I’m by myself. I made a frozen pizza. I didn’t realize it was Christmas Eve until I saw this post and read some of the replies. I really don’t care about the holidays.

Breakfast for dinner with challah French toast! First time trying it with this bread

Tacos and Gluwein.
As is tradition. At least, those are our traditions.

I had raclette and I’m about to go down on some delicious riskrem with cherries and I will hopefully find the hidden almond.

Leftover chicken con mole, in an enchilada. And some scraps of banana bread I made the other day.

My infant daughter is in the hospital so it’s a Chinese takeout feast for us.

Egg roll in a bowl. It’s basically the filling of an egg roll, minus the fried wrapper that would normally go around it. It’s like a stir-fry, really. Cover it in chili garlic sauce and that stuff is fire.

Had it about an hour ago: a sort of one-pot pasta and lentil stew thingy, made in our slow cooker. I wouldn’t call it it a particular favourite of mine, but it has the advantage of being dead easy and surprisingly substantial.

Something I had for breakfast upset my tummy so I’m skipping dinner tonight. My husband is currently making himself some veggie (soy) chorizo and eggs. I may make myself some chicken broth later.

Did you decide what you’re making?

No idea but tomorrow I’m making pork katsu curry

Liquor.

Prime Rib with roast potatoes and all the fixings.

Maybe pizza, if I don’t get lazy first and actually make one.

I’m celebrating it in family. 4 relatives, me, 2 cats, and probably 1-3 uninvited (but still welcome) guests. It’ll be:

• Snacks - 2 types of chips, mozzarella with olive oil and oregano, salsicho (local sausage, nice to eat with some sprinkled lime), olives.
• Booze - beer. Sis is bringing something else too but I don’t know what.
• Soda - for the kids. Or rather the 16yo “kid”. And likely for the adults to mix with the booze.
• Main meat - one of those big chicken breeds with fancy names, locally called “chester” or “fiesta”. If I were to choose it would be mutton, but I’m the only one who eats it so… I’m still glad that it isn’t turkey. At least Kika (cat #1) gets some chicken breast as a treat.
• Siding #1 - white rice otherwise there’s a bloody revolution here.
• Siding #2 - a yucca meal farofa. I wasn’t in charge of it, so I don’t know what’s in.
• Salad - a salad with everything and a bit more: ricotta, arugula, bacon, lettuce, cherry tomatoes, croutons, and a yoghurt-based dressing. Siegfrieda (cat #2) gets some yoghurt as a treat.
• Dessert #1 - a fake tiramisù with pasty cream instead of zabaglione + mascarpone because it’s how my family likes it. 22:00 yesterday and I was still preparing it.
• Dessert #2 - sweet french toasts with syrup. I’m expecting the sweet teeth in the family to drizzle its syrup over the tiramisù.

It’s theoretically for five people but we’re expecting 1~3 more to come in, and leftovers always become part of the Christmas breakfast and lunch, so we give ourselves the luxury to go a bit overboard. Plus three pairs of hands to cook, fuck yeah.

(Happy Christmas for everyone here!)

We had guests over, and they made homemade perogies.

They were great.