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Christmas Cooking: How to Avoid it and Have a No-Cook Christmas Day

12/19/2020

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One of my fondest memories from my childhood Christmases, once the presents were opened, was of the family moving into the family room to watch Miracle on 34th Street, or whatever movie was on, while my mother cooked breakfast. Usually, it was pancakes and bacon. Yum!

But as I got older, I thought about how she was stuck flipping pancake after pancake, while we were just chilling and watching TV. When I left home, I realized that lots of people planned it so they wouldn't have to leave family or guests in order to cook a meal.

And when I became a mom, that seemed like an awfully good idea. :)

So if you are wanting a Christmas day without cooking, here’s an outline you can use to create one...
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How to Have a No-Cook Christmas Day


(1) Morning Christmas tea: set out a tray with tea, sugar, etc., so that as people get up, they can choose and make their own.

(2) Make a Christmas Breakfast Casserole: these are so yummy, and if you make it in advance, it will only need to be heated up on Christmas morning.

(3) Plan an Easy Lunch: offer deli slice sandwiches for lunch, with all the fixings, and let each person create her own sandwich masterpiece.

(4) Dinner in the Slow Cooker: prepare this the day or night before, and it will be ready on Christmas day.


(5) Dessert: offer a pie, baked in advance, and then, frozen, to be thawed and warmed in the oven on Christmas day.

Success! You can get through the entire day without having to cook.

​Wishing you a wonderful, easy, no-cook Christmas day!

Love, Jeanine
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Martha link
12/19/2020 10:35:04 am

I love your ideas, especially having the breakfast casserole ready before hand. I have the perfect recipe too. This year we are doing dinner a bit different, since it's only the four of us, Rich is making a huge pot of meatballs on Wednesday so they will be ready for Christmas dinner, meatball subs, YES!!

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Jeanine Byers link
12/19/2020 12:29:10 pm

Thanks, Martha!! Oh, I love meatball sandwiches! And get this - we are having meatballs, too, in spaghetti. We'll probably make the pasta the night before, and then heat it up with the meatballs and sauce on Christmas day.

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Kebba Buckley Button link
12/19/2020 07:01:08 pm

Jeanine, I am totally with you on no-cook or least-cooking holidays! One year, I made pot roast, potatoes, and a veggie casserole, which were warming in the oven until we got back from Christmas Eve church service at 5, return at 7). I like to stock the frij with things like premade quiche, lox and cream cheese, deli turkey/pastrami, veggie sticks, and a ridiculously large pecan pie from Costco. Also soups and chili, made ahead. Relaxed snacking is the name of the holiday game!

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Jeanine Byers link
12/19/2020 11:03:41 pm

Yes, it is! And boy, do I love quiches!! What a neat idea, Kebba. All of your food ideas sound yummy.

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