Anyone else have a fail Christmas dinner?

[JS80]

Sister in law overcooked the beef tenderloin. Came out well done. I'll be doing the prime rib tomorrow...

 

[NikolaeVarius]

Time to divorce.

 

[MartyMcFly3]

We had ham and chili at my extended family's gathering. It was good, so no fail here.

 

[Fallingwater]

No, but I did have a fail christmas lunch. Stomach acting up for the past 2 days = everyone else eating ponderous amounts of meat while I eat a salad. *sigh*

 

[RavenSEAL]

BBQ ribs are never a fail.

 

[Dumac]

No, mine was pretty good.

Turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, cassarole, rolls, and a billion other things I can't remember were the things being offered as a sacrifice to lord jesus.

I didn't have a taste of everything, but what I had was pretty good.

 

[manimal]

Best Christmas ever here...last year we were in the hospital with our premature triplets...this year were home and very thankful!!


Brother in law tried to start an argument but everyone thinks hes an idiot anyway.....

 

[Orsorum]

I made the mistake of going to Mumbai for Christmas rather than coming back to the states. So, my Christmas dinner was a half-assed version of Chinese food supplemented by steamed rice with a hair in it and a bottle of Indian wine that was worth nowhere near $20. I can't wait to get back to the US and have a belated Christmas dinner. Hell, I may cook mashed potatoes and gravy on New Year's Eve just out of desperation.

 

[IronWing]

Well done = edible
The crunchy, blackened outside of a prime rib is the only part worth eating.

 

[mztykal]

Nope had prime rib, king crab, potato salad, sashimi, tempura mushrooms, and a bunch of other stuff. Homemade cheesecake for dessert! Good stuff!

 

[nageov3t]

I had leftover's from Christmas Eve dinner. it was fine.

Christmas Eve dinner was entertaining... it's the first time in my life that I've ever seen my dad a little buzzed and he regaled us with stories about how he grew pot in Oregon in the 70's and how his parents hated each other.

my grandfather died in the mid 90's.

my grandmother has been hanging on but has basically been a shell of a person for the past 8-10 years thanks to Alzheimers, dementia, and Parkinson's.

this last summer, my grandfather's brother was on his deathbed and everyone knew it. my aunt said to him "when you get to heaven, tell your brother to tell his wife it's time to let go."

he responded "are you kidding? he's probably having a blast there without her."

 

[ISAslot]

Went for sushi :thumbsup:

 

[rcpratt]

The prime rib roast took a little longer than expected, but it turned out well.

 

[Old Hippie]

this last summer, my grandfather's brother was on his deathbed and everyone knew it. my aunt said to him "when you get to heaven, tell your brother to tell his wife it's time to let go."

he responded "are you kidding? he's probably having a blast there without her."

That's great! :biggrin:

 

[CPA]

mine went well, thought my timing was off. Dinner was served about 2 hours after I said it would be.

 

[911paramedic]

The prime rib roast took a little longer than expected, but it turned out well.

I should be arrested for what I did to our prime rib. :$

My sister bought a prime rib and said that I was going to be in charge of cooking it, no problem. I took it out of the fridge to put the garlic/thyme marinade on the top and let it come up to room temp before cooking only to find that one corner was pretty much frozen. WTF? (It was never in the freezer.) Not good.

So I let it rest after applying the marinade but she keeps rushing me to put it in because she doesn't want the dinner to be late. The beef is thawed but still pretty cold but it's safe to cook, so I go ahead and put it in the oven.

About 15 minutes before it's supposed to be done I insert the meat thermometer ("that's what she said") and the inside is 85F. Panic mode sets in, another WTF moment.

So I start hanging out in the kitchen more and notice she is opening and closing the oven...a lot. Not only that, when she opens it she leaves the door wide open as she walks around getting things. :twisted:

About an hour and fifteen minutes later it's finally done. I leave the room for about five minutes and when I get back my brother-in-law has already started to carve it. :\ I could see all the love just pouring out of it. Baby Jesus cried.

We had dry overcooked prime rib for dinner. :|

 

[moshquerade]

Sister in law overcooked the beef tenderloin. Came out well done. I'll be doing the prime rib tomorrow...

gravy?

did you all razz her for it? nothing worse than volunteering to cook a meal for everyone and then getting harassed if it isn't perfect. ^_^

 

[lxskllr]

Well done = edible
The crunchy, blackened outside of a prime rib is the only part worth eating.

I'm with you. One of my favorite foods is the burnt ends you can get at pit beef stands. It's hard to believe they sell their best product at a discount :^)

 

[SandEagle]

Since OP doesnt celebrate Christmas,.lets just called it a failed dinner. Not a failed Christmas dinner

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

Get your sister-in-law a meat thermometer next Christmas.

Cooked 2 tenderloins to a perfect medium-medium rare for my wife's family dinner. Problem is, quite a few of the geezers on her side of the family like their beef burned beyond recognition. Fuck 'em. I refuse to cook a tenderloin past medium. May as well take a dump on it and cook it in the dryer if that's the case.

The kids and younger adults absolutely loved it though. My wife showed the youngest girl there a nice medium piece and she says "No, that's too done for me." Then she points to a center piece that was just below medium rare, "I want THAT one." My wife smiled and said "You go girl!"

 

[Ns1]

Vietnamese food to go Christmas. Yay egg roll party trays =D

 

[RipGlitter]

No, but I did have a fail christmas lunch. Stomach acting up for the past 2 days = everyone else eating ponderous amounts of meat while I eat a salad. *sigh*

That's what happens to me when I eat salad. And I like salad.

 

[RipGlitter]

Well done = edible
The crunchy, blackened outside of a prime rib is the only part worth eating.

If we're talking from a BBQ joint, the part they call the "bark" is definitely tasty. I don't like the middle of a nice piece of beef, venison, pork, chicken, etc. cooked until it's well, though, it ruins it. I like a nice prime rib with a good bark on it that's been cooked fast so the outside barks up well, but the inside is nice and medium to medium rare. Keeps all the flavor and you still get the delicious bark too.

 

[JS80]

gravy?

did you all razz her for it? nothing worse than volunteering to cook a meal for everyone and then getting harassed if it isn't perfect. ^_^

Yes on the gravy, NOOOOO on the razz!! I am not stupid lol.

 

[Ns1]

About an hour and fifteen minutes later it's finally done. I leave the room for about five minutes and when I get back my brother-in-law has already started to carve it. :\ I could see all the love just pouring out of it. Baby Jesus cried.

So did you take him to the hospital after you punched him in the face or did you let that fucker walk?