Christmas Day and its festival are a curious blend of Christian, Jewish, Roman, Western pagan, and perhaps other institutions. It arose as a Christian festival as part of the adaptation of the early Christian Church to the world in which it grew up.
Christmas dinner is the primary meal traditionally eaten on Christmas Day. It is often seen as the main event of the day for which family members gather together spreading good will, tidings and rejoicing in the holiday season.
- 1½ cups water
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 package (6 oz.) corn bread stuffing mix
- 1 cup chopped apple
- ½ cup chopped celery
- 1 egg, beaten
1 can (2.8 oz.) French fried onions
- 3 cups hot mashed potatoes
- 1 cup (4 oz.) shredded cheddar cheese
Prepare oven 350ºF. In a large saucepan, heat the water and butter until the butter melts; remove from heat. Stir in both pouches of stuffing mix, apple, celery, egg and ½ can French fried onions; mix well. Set aside. To hot mashed potatoes, add ½ cup cheddar cheese; stir. In a greased 8 x 12 inch baking dish, make 4 alternating rows of potatoes and stuffing. Bake, uncovered, at 350ºF oven for 30 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle remaining cheese and onions between each row of stuffing and potatoes; bake, uncovered, 5 minutes or until onions are golden brown.
- 8 tbsp. butter or margarine, divided
- 1 ½ lbs. white mushrooms, chopped
- 2/3 cup onion, diced
- ½ tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. pepper
- ¾ cup carrot, chopped
- ½ cup celery, diced
- 1tbsp. garlic, chopped
- 395-450g stuffing mix
- 1 tsp. dries sage
- 1 tsp. dried thyme
- 1/3 cup dry white wine
- 1 can [405-445ml] chicken broth
- 1 large egg, beaten.
Preheat oven to 325ºF.
Melt 2 tbsp. of the butter in a 12” skillet over medium –high heat. Add onions, mushrooms, salt and pepper, cook 10 minutes. Stir in carrot and celery and garlic, Cook until browned.
Transfer to bowl, stir in stuffing mix, sage and thyme
Boil chicken broth, wine, and remaining butter in skillet. Stir into stuffing with egg.
Grease a 13×9 baking pan. Spoon mixture into pan and bake covered 30 minutes. Uncover and bake 19 minutes more.
Christmas is the feast commemorating the birth of Christ. It is fixed in the liturgical year as December 25th and is preceded by four week of fasting called Advent.