Christmas

We LOVE Christmas, and we especially love all the good food that comes out this time of year. We have gathered all of the best and popular recipes on the site, so be sure to check them out.

We promise they will help with all your holiday needs.

Here are some collections you might want to see:

• Traditional Christmas Dinner Menu
• Mexican Christmas Dinner Menu
• Italian Christmas Dinner Menu

We want to share all of our best tips and tricks to help you with all your holiday meal planning.

PLAN YOUR MENU IN ADVANCE

Think about the following…

• How many courses will there be?
• How many dishes in each course?
• How many sides with your main dish?
• Can you buy any of the dishes to make cooking easier?
• Which dishes can be made AHEAD OF TIME?
• Can some of the recipes be made in the slow cooker or on the stove to free up the oven?
• Can you make food assignments to make it less overwhelming?

Answering these questions and putting together a game plan will help you come cooking time.

DO AS MUCH AS YOU CAN AHEAD OF TIME

Go shopping early!

Plan a cooking schedule: Work backwards from your intended serving time. Decide on the following:

• What order do the items need to be cooked?
• Can anything go in the oven at the same time?
• What can be cooked on the stove top? Crock pot?
• What can be made ahead of time? Will it need to be reheated?

Prep as many of the ingredients as possible ahead of time.

Doing these things will help your holidays be more enjoyable and less stressful!

Every Christmas Eve, we ALWAYS have Mexican food. It’s tradition!

Although the menu changes up slightly each year, we typically always have the following:

• Enchiladas (chicken, cheese, creamy, etc)
• Tacos or Flautas
• Empanadas

And of course we have all the appetizers and sides like chips and salsa, Mexican rice and more!

To prep for this we always cook the meat up a few days ahead of time and then we will make salsas the day before or the morning of. Enchiladas can also be made ahead of time, and then we do all the frying right before family comes. It’s easier than you think and always SO delicious!

Check out all of our Favorite Christmas Mexican Food!