Our Traditional Ethnic Themed Christmas Dinner

Last year we started a new Christmas tradition. It was my first year making Christmas dinner as a vegetarian, so we opted for a Thai dinner instead of the traditional turkey or ham dinner. It was AWESOME! I made a couple curry dishes, a chickpea curry and a vegetable curry, spicy noodles, and my stepmom brought salad rolls with tahini dipping sauce.

This year we did a Japanese theme dinner. I have a good friend that lives in Tokyo right now, and we are hoping to visit her in the next couple years if we can save enough money for the trip. We want our son to try Japanese food before we go. Although I’m vegetarian, most of our guests are not, so I made a vegetarian and a meat version of the meal.

We usually invite a few friends and family over for Christmas dinner, making it potluck which makes it much more manageable for me, the host.

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Appies: Vegetable spring rolls with dipping sauce, Sushi

Starter: Miso Soup

Main Meal: Vegetable and Beef Teriyaki Stir Fry, Sticky White Rice, Sesame Noodles

Beverages: White Wine

Dessert: Pumpkin pie (had to have something “traditional”)

TABLE SETTING

Red bamboo placemats, black napkins, asian chopsticks, a skinny tall straight side glass vases with two simple red flowers, square plates with an asian design, wine glasses, and low glass candle holders with tea lights.

My only regret? Totally forgot to take pictures of the table setting. It looked amazing though, and the food was delicious!