I've had goose a couple of times for T-day, and duck once... our hostess was a gourmet cook; she brined them up and had her grillmeister then-hubby cook them on the gas grill. I remember it being *quite* good.
Mother usually did ham for Dec. 25... after I wandered off the beaten theological path I didn't go home as much for that holiday; Solstice was usually potluck or party food and spiced cider and such like... I know tabbifli celebrated Christmas but even though I know I was over there twice for it I cannot honestly tell you what we ate as a main course. The only thing I really remember was cream cheese stuffed olives as an appetizer.
riverheart used to do the double whammy for $WINTERHOLIDAY: a goose and a whole salmon. Goose, though, has much the same issues as turkey, and whole salmon of any quality is probably hard to get out there.
I actually have no idea what I'm doing in late December yet. *chuckle* I do know that in *early* December I've been invited over to a (culturally) Jewish friend's house for latkes. I'm looking forward to that. I'm about as Jewish as bacon-wrapped shrimp, but I like me some latkes.
Heyyyyyyy, there's a traditional Christmas food. Shrimp. On the barbie. It's an Aussie thing. :) (You could do it inside with a Lodge Logic grill pan. Can be had at the store at the Pigeon Forge exit, if you don't have a better source for them. Just be sure to crank up the hood on your stove to exhaust the smoke, or the smoke detector will ring your ears for sure...)
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Mother usually did ham for Dec. 25... after I wandered off the beaten theological path I didn't go home as much for that holiday; Solstice was usually potluck or party food and spiced cider and such like... I know
I actually have no idea what I'm doing in late December yet. *chuckle* I do know that in *early* December I've been invited over to a (culturally) Jewish friend's house for latkes. I'm looking forward to that. I'm about as Jewish as bacon-wrapped shrimp, but I like me some latkes.
Heyyyyyyy, there's a traditional Christmas food. Shrimp. On the barbie. It's an Aussie thing. :) (You could do it inside with a Lodge Logic grill pan. Can be had at the store at the Pigeon Forge exit, if you don't have a better source for them. Just be sure to crank up the hood on your stove to exhaust the smoke, or the smoke detector will ring your ears for sure...)