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Christmas Meal and Traditions! So what's gonna be on ya'lls table this year? And any family traditions you want to share? | |
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I've spent Christmas by myself (sans 2 or 3 instances) for the past twenty years. I have no real tradition other than trying my best to not be bored out of my skull. My roommate goes home for the holiday (90 miles away for 24 hours or so usually). None of my family has ever flown into NY to see me at all, ever, much less on a holiday. (They'll fly to goddamn Japan to see a step-sibling and his wife & kid, but you know the single children don't get that honor.) " don’t really care so much what people say about me because it is a reflection of who they r." | |
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Wish you were closer, you could hop on over.
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duck. All you others say Hell Yea!! | |
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My mom used to make sure we were all drinking Memosas on Christmas morning. Not sure why as she wasn't a big drinker. I keep that tradition up, usually means a nap for me as I'm not a big drinker either (I was when I was younger). My sister has incorporated my moms' oyster stuffing for Thanksgiving and Christmas but she lives in Portland. . My wife and her family don't have any traditions like that but an amazing meal is always a staple. Playing with my niece and nephew with their new toys is my favorite thing to do. Trying not to talk politics or anything that could start an argument. . My wife always insists on opening a present on Christmas eve and I wasn't raised that way, you wait until Christmas. I always give in because my wife makes me laugh, she's worse than a little kid with the pleading and begging to open ONE present...LOL . I just appreciate being around family and friends (if possible). With my people being all over the country, it's usually a day of nice phone calls to everyone I miss. . Merry Christmas Org! | |
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You are a man of many words, freaky.
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Well it's traditional to try a do a different main dish. Duck, plank wild salmon, purple sweet potato pie (did not like at all). This year the difference won't focus on food. | |
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Duck is delicious. It's all dark meat, so if you like a chicken leg or thigh, you're in the same wheelhouse with a duck. The key is to roast it on a rack in the pan. It's very oily, and you want a lot of that fat to drip off during the roasting process. If you set it in the pan like you might do with a turkey or chicken, it'll be sitting in its own juices a lot. Duck fat, when clarified and stored, is used for a lot of things. But I wouldn't want my duck swimming in it before dinner. " don’t really care so much what people say about me because it is a reflection of who they r." | |
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The only fowl I like is chicken and turkey. My dad used to go quail hunting, yuk...no thank you. Deer meat I can't stand either. My kids like fried squirrel and fried rabbit.
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Whatcha planning on doing? | |
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PennyPurple said:
Whatcha planning on doing? Haven't fully fleshed it out yet but trying to include all the family. I'm moving towards eventually doing stuff with the family around Christmas but doing my own personal things on the day. | |
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For years I would rewatch guilty pleasures of christmas specials I enjoyed as a child or re-read books I liked when younger related to the holidays...
Then I made friends. And you guys filled in the blanks for what we do.
Oh and I will totally be that 80 year old with a cane waiting for home alone to air Got a problem? I'll whoop you with my cane! [Edited 12/10/17 14:40pm] | |
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