we always have Chocolate mice this time of year -which is awesome cause i love chocolate mice-

Dutch? I miss my goodies from back home. My mom brought some last year, but this year we're out of luck. I got a few things from Aldi, but it's not the same.

nu i canadian. we just mix peanutbutter with rice krispies, form the mix into strips and cover the strips with chocolate and then freeze em

Cool.

http://www.brutsellog.eu/beeld/2012.....instagram2.jpg < frogs and mice.. They're a Dutch thing.

Those are adorable. =D

I'm trying something new this year...

A Yule Log. Chocolate cake, chocolate frosting and a vanilla creme filling.

My husband is a Quebecer, so it used to be a yearly tradition for him. Since this is his first year living in the US and his first Christmas away from home, I'm going to try making one. **crosses fingers**

Well, I'm doing appetizers for an early lunch. Cocktail wienies in puff pastry, an assortment of crackers with brie, hummus, cajun crab dip and plenty of chocolates. All store bought, 'cause I am doing no-stress Christmas this year. Probably not even gonna get dressed!

Dinner will be green bean casserole, roasted potatoes and whatever form of protein ends up being affordable, probably a chuck roast or something.

It's just me, my fiance, the picky 4 year old and the 11 month old... really no point in making a really big fuss.

We have a really peculiar Christmas tradition - we buy a bunch of yummy Apetizer foods like frozen eggrolls, pizza rolls, potstickers/dumplings, baby carrots with ranch dip -sometimes raw broccoli and celery and other crunchy veggies to dip-, and a bunch of other stuff, including one or two things we have to cook because the recipe is too good to not have on Christmas. We do this so we can spend the day enjoying our gifts and munch throughout the day instead of being in the kitchen all day and having a big meal. And there's so much food left over usually, that we have all these yummy appetizer foods to eat for lunches for the next few days. And on top of all that easiness, we buy nice Christmassy plastic stuff (napkins, plates, bowls, cups, etc) so none of us have to do any dishes. :3
One of the recipes we can't have a Christmas without is my mother's "Ramaki" - she puts chicken livers in a blender, boils it, spices it, and we wrap it in bacon and put it in the oven, and then stick toothpicks in them to eat with. Our whole family absolutely loves it, it's one of my favourite foods of all time. We make it every year, although we're doing without it this year because we don't have an oven. 3:

I make goodies, like doughnuts, peanut brittle, spritz, rosettes, chocolate-dipped pretzels, and paw-print chocolate pops. There's usually some sort of ham, dinner rolls, smoked bacon green beans, lil smokies in homemade sauce.

My mom usually makes a cold buffet of beef tartar, smoked salmon, glass noodle salad, grilled prawns and other goodies. Then we have some fancy dessert, like creme brulee or salzburger nockerl <3

I always make Raisin Walnut Oatmeal Cookies. They're a big hit because both adults and kids in my family seem to like them. Especially with Peppermint Candy Cane Ice Cream. Or, Milk of course. Here's my recipe for them!:

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9433792/

For christmas, we make a ham and a small turkey because I'm allergic to ham. xD
I will be making my great Grandmother's pfeffernuses for Christmas, I'll be sure to take pictures and give recipes. :3

I'm making stone soup Christmas morning!

ahhhhhh one of the best kinds of soup one can have. lol *hugs* from yelleena