Christmas Dinner Menu

Past, Present, and Future

Dicken’s Christmas Dinner Menu

This traditional Christmas dinner menu is wonderful with wild rice and a fresh vegetable. Haricots Verts steamed with a little butter make an excellent choice.

Whether you are celebrating Christmas, Winter Solstice, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or any of the other winter holidays, it’s great to experience new food. Goose a not a traditional bird anymore. It used to be the most popular, but now that turkey is domesticated, goose and duck have fallen in favor. Goose is fatty, so the meat stays nice and moist, and the crisp skin is something to write home about. Keep the fat, it makes great potatoes and pie dough.

Tiny Tim would definitely have approved this roast goose.

Roast Goose with Sour Cherry Sauce

The star attraction for your Dicken's Christmas is this roast goose.

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Want something a little spicy?  How about Southern-style Spicy Mac and Cheese?

Southern Pepper Jack Macaroni and Cheese

This is Southern-style Macaroni and Cheese that has little pieces of cheese in it.

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A traditional stuffing made with chestnuts baked in a casserole makes a great side.

Fruit Chestnut Stuffing

Christmas Salad A salad is a good start of a meal and prepares your appetite for the meal ahead.

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Yes, it’s got meat in it!  It’s got suet, but it’s rich and wonderful.  You have to try this venerable Christmas treat.  Save the hard sauce for the adults, though.

Christmas Pudding with Hard Sauce

Christmas Pudding

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English pudding is not anything like the pudding here in the United States, although it was during Colonial times. It is more like a moist cake, and if you are from the East coast, you might find it similar to Boston Bread which is steamed for several hours in a can.

Steamed Molasses Brown Bread

Steamed Molasses Brown Bread is easy to make, low fat, and does not require yeast. It’s made in a coffee can on top of the stove!

If you are going to make this, you need to contact a butcher who cuts whole animals because they will still have access to the necessary fat to make this. Don’t use it just for this. If you want to make out-of-this-world dumplings or meat pies, then suet is the fat of choice.

More Christmas dishes

Nesco Upright Roaster Chicken

Nesco Upright Roaster, much safer than a turkey fryer, gives you perfectly cooked chicken, turkey, and roasts, all beautifully crisp .

Sous Vide Turkey Breast Roulade

Sous Vide Turkey Breast Roulade is a culinary masterpiece that will impress your guests and elevate your holiday or special occasion meal.

Pork Loin with Cranberry Cherry Reduction

Pork loin with cranberry cherry reduction is simple to make using a sous vide immersion tool. Entertain guests while the food cooks.

Mozzarella Stuffed Turkey Breast

Mozzarella Stuffed Turkey Breast is a Caprese-style turkey breast rolled with prosciutto and pesto. Make a change this holiday season.

Garlic Studded Ham with Cherry Glaze in the Nesco

Garlic Studded Ham with Cherry Glaze, sprinkled with black pepper is perfect for your holiday ham. The Nesco roaster leaves it moist.

Almost Eggless Eggnog – Easy, Light and Delicious

This is Almost Eggless Eggnog. It’s a breeze to make, lighter than most eggnog, and just as delicious, without leaving a film on your tongue.

Chocolate Fruitcake – a Holiday Cake to Remember

Chocolate fruitcake is an amazing cake nothing like the fruitcake you might be familiar with.  This moist cake is rich and flavorful.

Air Fryer Turkey Thighs with Smoked Oyster Stuffing

Turkey Thighs stuffed with smoked oyster cornbread dressing and roasted to perfection in an air fryer. Great for a small family Thanksgiving.

Skinny Breakfast Casserole with No Guilt

Skinny breakfast casserole has the sausage, bread, and cheese, but half the calories, fat, and carbs of the traditional holiday casserole.

Apple Cranberry Sauce in the Instant Pot

Apple cranberry sauce isn’t just for the holidays. With very little sugar, have it on yogurt or spread it on toast. It’s a superfood!