Detroit Caterer suggests 4 Dishes To Surprise Your Family With This Christmas
When you think of a Christmas feast, you often conjure images of the family around the table, a sweater-clad father armed with a carving knife, ready to serve what looks to be a fabulous meal to the family. This image is nearly universal, and is held as a standard among most North American families. However, the main components of the meal seldom change. They are often as follows: turkey with gravy, stuffing, potatoes, and mixed vegetables. This meal will keep a family satisfied, but sometimes the season calls for something different.
Here are a few suggestions from David Graham Events meant to peak your interest this holiday season:
- Onion Soup Bread. The standard loaf of bread on the table is a fixture during the holidays. If the potatoes didn’t soak up the gravy, the piece of bread will. If you’re looking to add a new dimension to your Christmas feast, try making onion soup bread for your family. It’s very simple to make and is absolutely delicious. The best part is, there is little prep and little cleanup, since everything is baked in tinfoil. No, it isn’t very healthy, but since when was Christmas dinner supposed to be calorie conscious?
- Hash-Brown Casserole. You and your family will be famished after unwrapping presents on Christmas morning. Pancakes are usually on the menu, but maybe there is another meal that can take its place this year. This hash-brown casserole is essentially a western omelet with crispy baked potatoes on top, smothered in cheese. What’s not to love about that? An added bonus of this meal is that it’s preparation can take place the night before. This will save you plenty of time in the morning for more important things, like wrangling your children’s already-misplaced toys and trying on your new socks.
- Sausage and Kale Soup. Turkey soup is a given after the Christmas feast is over and done with. There’s always too much anyway, and the bones will only go to waste. Another idea for you to try is slightly off the beaten path but is nonetheless delicious. Sausage and kale soup is incredibly easy to make and freezes very well. Hot Italian sausage and kale in a vegetable broth with butter beans is the perfect way to shake off the winter blues and get cozy on Christmas day.
- Homemade Eggnog. Eggnog is another classic Christmas-time tradition among families. Whether it’s alcoholic or not, the drink is spicy and really sets the mood for the festive season. An added feature is that it’s surprisingly easy to make. The difficult part involves the eggs and not actually cooking them, but once this part is overtaken, you are left with that familiar white frothy liquid. This also freezes quite nicely, boozy or not, so if you make too much, you can save it for later.
Christmas is a time for family and friends to get together around a table and enjoy the season. Give these Christmas recipes a try with your family and maybe you’ll find a new tradition to cherish for years to come.
Detroit Caterer suggests 4 Dishes To Surprise Your Family With This Christmas
For more ideas for creative cooking, or if you’re considering handing off the culinary duties this year, check out the service and ideas from David Graham Events. We are a Detroit catering company that has been offering catering services in Detroit since 1984.