Christmas Card & Menu 2012 (over 70 Recipe Links)
Please leave your Christmas Wishes for the Southern Plate family in the comments section on this post! Thank you!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
I hope you are having a wonderful holiday and I hope you all have an abundance of Christmas in your heart! I wanted to send you our Christmas card and share with you what I’ll be serving on Christmas day when my parents, my in laws, and some dear friends come to have lunch with us. This year, we’re also sending lunch to a family we’re friends with who just welcomed a new baby into their family yesterday!
I’m smoking a turkey and baking a ham for the entrees. The rest of my menu is a broad mix made up of everyone’s special requests! I’m also listing some additional ideas at the bottom in case you are looking for that one extra dish to add.
Please have a wonderful Christmas and remember, it’s not about what is under the tree, but the people around it 
My Christmas Day Menu for 2012
- Smoked Turkey – I’m making this in my electric Masterbuilt Smoker, recipe here
- Baked Ham with Easy Peasy Glaze
- Easy Cream Corn in Butter Sauce
- Sweet Potatoes with Marshmallows (Other options are: Grandmama’s Sweet Potato Casserole and Sweet Potato Creme Brulee)
- Mama’s Creamy Macaroni and Cheese
- Cornbread Dressing in the Slow Cooker
- Jordan Rolls
- Grandma Lucy’s Chocolate Pie (Recipe is in my cookbook)
- Green Velvet Cake (Recipe is in my cookbook)
- Cheesy Hash Brown Casserole
- Sweet and Sour Green Beans
- Rhyming Broccoli Salad
My Desserts for 2012:
Here are some more ideas for ya, with links to the recipes if they’re on SouthernPlate.com!
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Main Meal Ideas
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Cornbread Dressing, Jordan Rolls, Grandmama’s Sweet Potato Casserole, Frozen Cranberry Banana Salads
- Buttermilk Congealed Salad - (Cookbook p. 66)
- Fried Apples (Cookbook p.106)
- Cornbread Dressing (easy and moist) (Cookbook variation p.128) - also listed above
- Lucy’s Sweet Potato Casserole (Cookbook p. 117) – also listed above
- Green Bean and Shoepeg Corn Casserole (Cookbook only p. 226)
- Jordan Rolls (Cookbook p.16) – also listed above
- Preston Rolls (Cookbook only p.230)
- Cranberry Relish
- Candied Baby Carrots
- Last Minute Green Beans
- Fried Cabbage
- Grandmama’s Tex Mex Dip (Cookbook only p.173) – no idea why we have this at Christmas but we’d all boycott the holiday without it!
- English Pea Pimento Casserole
- Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad (Cookbook only p.42)
- Fried Okra (Cookbook p.224)
- Butter Stewed Potatoes
- Kid Friendly Relish Tray
- Corn Casserole (Cookbook p.23)
- Deviled Eggs (Cookbook p.24)
- MeMe’s Mashed Potatoes (Cookbook p.35)
- Garlic Mozzarella Mashed Potatoes
- Cheesy Hash Brown Casserole (Cookbook p.33) – also listed above
- Sour Cream Hash Brown Casserole (Cookbook only p. 32)
- Watergate Salad (Cookbook only p.218)
- Cornbread Salad
- Corn Salad
- Roasted Asparagus
- Pecan Pie Muffins (Cookbook p.169)
- Streusal Pumpkin Spice Muffins (Cookbook p. 129)
- Frozen Cranberry Banana Salads (Cookbook p.188)
Pies
Faux Pecan Pie
- Faux Pecan Pie
- Buttermilk Peach Pie
- Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Pie
- Lucy’s Chocolate Pie (Cookbook only p. 146) – also listed above
- Aunt Sue’s Fried Chocolate Pies (Cookbook only p.146)
- German Chocolate Pie (Cookbook only p.246)
- Perfect Pecan Pie (Cookbook p.120)
- Honey Punkin Cream Cheese Pie
- Coconut Meringue Pie
- Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Pie
- Ashley Mac’s Caramel Pie
- Buttermilk Pie
- Sawdust Pie
- Chocolate Pecan Pie
- Lemon Meringue Pie (Cookbook p.192)
Cakes
- Phenomenal Red Velvet Cupcakes (this recipe can be made in a 9×13 pan or 2 – 8″ Round cake pans as well.
- Good N Easy Apple Cake with Homemade Whipped Cream (Cookbook p.107)
- Chocolate Velvet Cake (Cookbook p.142)
- Quick Gingerbread Party Cupcakes/Muffins
- Green Velvet Cake (Cookbook only p.170) – also listed above
- Aunt Sue’s Pound Cake (Cookbook only p.8)
- Mama’s Custard Sauce – to go over pound cake (Cookbook only p.10)
- Chocolate Pecan Pie
- Apple Dapple Cake (Cookbook p.118)
- Mandarin Orange Cake (Cookbook p.14)
- Butterfinger Cake (Cookbook p.22)
- Fruit Cocktail Cake (Cookbook p.39)
- Yellow Cake with Peanut Butter Icing (Cookbook p.258)
- Chocolate Pound Cake with Fudge Glaze (Cookbook p.100)
- Pumpkin Crumb Cake (Cookbook p.130)
- Granny’s Sheath Cake (Cookbook only p.31)
- Holiday Fruit Salad (Cookbook p.164)
- Homemade Caramel Corn (Cookbook p.91)
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Call into the Southern Plate Story Line for a special Christmas Story!
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Last night I debuted the SouthernPlate Storyline with a recording of me reading “The Night Before Christmas”!
Kids of all ages can call 256-270-0270 and hear a new story read to them each week by myself or my mother.
Regular calling rates will apply but no special charges. It will just be like calling up a friend in Alabama – which is what you’re really doing
The line can take four calls at once and is programmed to pick up on the first ring if a line is available, so if it rings and rings and rings, just give it just a few minutes and please try again. Mama and I are so excited about this!
**Please share if you know someone who might enjoy this. Thank you for letting me have so much fun!!**
Wishing you all the best blessings of Christmas!
I’d love to hear back from you in the comments below.
Feel free to share Christmas wishes with the whole Southern Plate Family!
Gratefully,
Christy
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Wishing all y’all a very merry Christmas and a joyful, prosperous New Year. May the Good Lord continue to hold you in the palm of His hand.
Thank you so much Penny!! Blessings to you and yours and I hope you have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas Christy, Hope and Pray you and your family have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family Barbara!!
Merry Christmas Christy to you and your family. I know you will have a wonderful Christmas with those two beautiful children. God bless all of you. I thank you for all the wonderful recipes.
Thank you so much Faye, I hope you have a very Merry Christmas yourself!!!
Merry Christmas to you and your family! You have truly blessed me this year with your letters and recipes. I actually feel like I’m part of your family and I just love that! I gave one of your cookbooks to my Aunt in Monroe, NC for Christmas and she called me yesterday and had been sitting and reading through it for 2 hours. She said it was the best cookbook she had ever had! I truly hope you and your family have a wonderful and safe Christmas and a very Happy New Year and I look forward to being “part” or your family again next year! May the Lord watch over you and keep you safe always! MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year! Thanks for sharing all your delicious recipes all during the year!
Christy,
I wish you and all the Southern Plate family a blessed Christmas and New Year.
Thank you for your Christian witness and your family values. Not only do you help feed my stomach but you feed my soul.
Merry Christmas to you and your Family and a Happy New Year!! Thanks for all the great recipes to!!
Dear Christy and family, I do want to wish you all the very best Christmas ever. May you enjoy good health and many continued blessings all through the coming year. You have been a blessing to us.
wishing all a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year…
wishing you and your family a happy holiday
Christy, Merry Christmas to you and your beautiful family from a southern gal. My mom and i both purchased your cookbook and we love the Sweet & Sour Green Bean casserole. We now have it at every get together. Also enjoying a lot of the other recipes you bring us. Happy and blessed new year.
Your friend from Louisiana
Linda
Merry Christmas!!! May you feel His blessings all year long!
i made the crockpot dressing at Thanksgiving and my whole family loved it, thank you.
A Very Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year is wished for you and your family.
God Bless You All!
I gave your cookbook to several family members last year…I actually have two of them myself! Love the recipes and know it was written with a great love of family and precious memories. Thank you and Merry Christmas!!
Christy and Family…Hope you and the family have a wonderful Christmas!
I pray God’s Richest Blessings for you all. You have certainly made our table sing for Joy and Happiness when we sit down together and give Thanks for Our Savior…Jesus Christ!!!
Christy and Family, here’s wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. A morning doesn’t go by that I don’t visit your site. It has become as much a part of my day as a cup of java. Thanks for all that you do for us, enriching our lives with your recipes, sharing your family stories, both past and present, and posting your little “sayings” that I always look forward to at the end of each recipe. Thank you, and may the Lord be with you.
Merry Christmas to you and yours. I enjoy all your recipes, comments and inspirations that you so generously share. I hope God continues to bless your “ministry”!
MERRY CHRISTMAS CHRISTY AND FAMILY MAY THE NEXT YEAR BIG AS GOOD AS THIS ONE FOR ALL OF US AND WE WILL KEEP YOU AND YOURS IN OUR PRAYERS
HELEN NORMAN McDIFFITT
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family. And I am going to fix the Mac and Cheese. The one that is your mothers.
Christy, you are living proof that staying true to your roots and your love of home and family will bring you riches beyond your dreams. May God bless you and your family during this Holy Christmas season; and keep you safe. I know you join me in wishing Gods blessing on all the men and women in the military here and all around the world too. Take care. Your Tennessee friend, Barbara
Christy, your card is beautiful! Your family is precious! Thank you for your card and for all you do throughout the year…not just with recipes, but with though-provoking comments. I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and that 2013 is very good to you and your family!
Meant to say “thought-provoking”…
I hope you and your family have a very blessed Christmas and a blessed new year in 2013.
Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year to you and yours Deborah!!!
Merry Christmas! Thank you for being such a wonderful friend to my niece, Tara, and her family. I love the picture of you holding baby Andrew. He is a much welcomed addition to our family. Tara’s mom thinks you are just the greatest and I am sure she will treasure the photos of you and her together. I am so grateful for my family and am so pleased that you also stress the importance of family. May the New Year bring you joy and happiness always. “Tooky Too’s” Uncle Larry
Oh my Goodness!! Uncle Larry…HUGS!!! Thank you for swinging by to visit me. I just love that whole family and baby Andrew is just precious!! I hope that you have a very Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year!!
Wishing you and your family a wonderful holiday season.
I love your posts and thoughts and your great recipes.
Looking forward to your next cookbook.
I hope you and your family have a very Merry Christmas Cathy!!!
Dear Christy,
You offer encouragement, hope and love throughout the year…may it return to you abundantly. Thank you for sharing your recipes, your beautiful family and your values with us all. Merry Christmas and a happy, HEALTHY 2013 to you and yours!
Wishing you and your family a very Merry and blessed Christmas and a blessed 2013!!!
Thank you for all your wonderful recipes and your thoughtfulness to share with us.
Blessings,
Alicia
Christy,
Merry Christmas!
You seem like family…….have a blessed day!
I hope you are all having a lovely Holiday Season! One of the things I really enjoy about your recipes is all the stories you tell along with them. I think it’s one of the things that makes your blog special!
Thank you so much Noreen!! I am so glad to hear that you are enjoying the recipes and the stories. We are having a blessed holiday season and hope you are as well!!!
Christy
I look every day to see what you have put on this. I have really enjoyed your recipes. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. May God Bless your family with a great year ahead.
Thank you so much Claudean!! I hope that you are blessed in the coming New Year!!
Welcome back Christy. Sounds like you had a wonderful Christmas.