs at Easter

2. cookie/bar: My best friend's mom's Christmas cookies! Her cut out Christmas trees with green sprinkles are amazing! She better send me a tin this year lol

3. main dish (turkey, honey ham, tamales, etc): Green bean casserole. I know that is a side dish but being a vegetarian, the GBC is my main course on Thanksgiving

4. side dish (baked yams, green bean casserole, etc.): Baked sweet potato

5. pie/cake: Pumpkin of course

GI Jane: What's in your christmas pudding? Im curious!

My mom makes homemade chocolate chip cookies which I just DEVOUR. We also buy a box of artisan chocolate from a local chocolate shop....the almond butter crunch toffee is AMAZING. Everyone in my family has been trying to lose weight almost my whole life so we never have sweets in the house except during the holidays. I don't really like traditional thanksgiving food much...I'd almost rather skip dinner and just have desert. On christmas my mom makes lobster tails...yummy!

Stollen (sort of a Cerman fruit cake, only its a yeast bread, sweet with candied fruits and cardomom)

Pumpkin pie (only now that I've veg, its more of a veg cheesecake)

Fudge

Peeps man I love those peeps, the only time I cheat and eat marshmallow (I'm veg and most have gelatin)

Oh no, you forgot the best category!

Drink--EGGNOG!!!  Yum, and you betcha I'll be havin' it!

1. Mini hersheys bars!  I know we have them year round, but they're kind of a Christmas thing for me. . .I always used to get some in my stocking:)

2. Apple fritter!  It's our traditional Christmas breakfast (along with omelettes and fresh orange slices).

3.  Ham baked in pineapple and cloves.  (Christmas dinner)

4.  Sweet potatoes!  (Anytime in the fall or winter)

5.  Pumpkin bars!  My mom makes them, so good!

I'm eating them all!

1. candy - Godiva Chocolate.  I always used to buy a box for my mom for Christmas, but I won't this year because unfortunately, she's been diagnosed with diabetes.  So I can't very well show up with illness in a box.

2. cookie/bar -  any of Mom's homemade cookies, but see above, so this year probably not

3. main dish - my special lentil recipe with the phyllo crust.  I made it last year for Thanksgiving and I'm going to again.  The secret is the red wine in the sauce

4. side dish - salad: celery with walnuts and a homemade champagne vinaigrette.  Also a Thanksgiving recipe

5. pie/cake - pumpkin!  Yes!

1. candy: minature heros from a tin, around all year but we only have them at Christmas

2. cookie/bar: gingerbread (again, only a Christmas thing in my house)

3. main dish (turkey, honey ham, tamales, etc): Traditional Turkey dinner with sprouts, bacon wrapped sausage, roast potatoes, and stuffing.

4. side dish (baked yams, green bean casserole, etc.) Leeks baked in cream and stilton cheese (so bad yet oh so good)

5. pie/cake: mince pies!

1. candy - CANDY CORN

2. cookie/bar - SPRITZ

3. main dish (turkey, honey ham, tamales, etc) - TURKEY

4. side dish (baked yams, green bean casserole, etc.) - YAMS

5. pie/cake - APPLE

1. candy - cadbury creme eggs. Kind of an easter thing, but oh well.

also hot chocolate. Not candy but didnt fit in any other.

EGG NOG! So gross intheory but soo good.

2. cookie/bar - Classic chocolate chip cookies. We always attempt sugar and oatmeal raisin but they never come out good. So if someone else makes them.

3. main dish (turkey, honey ham, tamales, etc) - ham with gravy from the drippings and flour.

4. side dish (baked yams, green bean casserole, etc.) -

GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE!

and a broccoli bacon mayonaisse salad thing I had once. Everyone seems to make some variation of it. 

I recently started liking sweet potatoes so maybe i'll like yams? Idk.

5. pie/cake - Apple pie with chocolate ice cream.

Carrot Cake. Not really yule time inspired but we have it during this season anyways.

1. candy

Halloween- Candy Corn..I love the stuff!(And yes, I've already ate some. Ha Ha.)  

Christmas: Candy Canes and my grandmother's peanut butter fudge she gives to the family each year as a gift. Peanut Brittle! (Will probably have all.)

Easter pretty much has candy I can have anytime of the year except not shaped like an egg. Lmao.

2. cookie/bar

Christmas: I love the Archway little Christmas cookies shaped like Christmas trees, stars and bells with red and green sugar on them. Not sure if I'll have some this year, but they are great!

Gingerbread cookies are always good as well (and not too bad in the calorie department either!)

Pumpkin Donuts from Dunkin Donuts (I've already had some. ;)) Along with the Pumpkin Spice Latte (also had!) and their pumpkin muffin..which I have sadly passed on after I realized I could eat a frickin big mac for even less cals then the muffin. Ha Ha.

The Gingerbread donuts from Dunkin Donuts are also very good.

 3. main dish (turkey, honey ham, tamales, etc) Turkey at Thanksgiving!

4. side dish (baked yams, green bean casserole, etc.)

Baked Yams, Veggies, Winter Squash, Baked Breads and/or buttered rolls, Cranberry Sauce, Stove Top Stuffing.

5. pie/cake

My birthday cake! Ha Ha...I totally adore birthday cake. Heh. Pumpkin Pie and Crumbly topped Dutch Apple pie are also yumm-o!

:)