Any thoughts yet? cooking, not cooking, invites?
Things are kinda up in the air here...but if all goes ok maybe a repeat of Thanksgiving...ham, mac and cheese, green beans, rolls, tea, sodas, cake, pie
ATM we are not planning anything involving guests....but I have a menu planned out just in case....I may make this on a small scale for my family.
Honey Glazed Ham
Potatoes Grand Mere
Candied Carrots
Sour Cream Cherry Fruit Salad
Sweet Potato Dinner Rolls
Gourmet Green Bean Casseorle
Cranberry Spinach Salad
Eggnog Cheesecake
Candy Cane Cheesecake
Sounds real good:) Yum!
Quoting SuperPickle:ATM we are not planning anything involving guests....but I have a menu planned out just in case....I may make this on a small scale for my family.
Honey Glazed Ham
Potatoes Grand Mere
Candied Carrots
Sour Cream Cherry Fruit Salad
Sweet Potato Dinner Rolls
Gourmet Green Bean Casseorle
Cranberry Spinach Salad
Eggnog Cheesecake
Candy Cane Cheesecake
Quoting SuperPickle:ATM we are not planning anything involving guests....but I have a menu planned out just in case....I may make this on a small scale for my family.
Honey Glazed Ham
Potatoes Grand Mere
Candied Carrots
Sour Cream Cherry Fruit Salad
Sweet Potato Dinner Rolls
Gourmet Green Bean Casseorle
Cranberry Spinach Salad
Eggnog Cheesecake
Candy Cane Cheesecake
sure! It is delicious
Sour Cream Cherry Fruit Salad
2 (16 oz.) cans Royal Anne cherries, drained, reserving juice
20-oz. can crushed pineapple, drained, reserving juice
1 Tbsp. unflavored gelatin
3-oz. pkg. cherry Jell-O
1 (8-ounce) pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 cup sour cream
1 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted if desired
Preparation:
Make sure that you check all of the cherries so the pits are removed. Combine reserved juice from canned fruit and measure. Add water, if necessary, to make 2 cups. In small bowl, soften unflavored gelatin in 1/2 cup of this fruit juice for 1-2 minutes. Heat in microwave for 30-60 seconds, or until gelatin dissolves, stirring once during cooking. Set aside.
Bring remaining 1-1/2 cups juice to boil in medium saucepan. In large bowl, dissolve cherry Jell-O in this boiling fruit juice. Set aside to cool slightly.
In another large bowl, beat cream cheese until very soft and fluffy. Add sour cream and beat well until smooth. Add 1/2 cup of the dissolved cherry Jell-O gradually and beat until smooth. Slowly add remaining dissolved cherry Jell-O mixture and dissolved unflavored gelatin mixture. You have to do this slowly and beat constantly so the mixtures blend; otherwise you'll have little bits of cream cheese in the finished salad.
Stir until blended. Add drained cherries, pineapple, celery, and almonds. Pour into 2 quart mold that has been rinsed with cold water and not dried, cover, and chill overnight until well set. Unmold and serve. 10-12 servings
Quoting Mommy2TwinGirls:
Would you share your sour cream cherry fruit salad recipe? Your menu sounds delicious!
Quoting SuperPickle:ATM we are not planning anything involving guests....but I have a menu planned out just in case....I may make this on a small scale for my family.
Honey Glazed Ham
Potatoes Grand Mere
Candied Carrots
Sour Cream Cherry Fruit Salad
Sweet Potato Dinner Rolls
Gourmet Green Bean Casseorle
Cranberry Spinach Salad
Eggnog Cheesecake
Candy Cane Cheesecake
This sounds wonderful and would be a gift in itsself!
Quoting SuperPickle:ATM we are not planning anything involving guests....but I have a menu planned out just in case....I may make this on a small scale for my family.
Honey Glazed Ham
Potatoes Grand Mere
Candied Carrots
Sour Cream Cherry Fruit Salad
Sweet Potato Dinner Rolls
Gourmet Green Bean Casseorle
Cranberry Spinach Salad
Eggnog Cheesecake
Candy Cane Cheesecake
My mother and now me have always tried not to go big on Christmas and be stuck in the kitchen all day like Thanksgiving. I usually do a ham the day or so before or buy spiral sliced to heat up. I make potato salad to go with it. I try to have a breakfast casserole for that morning. Not sure what we are doing this year for everything since DH's kids will start with their mom for Christmas morning this year. Will probably have the ham, potato salad, and then corn pudding, green beans, fruit salad and rolls. Hoping to not have a formal dinner with all the adult kids but if DH wants it I will make it happen.
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- delanna6two
on Dec. 12, 2012 at 1:15 PM