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Queen Thunderthud · Certifiable Night Owl

YUM!!! To all of you!!! YUM!!!

Well, I mentioned in another thread that we buffet style at Christmas, due to the size of the immediate family. (There are about 35-45, depending on which kids have a current "love" to bring with or not). The food goes from about noon to 9 or 10pm. No, not JUST eating, lol... Just there for the taking. We have the initial feeding frenzy about 1:00 and then I just keep bringing out more and new things through the day/evening. In between, we are visiting, singing, opening gifts, usually put in a movie for the kids at some point. I have not yet to plan this year's buffet, but I know some are just a gimmee and I'll be making them. Lots of "snacky" sort of stuff.

*Always have Ham. Served hot at first with a delish glaze made of brown sugar, pineapple juice, o.j. concentrate, mustard and ground clove. Years ago, I took the time to put the whole clove in, painstakingly one at a time, in a decorative pattern, and lattice cutting it before "presenting" it at the table, but soon realized that for 30 seconds of "Oooh, aaah," and then having to remove them and everybody waiting for it to be sliced, was just NOT worth it. Towards evening, I put the ham back out, chilled and sliced with dollar buns and toppings for small sandwiches.

*Bite-sized BBQ Meatballs. (with a mass amount of toothpicks for serving so they are grabbed on the fly-by usually).

*Lefsa rolled with egg salad.

*Pickled herring.

*Scallops wrapped in bacon and broiled.

*Dips... Always have dips w/about 8 kinds of crackers and chips or veggies... Ham salad, spinach dip, chili/cheese dip w/tortilla chips, layered taco salad dip, dill dip w/fresh veggies, (carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers), fresh salsa, onion dip, crab salad.

*Deviled eggs.

*Chow Mein hotdish.

*Shrimp w/cocktail sauce.

*Salami, pepperoni, canadian bacon, cheese tray w/crackers.

*Fruit tray, (strawberries, blueberries, pineapple, mandarin oranges, grapes, cantelope, apple slices tossed in citrus so they don't brown, raspberries and blackberries), w/a cream cheese fruit dip.

*Pot roast served almost like a stew... the potroast is fall apart tender, in a slow cooker, with baby carrots, celery, diced potatoes, pearl onions and gravy.

*Au Gratin potatoes.

*Garlic cheese biscuits.

*Calico Beans made with bacon and hamburger.

*A cold pasta salad.

*Chicken and wild rice hotdish.

*Estonian apple-struessel coffee cake, pumpkin bars, spritz cookies, bon-bons, almond bark, chocolate nut-clusters, lemon bars, assorted Christmas cookies.

Now... People... I am intrigued... What is the difference between "dressing" and "stuffing"? We call it both here, but it is actually the same thing... I never knew that were 2 names for pecan pie either. I love it.
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