Holiday Meals Ideas

 

Holiday is all about good food and unlimited fun. We do not require any particular occasion to celebrate. It can be just for fun or it can be for birthday, Christmas or for Halloween celebration. Holiday meals are an extravagant and

elaborate affair. As soon as your party plan is finalized, the next thing that comes to your mind is about the cuisine. A brief over view regarding holiday meal ideas is given below.

 

Holiday Meal Ideas- Christmas

Christmas is a secular festival which is celebrated in different parts of the world. It is celebrated in different parts of the world in a different manner. In what ever way the celebration is done, Christmas meals are delicious. Apart from the traditional turkey meal, there are varieties of cuisines which are prepared. Some of the few cuisines which you can try out during Christmas are given below:

 

German Meatballs

If you want to enjoy typical German cuisine during Christmas then you can try this out. Made up of beef and pork, this is pretty famous among food lovers.

Ingredients-

• 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
• 2 beaten eggs
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 3 tablespoons snipped parsley
• 1-1/2 teaspoons salt

• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• ½ teaspoon finely chopped lemon peel
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• ¼ teaspoon paprikav
• ¼ teaspoon grounded nutmeg
• 3 cups beer broth
• 1 cup cold water
• ½ cup flour
• Cooked noodles, spaetzle or rice.

 

Christollen Bread

Traditional Christmas bread, christollen bread, is delicious bread which is studded with fruits, nuts and various other dry fruits. Prepared in a simple manner, it is good to eat and is a perfect one for breakfast.

Ingredients-

• 4-3/4 to 5-1/4 cups of flour.
• 2 packets of yeasts
• 1 tablespoon ground cardamom
• 1-1/4 cup milk
• ½ cup sugar
• ½ cup butter
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 1 cup chopped fruits and peels
• 1 cup raisins
• ¾ cup chopped walnuts
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped lemon peel
• Milk

Tropical Fruitcake Cookies

Christmas celebration and meals are incomplete without cakes. Tropical Fruitcake cookies are are easy to make and good to eat. It is one such preparation which is made with cherries, Brazil nuts, pineapple and raisins.

Ingredients-

• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup glazed cherries
• 1 cup Brazil nuts
• ¾ cup sugar
• ½ cup butter
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1-1/4 cups flour
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• Salt to taste

 

Holiday Meals Ideas- Halloween

During Halloween celebration, it is an annual holiday. This festival is also celebrated worldwide with great pomp and show in 31st October. Various games like trick or treat, carving jack-o-lanterns and ghost stories are played and different kinds of food items are also prepared. Halloween meals or feasts are very famous. Few such meals are mentioned below:

 

Creepy Halloween Meal

Creepy Halloween meals are appropriate meals for this occasion. Most of the items which are prepared are spooky and scary looking. Meat loaf looking like brain shaped mold and eggs looking are devil’s eyeball are prepared.

 

Healthy Halloween Meal

This meal is pretty suited for all those persons who have a sweet tooth. Different types of sweet dishes and other vegetarian items are prepared.

 

Simple Halloween Meal

Simple Halloween Meal consists of different dishes prepared from pumpkin and other items, which include both vegetarian and non vegetarian items.

 

Gourmet Halloween meal

Gourmet Halloween meal is one of the most elaborate meal which is prepared and basically have a huge budget. It includes all kinds of food items, including sweet dishes of different kind.

Last updated on 24/9/2010