Friday, November 27, 2009

LET'S START HERE

Turkey - Aunt Mae & Uncle Doug... it's a big bird! 24+ lbs.
Ham -
Potatoes, mashed -
Potatoes, cheesy - Uncle Vince
Gravy - Aunt Mae
Stuffing -
Green Bean Casserole - Griepentrog Family
Corn - Dawn - I'll make Aunt Noreen's Corn Casserole from the Family cookbook!
Vegetable Vinaigrette - Amber & Matthew Fisher
Candied Yams -

Relish Tray & Dip - Audrey (with the help of Noah)
Dessert (specify).............. ???
Bread/Rolls - Casey & Dylan
Butter -
Coffee - Amber & Matthew Fisher
Milk -
Appetizers -
Taco Dip - Rita - Thank you oodles & oodles! :)
Appetizer Surprise - Aunt Diane
Little Wieners/Little Smokies -
Meatballs -
Fudge - Amy & Greg
Homemade Caramels - Diane -Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Hey Everybody! Here's the start to our Family Christmas Menu. Feel free to comment on this post for what you want to bring. We welcome items not specifically listed, so if you have a hankering to make something new or different, drop us a comment and we'll add it a la carte!

For those that don't have e-mail or access to the blog, can a family member please touch base with them and see what they wish to bring and we'll update the menu with those delightful blessings too? Thanks so much. You are also welcome to e-mail us your thoughts and planned menu additions and we'll happily update.

Everybody that is participating in the ornament exchange/gift exchange should have gotten their postcards in the mail! Have fun being creative and let your love shine!

Looking forward to drooling over this wonderful feast!
Love,
Julie & Dawn

P.S. We hope you enjoy the holiday music as we prepare for another wonderful Christmas together.

6 endearing comments:

caseyndylan said...
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caseyndylan said...

Dylana and I will bring the rolls/bread...I was just introduced to these great Hawiian rolls that you will all just die for. Oh and I will be making double chocolate fudge brownies.

JenniLynn said...

Rita would love to bring taco dip! I may sign up for something else later.

Thanks for all the hard work planning this shindig. Can't wait to see y'all.

Enjoy!
Love,
R

~kelly :) said...

Hi Julie!

I am happy to sign Vince up for cheesy potato casserole! I forgot to check out the rest of the list to see what else we can bring, but I'll keep you posted! No doubt Joey will want to bake something for us as well :)

THANKS for having to plan all of this! I think you are doing a great job and I ENJOYED the postcard! It's nice to have the reminder to hang on the fridge and it's easy to carry with you on shopping days!!

xo, ~kelly

Dawn Doucette said...

This meal is sounding absolutely fabulous! I love all the suggestions and contributions so far! We're so lucky to have such a large family so we can have a wonderful buffet with soooo many options!

I'll update the list with Uncle Vince's cheesy potatoes... YUMMY! BTW, is that in the cookbook, or is it a secret recipe??? Just curious. :)

I made Aunt Noreen's Corn Casserole for Thanksgiving with Chris' family and it was wonderful. So I will be happy to whip that up for Christmas... any other O'Connell recipes people want to cook up will be welcome!

Much love to all... 24 days until our shindig and counting! XOXO!

Grip KT said...

The Griepentrog family will be bring Green Bean Cassroll. We can't wait to see everyone and are hoping for clear weather as well as for the little one to wait to arrive until after the holidays