Christmas Foods and Treats

Holidays Forum

Has anyone else heard of this one? You get a few friends to make a few batches of cookies. Everyone does a different kind, and you get together and exchange cookies, so that you have a huge plate for Christmas filled with an assortment of cookies. This works well with candy too.

Yes, I've heard of that, Sherry. I think that we did that one year through church. It went over pretty well. Oh man... my waist is getting bigger just THINKING about all the "goodies" of this season.

O.K. I need help coming up with a Christmas menu. It is at my house this year, so everyone wants tamales. That part is done. We will have pork tamales and refried beans, but I am not sure if I should make a ham and the fixings, or just have a huge plate of sandwich fixings. We will be getting together around 2 or 3 if that helps. Oh, and there will be 10 adults. I would appreciate any suggestions.

For those of you who don't know what tamales are:
Tamales are made with masa (type of cornmeal dough with broth in it)red sauce with chili, and shredded pork, all wrapped in a corn husk and steamed.

Well, we usually have a boat load of shrimp up with my inlaws and the family. And just about anything else that you can think of. But, I just can't see shrimp and tamales being served together! Doesn't sound right. Just make a huge mexican food spread!!! That sounds good!!! Oh, a ham sounds good too though.

Yeah, Ron keeps teasing me that adding sandwiches gives something to the gringos.

You get tamales for Christmas??? YUMMY! I want some too.

You know what I get.....

Thanksgiving revisited...(Plus a ham)

AND....I dont even want to think about it right now

She doesn't "Get" tamales for Xmas... she MAKES them!!!
And to think, Heidi and I fly up north on the 19th for Xmas with her family.
I'm going to miss the tamales!!! *sigh* Never get anything good!!

Hmmmmmm... I wonder WHO this visiting mod could be?
I might just have to take a drive over to your house after we get back!!!!

Does anyone have any good dessert ideas for Christmas?

Something.... ANYTHING, other than chocolate!

How about a nice cheesecake?

OH, that is a great idea. Smart and final has a box that has slices of different types of cheesecake. Thank Kris.

Hey... wait a minute... I thought that you were going to MAKE the cheesecake!

CHEATER!!!

Oh, you were serious. I don't make cheesecake, but I do have a fab recipe. They make the best cheesecake and sell it at Smart and Final. It comes frozen.

Hey, I am making how many freakin tamales. I deserve to buy my dessert.

Okay... I won't complain... because you said that there would be some tamales left over for a "certain" mod

Dang... now I want some cheesecake!

my mom makes a killer chocolate cheese cake. it is very good and rich, just what the mind needs

also every party/gathering i have been to, they have had lasagna.

Oh man, I miss tamales! I used to be able to buy them from the deli in grocery stores back in Colorado. Here in Florida the Spanish cuisine is primarily influenced by Cuba. It's so rare that I find tamales unless they're in a restaurant.
Do you have a recipe for them Sherry?
Every Christmas my sister makes a traditional Cuban roast of pork tenderloin that's injected and baisted with Mojo - a mixture of sour orange juice and garlic. We have a traditional side of black beans and yellow rice too. It's good, but man do I miss Mexican food!

Chel I do have a recipe, but it was my dad's own secret one. So, because I do not want to be haunted by him, I can't pass it on to anyone. Sorry. Heck, I don't even know where it is. I will give you a tip. Use New Mexico Chili powder in your sauce. It really helps.

Well...ok. I guess I'll survive.

I sent it to you in a PM- no sharing the recipe or I will get my dad to haunt you too.

You're the BEST! It's under Lock and key!

'chel, she IS the best, isn't she? I'm so glad that have Sherry in my life... she's a blessing!

Awe you guys.

well any one of you can adopt me for the holidays. im with mystic, unfortunately our christmas dinner is the traditional thanksgiving dinner revisited. and considering i cant cook, i have no choice but to settle on whatever my mother decides to prepare.

My mother makes an assortment of junk food every year. She usually makes two or three different kinds of cookies, fudge, two or three different kinds of cakes, Pumpkin pie and Pecan pie, rice crispy treats...My mother makes enough junk food for Christmas every year to stock a candy store.