Season’s Greetings! Having a well-planned menu and cooking schedule for the days just preceding and including Christmas is so helpful for me. I created a plan a few years ago; and, I update it yearly. Here’s what this weekend looks like for me. Perhaps you can adapt it to help you in your home.
Saturday
Breakfast
Cereal
Lunch
Tuna Sandwiches
Fruit
Dinner
Potato Soup
Cheese biscuits
Sunday
Breakfast
Malto-Meal
Lunch
Egg Salad Sandwiches
Canned Peaches
Supper
Chili with Fritos
Dessert
Cookies and Milk
Christmas Eve Day
Breakfast
Oatmeal
Lunch
Canned Soup
Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Christmas Eve
Cocktail Meatballs
Veggies & Dip
Queso & Chips
Rice Pudding with One Almond
Fudge & Peanut Brittle
Christmas Day
Breakfast 9:00
Breakfast Casserole
Banana Bread
Orange juice
Dinner 2:00
Turkey
German Apple Stuffing
Scalloped Corn
Potatoes and gravy
Green bean casserole
Black & Green Olives
Little Vlassics Sweet Gherkins
Angel Eggs
Dessert
Pumpkin Pie
Pecan Pie
COOKING SCHEDULE
Spend 15 minutes at a time. Do not crash and burn!
2 Days Before Christmas Eve:
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Make candies.
Day Before Christmas Eve:
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Make chili.
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Make meatballs & fry them.
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Bake cookies with Grandma.
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Mix veggie dip.
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Banana Bread
Christmas Eve Morning:
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Finish anything left from yesterday.
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Mix sauce & put meatballs together in crock pot & put in fridge.
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Make pie.
Christmas Eve Afternoon:
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Cut up veggies & put in fridge.
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Mix up stuffing & put in fridge.
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Mix up breakfast casserole & put in fridge.
Christmas Eve- Early Evening:
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Heat meatballs.
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Put everything on dishes & serve.
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Cookies for Santa.
Christmas morning:
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Put casserole in oven.
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Put turkey in oven.
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Peel potatoes for mashed potatoes & refrigerate in water.
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Set table for dinner.
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Put green bean casserole together.
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Mix scalloped corn.
Christmas Afternoon:
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Bake everything.
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Carve turkey.
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Mash potatoes.
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Make gravy.
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Warm rolls.
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Serve.
Christmas Night
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Serve pie.
Easy Morning Breakfast Casserole
This yummy dish is straight forward and to the point!
It’s got a down home flavor my kids really like!
1 lb. Sausage
6 eggs
2 cups of milk
2 slices of bread
1 cup of shredded cheese
Add some chopped green peppers and chopped onions if you like, we always do!
Brown sausage and drain well. Beat eggs, and add the milk. Gently stir in the shredded cheese, sausage, and torn up bread pieces. This is the time to add the green peppers and onions if you’d like. Put it in 13 x 9 pan which has been sprayed with cooking spray. Refrigerate overnight.
Put it in a cold oven the next morning and Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Insert a knife in the middle to check doneness. It should come out clean. This is great with salsa.
I like to have hot buttered toast and orange juice with it.
Laura of Harvest Lane Cottage 