What are you making for Christmas dinner?

By DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
United States
December 23, 2021 7:04pm CST
Pretty and I decided we didn't want to do a traditional Christmas meal this year. (We've got both smoked turkey and a ham in the freezer but neither one sound "good" to us right now.) We decided on shawarma this year. I know shawarma is normally eaten as a wrap, but I'm not crazy about wraps. (That is how Pretty prefers to eat it, though.) I'd rather just have the chicken and veggies on my plate like a regular meal. YUMMMM! https://preppykitchen.com/chicken-shawarma/ Shawarma. Photo is mine.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
24 Dec 21
I’m not cooking anything. My son and daughter in law are bringing my Christmas dinner and I’m having Christian eve dinner with my other son and daughter in law. We’ve called off our regular Christmas dinner. There so many of us and this new covid is spreading fast. Well have a family dinner later on.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
24 Dec 21
That makes sense. I'm glad you're all doing your best to stay safe this holiday season.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
24 Dec 21
@RubyHawk Exactly!
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
24 Dec 21
@DaddyEvil That’s what we thought. It’s better to be safe than sorry.
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Kayla Tsukino
@kaylachan (69676)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Dec 21
We'll be eating beaftip tortelini for dinner this year. We bought the supplies for it, today.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
24 Dec 21
I've never tried tortellini made with beef. (The last time I made it we used some of the smoked turkey. It was really good.) That sounds like a good meal.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (180679)
• United States
24 Dec 21
Ham, scalloped potatoes, brocoli rice casserole, spiced carrots, and various sweets..Enjoy your shawarma.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (180679)
• United States
24 Dec 21
@DaddyEvil Thanks, yes it is delicious.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
24 Dec 21
@snowy22315 You're welcome.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
24 Dec 21
Except for the rice, your meal sounds excellent. I hope you enjoy it. Thank you. I'm sure we will.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (139697)
• Roseburg, Oregon
24 Dec 21
Whatever you decide to eat I hope you have a good meal and a Merry Christmas.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
24 Dec 21
Thank you. Merry Christmas.
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Greg
@xander6464 (44244)
• Wapello, Iowa
24 Dec 21
It looks good. What's for dessert?
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
24 Dec 21
I don't know. We didn't talk about dessert.
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Greg
@xander6464 (44244)
• Wapello, Iowa
24 Dec 21
@DaddyEvil It's getting late so don't you think you should start?
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
24 Dec 21
@xander6464 Why? If she wants something, she'll tell me.
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Vree0937
@Vree0937 (3879)
• Indonesia
26 Dec 21
Yesterday, we passed by Shawarma restaurant. Everytime I pass and see that parking still avaialble, I will stop by and buy 2 - 3 whole chicken roasted. But yesterday, I wonder why their grill not run, and then they informed there's no chicken grilled as its holiday, so they didnt have any chicken stock... So this morning, we make Hainan rice to make up :-)
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
26 Dec 21
I'll be putting more shawarma into the oven at around 1 am. You can come by and have some with us. I'd even give you some to take home with you. Most restaurants are closed in the US on major holidays so the employees there can spend time with their families.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
29 Dec 21
@Vree0937 I put most of the shawarma left over into individual serving Ziploc baggies and put them into the freezer for later... I left some in the fridge for us to eat over the next couple of days. (I think there are nine Ziploc bags of it in the freezer now. I can give you some of those to take home. ) Pretty is coughing and running a fever last night. If she still feels bad today, I'll suggest we take her to get a Covid test. I'm worried about her.
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Vree0937
@Vree0937 (3879)
• Indonesia
29 Dec 21
@DaddyEvil Thank you. I will stop by when my health better. Hate being older and weakening Here - most people that not involved in end of year closure also take long holiday :-)
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bonnie
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
9 Jan 22
I think we had pizza. Not our usual ham but at least we had food and many in the world didn't. I will have to look that up. I can't tell what it is. never heard of it
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bonnie
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
10 Jan 22
@DaddyEvil sounds good the way you make it. The recipe I saw sounded too spicy for me. Lots of hot pepper and such
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bonnie
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
10 Jan 22
@DaddyEvil me either and even those yummy yellow peppers I love give me indigestion.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
10 Jan 22
@bunnybon7 Yes, I'm not allowed to have hot spices anymore. Thanks.
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much2say
@much2say (55601)
• Los Angeles, California
10 Jan 22
I guess I think of shawarma as a wrap too, but I wouldn't mind it unwrapped ! We really kept it simple for Christmas . . . just crockpotted a beef roast for my parents . . . and did the same for us. Happy New Year to you and Pretty!
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much2say
@much2say (55601)
• Los Angeles, California
10 Jan 22
@DaddyEvil Thank you! May all good things go your way in this new year ! Nice! You guys are always cooking up yummy stuff there . I have no idea what to do for tonight . . . need to do something with leftover chicken thighs.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
10 Jan 22
@much2say You're welcome. I hope the same for you guys! Thanks. I put over half of the shawarma into the freezer in individual serving baggies if you want to come by and take some home with you. I have no idea for thighs. We don't eat dark meat.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
10 Jan 22
Thank you! Happy New Year to you and your family, too. Beef roast is simmering in our crock pot right now. YUM!
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Sandy
@velvet53 (22534)
• Palisade, Colorado
11 Jan 22
No traditional dinner this year. My one DIL made Cowboy casserole and it was yummy.. I remember one year at Moms we had pheasant, squirrel and rabbit. They were all shot by my brothers and me.got all of them.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (22534)
• Palisade, Colorado
11 Jan 22
@DaddyEvil I am not really sure what all she put in it. I know there was tater tots, meat cheese and I don't know what else.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
11 Jan 22
@velvet53 I've seen casseroles made like that. They tasted okay.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
11 Jan 22
Oh, nice! I've never had pheasant and haven't had rabbit or squirrel since I was a kid. But they do sound good... (I don't know what Cowboy casserole is.)
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Bojel
@jobelbojel (35577)
• Philippines
26 Dec 21
We had fried chicken as a partner for spaghetti. I also prepared chicken rolls, it is called chicken cordon bleu.
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Bojel
@jobelbojel (35577)
• Philippines
26 Dec 21
@DaddyEvil Now I want to buy shawarma here at the mall. I don't know how to prepare so buying is the only option.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
26 Dec 21
@jobelbojel It's not exactly difficult but if we could buy it instead of making it, we might. There aren't any shops that sell it around here.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
26 Dec 21
Those are all excellent foods! YUM! We make chicken cordon bleu every couple of months. I just pulled another pan of shawarma out of the oven. When it cools down I'll pack it into Ziploc baggies and freeze it for meals later.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
24 Dec 21
What I see in your plate does not look like the traditional shawarma, I also like on a plate. Our Christmas menu will be traditional, appetizers, shrimps cocktail, smoked salmon and crumpets, chocolate yule log.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
24 Dec 21
@DaddyEvil Shawarma is unknown here, unless you can find a Turkish restaurant that makes it correctly following the traditional recipe (that is always with Lamb). We had it often in Monte Carlo because we used to go to an original Turkish restaurant that was very good, they served on a plate and not in a flat Arab bread. I have a chicken vertical roaster and I arrive to reproduce a pretty good shawarma at home.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
24 Dec 21
You're right. What's on my plate is from a recipe Pretty found online and we like it. This is made with white, yellow and sweet onion mixed with bell peppers, sliced then spiced and baked in the oven. The chicken is marinated in plain Greek yogurt with spices mixed in for four hours. Then the chicken is put onto a baking sheet with the veggies around it and baked for an hour. That meal is traditional where you live or is traditional for you and your hubby?
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
24 Dec 21
@LadyDuck There are restaurants in Springfield that make nothing but shawarma wraps. Apparently they make a lot of money. (I've never been to one since I don't like wraps.)
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Pinay Ako
@AkoPinay (11542)
• Philippines
1 Jan 22
I do not celebrate Christmas but I do accept Christmas Gifts.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
1 Jan 22
I don't get gifts anymore unless I buy them myself. You should come by and visit. I made more shawarma last night.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
1 Jan 22
@AkoPinay My kitchen isn't big enough to cook a whole leg of an animal. I wouldn't want to see that, either. I like food when you can't tell it had a face.
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Pinay Ako
@AkoPinay (11542)
• Philippines
1 Jan 22
@DaddyEvil oh... thank you! I loved shawarma but after I saw the meat displayed in one foodchain in Manila.... goshhhhh I lost appetite. Please don't show me cooked whole leg of animal.
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Thelma
@thelme55 (77061)
• Germany
28 Dec 21
We had roast pork, spring rolls, veggie salad, boiled potatoes and hazelnut cake for dessert.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
28 Dec 21
All that sounds delicious!
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
28 Dec 21
@thelme55 I understand but usually the one cooking gets to taste things first, so I don't mind that part.
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Thelma
@thelme55 (77061)
• Germany
28 Dec 21
@DaddyEvil Yes, it was delicious. It would be more delicious if I was not the one cooking
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Manuela Lopes
@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
25 Dec 21
We ate the traditional Christmas dinner here, codfish and octopus.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
25 Dec 21
Oh, wow! No offence intended but I'm glad I don't live there... I'm allergic to seafood. I'd like to see and breathe past lunch time.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
27 Dec 21
@nela13 If anyone ever offers some smoked turkey, please do taste it. It might change your mind. (Smoked turkey tastes like very good ham.)
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Manuela Lopes
@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
26 Dec 21
@DaddyEvil I understand, some people also eat turkey but I don't like it.
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Jenaisle
@Jenaisle (14078)
• Philippines
25 Dec 21
That looks delicious. I like shawarma too. For me, we had the usual 'pancit palabok" (dry noodles with sauce), fried chicken, fruit salad, cake, choco fudge, and shrimp. I ate a whole big slice of the cake and some palabok and I'm full until now. Merry Christmas.
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Jenaisle
@Jenaisle (14078)
• Philippines
25 Dec 21
@DaddyEvil I see, it's good you're not allergic to chicken too, one of the most delicious foods.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
25 Dec 21
@Jenaisle I agree, I really like chicken. Have you ever eaten smoked turkey? It's my favorite kind of meat.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
25 Dec 21
Merry Christmas to you and your family. Thank you. Shawarma is one of our favorite foods. Your meal sounds delicious... well, except for the shrimp. (I'm allergic to that. *shrug*)
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (112876)
• El Paso, Texas
24 Dec 21
When I saw the picture I thought it was ice cream and peaches. Almost sounds good but a little too sweet to me.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (112876)
• El Paso, Texas
24 Dec 21
Sometimes I like a bowl of peaches and a long time ago I actually would buy ice cream so I'd have ice cream with the peaches @DaddyEvil No, when mom passed it lost it's meaning and now I have no traditions. Besides, who would I pass them down to, my kritters??
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
24 Dec 21
I like ice cream and peaches but wouldn't want them together. Do you fix anything special for Christmas?
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
24 Dec 21
@rebelann I'll eat fresh peaches when I can get them but I can't most of the time. I buy a half gallon of ice cream a month. Pretty usually eats most of it before I get around to getting some. I was thinking maybe you fixed something special for the furbabies.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
24 Dec 21
Well, we don’t celebrate Christmas, but it’s Friday date night. Hubs is making a prime rib only because he was able to find one. Make that 6. Merry Christmas!
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
24 Dec 21
Merry Christmas! And yes, I remember you saying you didn't celebrate it. I hope your time visiting with your sons and their families went went.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
24 Dec 21
@DianneN You're welcome... Did you ask him if you can keep his girlfriend if you buy the house?
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
24 Dec 21
@DaddyEvil Thanks, DE. We’ve been spending a lot of time there lately. Very enjoyable and he wants to sell us his house
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Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (44524)
• Staten Island, New York
30 Dec 21
Is that chicken in the picture? Seems like mozzarella to me.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
30 Dec 21
@lovebuglena Are you wishing for some cheese to munch on? Otherwise, I have no idea. (I'll admit the chicken has a yellowish cast because we like to use turmeric when we cook chicken but it should still look like chicken... ) Let's try a different photo. Shawarma. Photo is mine.
Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (44524)
• Staten Island, New York
30 Dec 21
@DaddyEvil This looks more like chicken to me lol. Maybe it's the color of the other photo that is screwing with my mind.
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Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (44524)
• Staten Island, New York
30 Dec 21
@DaddyEvil Why the heck does it look like slices of mozzarella to me?
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Nevena Zivkovic
@Nevena83 (65277)
• Serbia
29 Dec 21
Sounds delicious. Here we celebrate Christmas on January 7.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
30 Dec 21
Thank you... I made two big pans of it so I could package it into single servings and freeze the extra for meals when we don't feel like cooking. (If you want to come over, I'll send you home with several servings of it. ) I've missed seeing/talking with you lately.
DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
1 Jan 22
@Nevena83 You're very welcome. *DE looks around...* Who else would I mean besides you?
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Nevena Zivkovic
@Nevena83 (65277)
• Serbia
1 Jan 22
@DaddyEvil Oh, that would be wonderful, thank you. Thanks for the kind words, my heart is full when I see that you meant me.
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LotusEyes
@LotusEyes (2711)
• India
25 Dec 21
Looks delicious. Hope you enjoyed it. Merry Christmas to you and your family
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
25 Dec 21
Thank you, we did enjoy it. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
27 Dec 21
@LotusEyes You're welcome. And you, too.
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LotusEyes
@LotusEyes (2711)
• India
26 Dec 21
@DaddyEvil Thank you so much. God bless you
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