yum.. prime rib? similar... we get steak...yummm

It's usually a smorgasbord including turkey, ham and meatballs.

Smoked Turkey!

Spiral cut ham!

Spiral cut ham or prime rib

Every year is different. This year we are having ham, turkey, lasagna and all the fixings!!

Prime Rib--RARE THE BEST!!! We are all going to victory1 house!!!! lol :)

I'm Italian so it's always rigatoni with meatballs (we don't like bacala), a salad, rolls, antipasto...and lots of desserts.

Tamales

Always turkey, but we also have ham.

Turkey, Ham, and Prime Rib.

Turkey, Ham, Potatoes, Dressing, Green Bean Casserole, Dinner Rolls, Gravy.

Since we have a turkey feast on Thanksgiving, I like to make a giant pan of lasagna.

Christmas Eve dinner used to be just my wife and I. We would have lobster by candle light. Many years ago, we started including our parents. Now we have 2 kids as well. This year, we have invited my wife's brother, who is 31 and not in a relationship, rather that let him spend Christmas Eve alone. Steak is offered as an alternative to lobster. We'll have a champagne (and sparkling grape juice) toast. Being a beer geek, I will find a special Christmas beer to pair with dinner. This year's special dessert will be a homemade eggnog cheesecake (if I can find a recipe). Candles will still be lit.

Ham! Every year a pig must die. Love it. If we have a lot of guests we have a turkey as well.

Tofurkey! :D

We have turkey, twice a year Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Vegan lasagna with ricotta and cream cheese that we make from cashews, along with rice lasagna noodles, homemade tomato sauce, mushrooms, carrots, and spinach. It's then topped with a vegan cheese. It's so delicious!