Easy Christmas Recipes and Menus
Easy, Fool-proof Christmas Recipes and Menus + Entertaining Ideas
Easy Christmas Recipes and Menus
Easy, Fool Proof Christmas Recipes and Menus + Entertaining Ideas
Easy Christmas Recipes and Menus
Stress-free and Easy Christmas Recipes and Menu Ideas + Entertaining Ideas and Party Tips
I love everything Christmas. I love Christmas sooooo much that it’s earned me the nickname “Christmas Kelly”. I try to be mindful and slow down long enough to be thankful for all the many blessings in my life and to look for the blessings in the less than perfect situations, but there is always that “one more thing”.
But let’s be honest the weeks leading to Christmas are filled with lots of running around – Christmas parties, get-togethers with friends, Christmas shopping, presents to wrap and church activities.
I have so much fun leading up to Christmas!
Christmas Eve we do the traditional Feast of Seven Fishes to honor our italian-American Grandparents. Then it’s off to midnight mass and either a late night dessert party or an early morning breakfast.
By the time Christmas dinner rolls around I’m exhausted and want to join the party with a nice glass of wine or a mojito.
These menus are tested and proven by our family. They are packed with wonderful flavors and guaranteed to get you out of the kitchen and into the party.
The key to a stress-free Christmas meal that everyone will enjoy (including you) is to have a plan, cook ahead and make sure you have lots of good, fresh nibbles available all day long so everyone stays satisfied.
We all love Christmas Dinner but no one loves spending the day in the kitchen while everyone else relaxes and noshes on pre-dinner goodies.
Each one of these easy Christmas recipes (and menus) are designed to taste great and wow your guests, plus they are super easy to cook, fail-proof, and guaranteed to get you out of the kitchen and into the party.
This Christmas you WILL join the party and eat food while it is still hot.
Try one of these party-perfect, easy Christmas Menus.
Cheers,
K—
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Christmas Recipes and Menus
+ Entertaining Ideas
Easy Christmas Recipe + Party Perfect Menus
Quick and Easy Make-ahead Healthy Breakfast
Make-ahead Christmas Day Brunch
Fail-proof Traditional Christmas Menu
Classic Creole Christmas Recipes and Menu
South of the Border Christmas Recipes and Menu
Simple & Elegant King Crab Legs Christmas Dinner
Southern-style Christmas Recipes and Menu
Taste of the Islands Christmas Recipes Jerk + Jerk Pork
Casual Christmas Recipes and Menu
Steak and Classic Cocktails | Christmas Menu
Easy Christmas Recipes + 11 Menus
1
Quick and Easy
Fresh & Healthy Christmas Day Breakfast Menu
This is the perfect menu to celebrate Christmas. It’s perfect for Christmas morning, since you make everything ahead of time and it’s light and healthy, so you’ll have plenty of room for Christmas dinner. Featuring fresh juices, homemade granola, and yogurt. Serve with fresh lemon-blueberry scones.
Fresh Fruit juice Bar (featured)
Homemade Granola with Yogurt
Homemade Lemon-Blueberry Scones
2
Make-ahead Christmas Day Brunch
Mimosa Bar
Simple Scrambled Eggs and Roasted Peppers
French Toast Casserole
Peppered Bacon
Cracker Barrel Copycat Hash Brown Casserole
3
Mid-day Tapas Christmas Recipes and Menu
After our trip to Spain last year we’ve really embraced the idea of serving a bunch of small plates and nibbling for hours with a pitcher of Sangria.
It’s a very casual and relaxing way to spend a Christmas afternoon or evening.
Classic Spanish Sangria
Cambozola, with pistachio and almond drizzled with honey
Dates Wrapped with Bacon
Butternut Squash with Goat Cheese and Fried Sage
Spanish Garlic Prawns (Gambas Al Ajillo) with Crusty Bread
Slow Cooker Mojo Pork Sliders
Grilled Corn or Sweet Ancho Chili Grilled Corn
Blue Cheese Potato Chips
Mediterranean Crudités and Tapas or Charcuterie Platter
4
Fail-proof Traditional Christmas Recipes and Menu
Dreaming of a perfectly cooked Christmas Turkey surrounded by stuffing, mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, finished off with a pumpkin pie? This easy version should satify all the holiday food purists in your life.
Citrus Brined Turkey
Slow Cooker Artichoke and Spinach Dip
Twice Baked Potato Casserole
Apple Cranberry Chutney
Rum-Spiked Mulled Apple Cider
Warm Cinnamon and Apple Crumble
5
Steak and Classic Cocktails | Thanksgiving Menu
Choose one of these awesome steak recipes. This is such a simple classic meal that will satisfy the meat lovers.
Grilled Cajun-spiced Brisket
Filet Mignon in Red Wine Shallot Sauce
Whole Grilled Beef Tenderloin (Filet Mignon) with Roasted Garlic and Blue Cheese
Potatoes Au Gratin Tart
Honey Orange Green Beans
Bourbon Bread Pudding
Sazerac
Honey Mint Julep
The Perfect Old Fashioned
French 75
6
Vegan(ish) Christmas Feast Recipes + Menu
Veggies don’t have to be boring. A variety of fresh veggies with vibrant colors and different textures are the key to creating this hearty and satisfying vegan feast.
Baguettes with Wild Mushroom Ragout
Curried Apple And Butternut Squash Soup
Honey Orange Green Beans
Homemade Hummus and Vegetable Platter
Quick Simple Roasted Potatoes
Grilled Zucchini, Squash, and Asparagus
Easy Vegetable Tart
7
“Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler” Créole Christmas Recipe + Menu
“Laissez les bon temps rouler” (pronounced “Lay-say le bon tom roo-lay”) just means “let the good times roll.”
Crabmeat Au Gratin
Jambalaya
Shrimp and Sausage Gumbo
Shrimp Étouffée
Red Beans and Rice
Grilled Corn with Toppings
Southern Skillet Cornbread with Bacon, Spinach and Cheddar
Grilled Corn with Toppings
Classic New Orleans-Style Bread Pudding
French 75 | Classic Champagne Cocktail
Sazerac
8
Mexican Flavors | Christmas Fiesta Recipes and Menu
Substitute a boneless turkey breast tenders or a split turkey breast for chicken in this mole recipe for a spicy complex Mexican Christmas dinner.
This is now a family favorite meal for holidays.
Serve with warm flour tortillas, pico de gallo, guacamole and black bean salsa and Mexican street corn.
If you want a dessert try an easy to make Mexican Hot Chocolate Bread Pudding.
Slow Cooker Chicken or Turkey Breast Mole
Fresh Pico De Gallo
Spicy Guacamole
Black Bean and Corn Salsa
Grilled Mexican Street Corn
Mexican Hot Chocolate Bread Pudding
Classic Margarita, Strawberry Basil Margarita or Blue Moon Margarita
9
Simple and Elegant Grilled King Crab Christmas Dinner
Sometimes the best days are spent lazing around the backyard or the pool and firing up the grill. Try a twist on the traditional burgers and hot dogs and grill up some lobster.
It’s lobster season here in Florida and there is nothing better than fresh-caught Florida Lobster for a Labor Day or late summer feast.
If you can’t get reasonably priced lobster look for Florida Keys Pink Shrimp at Whole Foods and use that as a substitute
Pitchers of Bourbon Smash
Simple Grilled King Crab Legs with Dipping Sauces
Simple, elegant and delicious. Perfect.
The Perfect Baked Potato
Apple, Brie, and Pistachio Tossed Salad
Easy Hazelnut Chocolate Fondue
or
S’mores
10
Southern-style Thanksgiving Menu
Cajun Beer Can Chickens or Smoked Turkey Breast on the grill
Twice Baked Potato Casserole
Grilled Corn on the Cob with Toppings Station
Hot Crab Dip Recipe
Spinach, Bacon and Cheddar Cornbread
Warm Cinnamon and Apple Crumble
11
Taste of the Islands + Jerk Pork Thanksgiving Reciupes and Menu
Lime Daiquiris, jerk pork, caramelized sweet plantains. A simple and easy Christmas menu filled with just the right balance of sweet and spicy.
Lime Daiquiri or Zombie Cocktail
Caramelized Sweet Plantains
Coconut Rice with Curried Bananas and Cashews
Pina Colada Bread Pudding
12
Simple, Casual Appetizer Extravaganza | Christmas Recipes and Menu
Sometimes the best Christmas dinner isn’t dinner at all…try serving this appetizer menu and let everyone graze, share laughter and a Bourbon root beer float. Fun and casual. Perfect for a Christmas Day open house.
Grilled Chicken Wings
These are so easy to make and since they are naked, just whip up a couple of dipping sauces so everyone can enjoy dunking the wings in the sauce of their choice.
Try one of these wing sauces:
Anchor Bar Buffalo Sauce (the original)
World Famous Tony Luke’s Philly-style Italian Roast Pork
Artichoke and Spinach Dip
Blue Cheese Potatoes Chips
Buffalo Chicken Beggars Purse
Heirloom Tomato and Mozzarella Salad
Root Beer Ice Cream Bourbon Floats
to make these kid friendly just leave out the bourbon.
22 Gourmet S’more Recipes
13
Christmas Dinner Recipe for a Simple Low Country Shrimp Boil
Simple and easy and oh so good. This is a party in a giant pot. A shrimp boil is fun for young and old alike and it’s super easy to cook, so you’ll have time to enjoy the party.
Everything goes in one pot, the table is covered with newspaper, and rolls of paper towel are you napkins.
The hardest part about a shrimp boil is finding a place to keep the giant pot.
Easy Stress-freeShrimp Boil
How to Throw a Simple, Easy Shrimp Boil
Simple Strawberry Salad
Follow the recipe, but don’t worry about the fancy presentation, just toss it all together. It’s the perfect salad for a Labor Day Shrimp boil.
Easy Mixed Berry Cobbler
Stress-free Tip: just grab your favorite dessert from the bakery or market.