Holiday Traditions

[Miles]

This is my favorite time of the year. It begins with Halloween, which is kind of like "Holiday Preseason" and then my Birthday is quickly followed by Thanksgiving and then Christmas. I've gotten to a point in my life where a lot of the old traditions my family shared have become a memory; too difficult a challenge to keep them going with me in California (not anymore!!!) or my brother in Kansas/Korea/Iraq. So I'm starting to develop my own new traditions, which is something I bet a lot of you have done or are starting to do.

What are some of the new and old traditions that you and your family share?

This year, Kelly had to work the Friday after Thanksgiving. She was really upset about it so I set out to prepare a feast for her upon her return home. Without intending to, we started a new family tradition; Lasagna Bolognese the Friday after Thanksgiving! That's right; not a single left over was consumed for dinner that night. Instead, I hand crushed 224 ounces of peeled tomatoes, ground 1 pound each of veal, beef, pork plus a handful of other ingredients and simmered them down for about 5-6 hours and made the biggest damn pot of bolognese sauce I've ever seen. It yielded enough for two full 9x13 lasagna dishes. We'll do it again next year, and the year after, and...

So yeah, that's my new tradition.

[devildeac]

This is my favorite time of the year. It begins with Halloween, which is kind of like "Holiday Preseason" and then my Birthday is quickly followed by Thanksgiving and then Christmas. I've gotten to a point in my life where a lot of the old traditions my family shared have become a memory; too difficult a challenge to keep them going with me in California (not anymore!!!) or my brother in Kansas/Korea/Iraq. So I'm starting to develop my own new traditions, which is something I bet a lot of you have done or are starting to do.

What are some of the new and old traditions that you and your family share?

This year, Kelly had to work the Friday after Thanksgiving. She was really upset about it so I set out to prepare a feast for her upon her return home. Without intending to, we started a new family tradition; Lasagna Bolognese the Friday after Thanksgiving! That's right; not a single left over was consumed for dinner that night. Instead, I hand crushed 224 ounces of peeled tomatoes, ground 1 pound each of veal, beef, pork plus a handful of other ingredients and simmered them down for about 5-6 hours and made the biggest damn pot of bolognese sauce I've ever seen. It yielded enough for two full 9x13 lasagna dishes. We'll do it again next year, and the year after, and...

So yeah, that's my new tradition.

Only two 9x13 dishes? Thatsa lotta tomatoes and carne for 2 dishes that size.

[Miles]

This is my favorite time of the year. It begins with Halloween, which is kind of like "Holiday Preseason" and then my Birthday is quickly followed by Thanksgiving and then Christmas. I've gotten to a point in my life where a lot of the old traditions my family shared have become a memory; too difficult a challenge to keep them going with me in California (not anymore!!!) or my brother in Kansas/Korea/Iraq. So I'm starting to develop my own new traditions, which is something I bet a lot of you have done or are starting to do.

What are some of the new and old traditions that you and your family share?

This year, Kelly had to work the Friday after Thanksgiving. She was really upset about it so I set out to prepare a feast for her upon her return home. Without intending to, we started a new family tradition; Lasagna Bolognese the Friday after Thanksgiving! That's right; not a single left over was consumed for dinner that night. Instead, I hand crushed 224 ounces of peeled tomatoes, ground 1 pound each of veal, beef, pork plus a handful of other ingredients and simmered them down for about 5-6 hours and made the biggest damn pot of bolognese sauce I've ever seen. It yielded enough for two full 9x13 lasagna dishes. We'll do it again next year, and the year after, and...

So yeah, that's my new tradition.

Only two 9x13 dishes? Thatsa lotta tomatoes and carne for 2 dishes that size.

Well I'm not using the juice from the cans, just the maters, and it also reduces down after simmering for 5 hours. I was actually really surprised how it came out perfect for two servings when I thawed the leftover sauce and made lasagna for dinner tonight.

[Lavabe]

This is my favorite time of the year. It begins with Halloween, which is kind of like "Holiday Preseason" and then my Birthday is quickly followed by Thanksgiving and then Christmas. I've gotten to a point in my life where a lot of the old traditions my family shared have become a memory; too difficult a challenge to keep them going with me in California (not anymore!!!) or my brother in Kansas/Korea/Iraq. So I'm starting to develop my own new traditions, which is something I bet a lot of you have done or are starting to do.

What are some of the new and old traditions that you and your family share?

This year, Kelly had to work the Friday after Thanksgiving. She was really upset about it so I set out to prepare a feast for her upon her return home. Without intending to, we started a new family tradition; Lasagna Bolognese the Friday after Thanksgiving! That's right; not a single left over was consumed for dinner that night. Instead, I hand crushed 224 ounces of peeled tomatoes, ground 1 pound each of veal, beef, pork plus a handful of other ingredients and simmered them down for about 5-6 hours and made the biggest damn pot of bolognese sauce I've ever seen. It yielded enough for two full 9x13 lasagna dishes. We'll do it again next year, and the year after, and...

So yeah, that's my new tradition.

Only two 9x13 dishes? Thatsa lotta tomatoes and carne for 2 dishes that size.

Next time he'll need to purchase a whole lot of ramekins for this feast.

[Miles]

This is my favorite time of the year. It begins with Halloween, which is kind of like "Holiday Preseason" and then my Birthday is quickly followed by Thanksgiving and then Christmas. I've gotten to a point in my life where a lot of the old traditions my family shared have become a memory; too difficult a challenge to keep them going with me in California (not anymore!!!) or my brother in Kansas/Korea/Iraq. So I'm starting to develop my own new traditions, which is something I bet a lot of you have done or are starting to do.

What are some of the new and old traditions that you and your family share?

This year, Kelly had to work the Friday after Thanksgiving. She was really upset about it so I set out to prepare a feast for her upon her return home. Without intending to, we started a new family tradition; Lasagna Bolognese the Friday after Thanksgiving! That's right; not a single left over was consumed for dinner that night. Instead, I hand crushed 224 ounces of peeled tomatoes, ground 1 pound each of veal, beef, pork plus a handful of other ingredients and simmered them down for about 5-6 hours and made the biggest damn pot of bolognese sauce I've ever seen. It yielded enough for two full 9x13 lasagna dishes. We'll do it again next year, and the year after, and...

So yeah, that's my new tradition.

Only two 9x13 dishes? Thatsa lotta tomatoes and carne for 2 dishes that size.

Next time he'll need to purchase a whole lot of ramekins for this feast.

Luckily for me Kelly has a few nested bowl sets. I treat the smaller bowls like ramekins and a few were used during the preparation of this dish. :-D

[Johnboy]

Who could live without this for Christmas?

[Very Duke Blue]

Who could live without this for Christmas?

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[devildeac]

Who could live without this for Christmas?

[Very Duke Blue]

Who could live without this for Christmas?

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read that wrong. i missed the "this". i love christmas.

[cl15876]

Watching the classic, "santa claus is comin to town", put 1 foot in front of the other, .... and soon you'll be walking thru the door! "I'm mist'r heat mizer...!!!!" ;)

[Rolvix]

We always read "The Night Before Christmas" on Christmas Eve.

[OZZIE4DUKE]

Who could live without this for Christmas?

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Very impressive. Not!

[Lavabe]

Who could live without this for Christmas?

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Very impressive. Not!

I'd like that 1:59 back, please.

[Miles]

We always read "The Night Before Christmas" on Christmas Eve.

That's an awesome one! My Mom used to sing SIlent Night in German.

[Lavabe]

Watching the classic, "santa claus is comin to town", put 1 foot in front of the other, .... and soon you'll be walking thru the door! "I'm mist'r heat mizer...!!!!" ;)

The all-time WORST Rankin-Bass holiday special was "Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey:"
"Nestor was a donkey..."

Youtube it... IF YOU DARE!!

[Lavabe]

Watching the classic, "santa claus is comin to town", <snip>

Speaking of which, when will they be airing the Kennedy Center Honors tribute to Bruce Springsteen?

[devildeac]

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Very impressive. Not!

I'd like that 1:59 back, please.

You are courageous. I only lasted about 30 seconds.

[CameronBornAndBred]

Many people's traditions include music, whether caroling, going to holiday concerts, or just singing at home. When I grew up, that's what we did; we'd gather around the piano with friends as my dad played and we'd sing holiday songs. Here's the Muppets singing one.

[devildeac]

We eat large quanitities of all the usual nutritional groups, drink varying amounts of fermented beverages and spend large chunks of time afterward in different durations of food-induced comas...

[captmojo]

We eat large quanitities of all the usual nutritional groups, drink varying amounts of fermented beverages and spend large chunks of time afterward in different durations of food-induced comas...

This sounds familiar, especially the fermented beverage part.
For the last four consecutive years it's been an attendance at a Trans-Siberian orchestra show.