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I have to say I don't generally serve a starter before Chrismas dinner. I mean, the main meal is quite enough in itself. Do you serve a starter? It seems to be a sort of tradition to serve smoked salmon in the UK.

Do you have a special meal on Christmas Eve? I used to always cook a fish or seafood dish and I know that fish is a tradition in some religions and cultures. What is your Christmas Eve favourite or traditional meal?

Are there any edible Chrismas gifts you particularly like to receive? Chocolate is something frequently given, but I am not really a chocolate lover. Thankfully anyone likely to give me an edible gift knows that, so I am more likely to receive savoury gifts. Lat year my daughter gave me a...

Ms. Mofet’s Cream Cheese and Jelly Cookies Yield ≈79 small cookies (using a 1 TBSP. disher/scoop) 1 C. (2 Sticks / ≈ 227g) Butter, Softened 1 (3 oz. / ≈ 85g) Pkg. Cream Cheese, Softened 1 C. (≈ 200g) Sugar 1 Egg Yolk 1/2 Tsp. Vanilla Extract or vanilla paste 2 1/2 C. (≈ 325g) all-purpose flour...

(Above are pictures of past year's cookie trays I've given as gifts) ‘Tis the season for Christmas cookies! Do you do a cookie exchange with a group of friends who each bake several kinds of cookies? Then exchange so everyone has an assortment? Are cookies part of your Christmas gifts? Do you...

A place to share your favorite plant-based alternative recipes for a Christmas celebration. Please share: tips, tricks, techniques, shortcuts, time-saving tips, cost-saving tips, and secrets to success. This is not a contest. There is no judging. It is just a place to share ideas and recipes...

Yes, I know it is a bit early but needed a bit of cheering up so we were in our local garden centre this morning to look at their display.

[Mod.edit post moved to form a new topic MG] With Christmas looming I'll definitely be coming to you seasoned experienced cooks for tips and advice. Particuarly when it comes to making my own mincemeat for mince pies. This forum seems a friendly community, I used to be on Snap and Instagram...

Thinking of our forward-in-time friends in Australia and New Zealand, I wanted to get this posted up now: If you’re so inclined to celebrate the holiday…Merry Christmas to you and yours! Regardless of your celebratory habits, hopefully everyone can relax a bit, eat and drink their fill (and...

The beginning of November brings a shiver of excitement to thousands of Venezuelan families. It's time to prepare traditional Xmas foods: "pan de jamón" (Ham bread), "ensalada de gallina" (Chicken salad) and the unbelievable "hallaca" . An hallaca (pronounced "Ay-Yak-uh") is a...

This is the recipe for my husband’s family’s traditional Christmas potato salad. I was introduced to this when we first started dating (almost 20 years ago now!). There’s no source for this recipe - we just copied how his family made it. Note that we never measure anything for this recipe -...

Anyone get foodie presents this year? I got a few.. Actual food: Loads and loads of chocolates Marzipan fruits Coffee syrups Apricot Brandy Christmas pudding beer! Selection of teas Pack of three curry pastes Non-food foodie presents: Julienne attachment for my magimix Salt and pepper mill...

I have some slow cooked shoulder of lamb left and also part of a turkey thigh joint. Thinking to make like a shepherd's pie with the leftovers do you think it would be nice to mix the lamb ans turkey together? Alternative is to make a pie and make like a white sauce and add some veggies and the...

Post your Christmas cracker jokes here. Add the "Answer" in a spoiler. To hide your answer you can use one of 2 styles of spoiler. The icons won't neccesarily be in the same place as shown, so match the symbols.

Wishing all our CookingBites members a happy Christmas.

Since I’ve made my first official Christmas purchase of the year, I feel it’s a-okay to kick off this season’s thread: Let the festivities begin! 🎄 🎁 ☃️

Ok, y'all, was Santa good to you this year? What did you get? Whatever it is, I'm sure that it made you happy & glad!!

Very Good Evening and Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas.........

Wishing all our members a happy Christmas.

So here´s something unusual for you if you want to give it a go. It´s a Venezuelan tradition at Xmas time - hundreds and thousands of these are sold at bakeries, and the bread is a great snack at any time of the day. I just had a slice for breakfast. It was invented back in 1905 by a local baker...