Christmas dinner at Flabby's place.

[Flabby Chick]

I'm doing the usuall get together this year with a few ex-pats from the UK, SA, and one swedish, plus the usual smattering of natives. Fifteen grown ups and ten kids, even though the number usually swells when the neighbours get wind of the event.

Food will be: On the BBQ of course.

6 kilo of prime pork chops.
4 kilo of pork ribs done in a cola/honey/spicy marianade.
4 kilo of pork ribs done in a soy/tomato spicy marianade.
2 kilo of Ostrich meat.

Liver and Garlic pate (which i'm doing now)
Three types of funky salads.
Schoog, which is a very hot homemade sauce, which i'm also doing now.
New potatoes
Ooodles of garlic bread.

Spiced hot mulled wine.
Copious amounts of red and white.
Couple of crates of beer.
4 guinness just for me.

and a partridge in a pear tree.

FC....what ya'll having????

[Avder]

Probably the same "cooked till it's dryer than the Sahara" ham my family always makes for christmas.

[Genghis]

My dad makes a mean steak tartar. Mmmmm, raw meat mixed with raw eggs with raw fish on top!

[roid]

it's a mystery. i'll be camping, jumping off rainforrest waterfalls and stuff.

that'd be kinda weird for you guys in the north hemisphere hey, camping at this time of year.

i'll probabaly eat this weird chicken caserole thing that we made on the wock (caseolole on a wock haha, i think we kinda made a mistake!) and froze today.
oh and probabaly RICE.

not like i'm rubbing it in flabby . so are you gonna try the rice thing again?

[sheepdog]

Very traditional. No time for details cuz I gotta buy the food today!

Christmas Eve: Steak, bakers, broccoli shrimp garlic bread.

Christmas day: more shrimp, turkey, wine/portabello shroom stuffing, white rolls, green been onion casserole,pearl onions in white sauce relish dish olives/peppers/ pickles, mashed potatos/gravy pumpkin and/or mince pie. What am I forgetting?

[woodchip]

To heck with dinner here. I'm heading out to your place FC.

[sheepdog]

x2 Woodchip. You bring the sunscreen and I'll buy the lounge chairs when we get to Tel Aviv.

[Flabby Chick]

LOL, it's a bit nippy at the moment(17 degs C, 62 degs F) but there's allways room at the table.

[JMEaT]

62 is nippy!?!? It's like 30F something here now...

[Iceman]

Let's see ... I haven't even thought about it yet but I should start planning no? My kids are not cullinary experts and are quite finicky so ... I'll keep it simple as follows:

* Cajun Mashed Potatoes - My own creation, recipe below
* Italian Tomato Salad - From RecipeZaar.com, Recipe below
* Smoked Ham Slices - 1/4" thick steaks roughly 8" in diameter, cooked with pineapples
* Butter beans
* Garlic bread

Cajun Mashed Potatoes
Best mashed potatoes recipe ever! I started this around 20 years ago and refined it over the years to this recipe. My kids love it!

Time to Make: 5 minutes preparation; 20 minutes cooking

Yield: 6 servings
Nutritional analysis will be done on: 1 serving

Categories: Main Dish, One-Dish Meal, Vegetables, North American, Simple, Beginner Cook, Dinner Party, Holiday/Event, Taste/Mood, Vegetarian

Ingredients:
5 large potatoes
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
3 oz. block Philadelphia Cream Cheese
1/2 stick Land O Lakes butter
2 tablespoons Mrs. Dash Seasoning
1/4 cup milk

Steps:
1. Wash the potatoes and cut into 1" squares.
2. LEAVE the skins on them.
3. Boil the potatoes in a large pot for 15-20 minutes or until the skins freely separate from the potatoes.
4. A few minutes prior to draining the potatoes, put the butter, salt, pepper, and cream cheese in a small bowl and microwave until soft.
5. Add the Mrs.
6. Dash seasoning and mix thoroughly.
7. When the potatoes are done, drain the water from them but leave them in the pot.
8. Pour the cheese/butter/seasoning mixture on top and add milk a little at a time until the consistency is as you like it.
9. Mix thoroughly with a potato masher, adding up to more milk if desired.
10. Serve hot.

Italian Tomato Salad

The basil really makes this salad. Be sure to use good quality tomatoes.

4 large ripe tomatoes (preferably organic)
1/2 lb fresh mozzarella cheese (preferably buffalo) or bocconcini
12 fresh basil leaves
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
5 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup black olives
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
salt and pepper

4 servings

1. Wash the tomatoes well.
2. Cut crosswise to make 1cm slices.
3. Cut the fresh cheese to make 1/2cm slices.
4. Wash the basil leaves.
5. In a small bowl, mix vinegar, olive oil and dried oregano.
6. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
7. On a large serving plate, arrange tomato slices and black olives.
8. Top with sliced cheese and sprinkle dressing over the salad.
9. Garnish with basil leaves.

[Top Gun]

Either ham or roast beef here, depending on my mom's whims. At least with the beef, I would expect the traditional fixings of mashed potatoes, green beans, etc. I've put in a request for my grandmother's secret-recipe baked beans, which are better than any kind you've ever had.

[Flabby Chick]

i'll probabaly eat this weird chicken caserole thing that we made on the wock (caseolole on a wock haha, i think we kinda made a mistake!)

Yo Roidi, you want to get one of these for your camping trips. A mate of mine from SA brought me one god bless her, and it's a faithful freind. You make your coals, chuck yer stuff in , and after a swim and a few beers you've got a great meal waiting for you. Google it for recepies. I know they sell them down under also 'cause another mate of mine got one there.

Potjiekos rule!!!

[roid]

ahh we have them, but they are called camp ovens here, and just drop them right into the campfire coals.
they make good damper (weird bread)