I’m by myself. I made a frozen pizza. I didn’t realize it was Christmas Eve until I saw this post and read some of the replies. I really don’t care about the holidays.

Just made some home made chicken fried rice for me and the wife. Dunno about tomorrow yet, we haven’t decided between pork chops or chicken fried steak.

First year we have been alone for Christmas so we aren’t doing anything special. Didn’t even put up a tree

South American here, we celebrate on the 24 at night. Spent all day cooking with my parents, there’s turkey, baked potatoes, Caesar salad, 6 topes of hot sauce, carrot pudding for desert. Egg nog, spiced wine and a drink called canelazo made with naranjilla a relative of tomatoes and golden berries spiced with cinnamon and star anize

Duck

I’m having a ribeye, gratin potatoes, brussel sprouts, and a slice of pie. I’m having a glass of Maker’s 46 to cap it off.

I chose to eat alone tonight so I didn’t do all the fixings, but it’s enough for me. Last week was a tough one and for three days I’ve chosen not to deal with people. I may go out for a nightcap later but I’m not going to be dealing with anyone while I do.

Chicken gnocchi soup and sandwiches

It’s my first time making my own gnocchi 🤞

Normally, I would roast a chicken (Turkey is expensive and too big for my Japanese oven and Goose is also expensive and I have no experience with it), make dressing, roast some veg, make mashed potatoes and gravy, and probably make something like brownies for dessert. This year, we’re going to hang out with friends of the wife, so I’m not sure what the plan is.

I am making oatmeal-chocolate-chip cookies, though, using my grandma’s old recipe. I actually put in a bit less sugar today and they turned out more like she used to make, so I’m guessing some things were left out of the recipe. I guess it’s also possible that the type of sugar differing is an issue (we don’t really have brown sugar that’s the exact same here in Japan as in the US, and we also tend not to use granulated sugar in a lot of stuff) as I’d end up with rather flat, crispy cookies rather than the more pillow-y type like I made this morning. Shortening could also differ somehow, I guess, from the Crisco she used.

Something I had for breakfast upset my tummy so I’m skipping dinner tonight. My husband is currently making himself some veggie (soy) chorizo and eggs. I may make myself some chicken broth later.

Did you decide what you’re making?

My wife and I make a big baked ziti every Christmas eve (well, she does most of the work but I help wherever I can) and eat it over the next 2 days. It just came out if the oven!

Also got some cheese/meat/crackers/jam for a low-rent version of charcuterie to snack on.

For drinks, various holiday cocktails we can make out of brandy, rum, whiskey, amaretto, schnapps, coffee, eggnog, cider (not all at once of course, just various mixes we make on the fly). We are also gonna mull some wine later and there is some beer in the fridge for if we get lazy or sick of all the holiday stuff.

This all goes down while we have an endless stream of christmas movies/specials/episodes playing.

Indian takeaway for Christmas Eve on my end. Going thru a rough time and I have no family or friends, so this is the best way I know to enjoy myself.

Tomorrow for Christmas I’ll be making a small ham with brown sugar glaze and will use it for sandwiches, and I’ll use the leftovers for ham, green bean, and potato soup in a day or two.

A traditional sour cabbage soup called Kapustnica, followed by homemade pork schnitzels with potato salad. For drinks we have boiled plum wine with spices.

Thought it was Christmas eve dinner tonight but the person cooking changed it to tomorrow which doubles up with other family Christmas dinner. So thats a mess but now it’s chinese takeout tonight.

My sorrow.