Jul Menus

[Carolyn]

Okay, what's on your Jul menu? How are you blending traditions or are you?

We went shopping today, 700 SEK worth, oh my god. I don't think our first Jul meal together cost even 500 and we're not even done with the shopping yet.

Anders is our primary cook, so thank god, he's nearly back to normal (i.e., grumpy). But his kids love the traditional Julbord and even though Karin is in London this year and can't make it, Karl will be here and at 22, he eats like a lumberjack!

So we are having, at a minimum, the following:

Julskinka
Janssons frestelse
Cheese scalloped potatoes (for me, I'm allergic to fish)
Prinskorv
Meatballs
Lutfisk (Anders is the only one that will eat that)
Peas
White sauce for the lutfisk
3 different kinds of sill (herring), including the lingon flavored one
broccoli with cheese sauce (for me!)
Relish tray (American influence there)

And for the sweets, I am making:

Christmas poinsettia bread (sweet bread in tree shape with candied fruits)
Penuche (brought back lots of pecans)
Pecan pie
And if I get inspired, maybe some peanut brittle

[Pam]

We'll have traditional Swedish food on Christmas Eve at Mats' sister's. No lutefisk, though! There will be sill and boiled potatoes, meatballs, prinskorv then Janssons fretelse, boiled ham, boiled cabbage that her mother-in-law does something really good to, peas with sauce and Swedish treats for coffee and Kalle Anke. Plus my new fudge if the recipe in progress works out tomorrow.
Mats and I will have dinner on another day with my food....turkey and dressing, sweet potatoes, broccoli / pasta casserole, corn and a Pam-style dessert....making a note to check my own supply of pecans. There won't be presents on that day just eating, talking and hanging out.

[Natooke]

We'll be at the in-laws for Julafton ... then either Xmas day or Boxing day the 9 kilo turkey gets roasted ... another dish that I always add is Ukrainian porgies. Ukrainian cuisine is a tradition for many celebrations in Alberta ... as their heritage is still alive since the Settlers times. They are time consuming to make but well worth the work. ;D