Holiday Menu Planning - the grand scheme

This year I get to plan food for two days of Christmas!

Both Days: Cookie tray

Day One

• Breakfast: Kringle
• Apps: Stuffed Mushrooms
• Drinks:
• Glazed Ham
• T's cheesy scalloped potatoes
• roasted cauliflower
• Dessert: Eggnog Ice cream and Sticky Toffee Pudding

Day Two

• Breakfast: Stollen
• Apps: Cheese plate
• Drinks: sparkling cranberry juice
• Prime Rib or Porterhouse + gravy
• Mashed potatoes
• Brussel Sprouts
• Salad
• Rolls
• Dessert: Cranberry Upside Down Cake

After we've eaten all the leftovers, it's time for New Year's Day. My mom is visiting from out of town, so we try to do something special both for both New Year's Eve and the big day!

New Year's Eve - Chinese

• Shanghai Style Fried Noodles (mom's secret recipe)
• Fried Tofu
• Creamy shrimp with honey walnuts
• HK style fried noodles (mom's way)
• Chinese hot pot??
• egg rolls?? (only if I can figure out how to fry these in the back yard, trailer-style)
• steamed buns + adzuki beans

New Year's Day - Food to watch football by

• pickle chips
• italian beef sandwiches
• shaker lemon pie
• fresh fruit
• any cookies recipes that didn't make it to the cookie tray :-)

Later in Jan - Chinese New Year!!!!!