Q1. Most unique dish you serve/eat at a holiday dinner #NUTS
@TravelMaestro Well, the WORST one was a blue cheese stuffed tenderloin. Turned
out everyone hated blue cheese! #WentDownInFamilyHistory
@familyfoodie Shrimp or Crab Bisque and Crown Pork Roast is must around our
Holiday Table.
@jbranigan My son and I always had lobster for Christmas
@BoomerangHotels I’m the mac and cheese girl. I make a diff mac n cheese every
year. This year it is jalapeno popper buffalo chicken mac n cheese!
@redhunttravel A green salad / slime thing made of marshmallows, pistachios, etc.
Kids love it!
@JaneLWilcox Grilled Partridge with Pear Sauce, of course
@BamaGretch Mom’s Greek lasagna. We’re Anglos so to us its unique
@TheMinuteTour I’m a huge fan of Middle Eastern tapas at big holidays. Pass the
baba ganoush!
@MisterHirsch Stone Crab
@jettingaround: Noodles with poppy seed paste and raisins.
Q2. Favorite “Festive” Cocktail or beverage #NUTS
@ilivetotravel Creme de vie (with lots of rum)!
@LauraAllenTvl Dark and stormies, of course
@TOR0706 Vodka with a side of anything lol! It makes me nicer to the family!
@MiltonsBaking Trying something new this year…s’mores martinis! Should be yummy!
http://t.co/ObScgzm9
@CaptainandClark Hot chocolate with peppermint schnapps! Is it too early to have
one right now?
@amydostafford Winter White Cosmo at #Bonefish Grill is the perfect Winter
Wonderland refreshment.
@ehalvey Bailey’s, eggnog with whiskey, a nice Spanish red, a nice bourbon, or blood
orange and gin cocktails
@MyIslandArtJeff Does an espresso martini count?
@chippy2u Moët is good any time of year, but especially during festive season!
Nothing better than starting Christmas day with bubbles! :-)
Q3. What is your favorite “go-to” food when unexpected guests show up? #NUTS
@CertifiedSteak Shrimp! They’re easy to thaw and can be prepared at the last minute.
@CruiseBuzz Reservations
@ehalvey Bruschetta, spiced nuts, curried popcorn, cheese and crackers. Or just get
them drunk.
@RickGriffin Unexpected guests get Cheese Wiz and Koolaid:)
@tracycopy Red wine (in my house it IS a food group), #nuts , cheese & bread
@ViewOnTravel I always overstock on chips and salsa. Everybody loves it and there
might be more for me to eat later!
@eatsleeplaugh . we have dips (hummus, babaganoush, etc) and chips/pita around-
falafel and bourekas in freezer. Easy to throw snacks together
@lamonella Risotto with nuts and gorgonzola cheese sauce
Q4. Best holiday appetizer? #NUTS
@BroomsRUs Homemade horseradish cheese spread.
@MamaRitaMary artichoke dip and crackers….wow what a party food!!
@kristiemacris Beyond cheese? I like to do stuffed phyllo triangles. Usually stuffed
with cheese, sometimes veggies too.
@travelmammal egg nog and tequila. an acquired taste but #NUTS
@HennArtOnline Lemon chips nougat!
@Runenfly port wine cheese and pepperoncini
@TravelerKate For holidays anything with fig or pomegranate sounds appropriate. And
cupcakes- those are apps, right???
@TravelApprentce Chocolate Turtles
@seemytravels Bacon wrapped chipolatas
@RyanJWhaley: pretty much anything with bacon
@thetravelfool Bacon wrapped jello shots..hmmmmmm
Q5. What is your favorite Family Holiday Tradition? #NUTS
@RickGriffin Arranging neighbors lawn reindeer to look like they’re mating
@BikesBrewsNW Driving around town w/hot chocolate/snacks looking at Christmas
light
@ilivetotravel We celebrated Christmas Day AND the day of the 3 Reyes Magos
(Epiphany) - got gifts both times!
@Bloggeries Having an egregiously oversize shrimp cocktail and drinks Xmas Eve
@TheTrvlPrincess: . Sometimes we volunteer to cook & serve food at a local shelter for
holidays too. Its good to give back.
@teamcocktail Traveling somewhere warm! Oh and cocktails…lots of cocktails!
@TheAlexLop The food. It’s always about the food. My friends call my family meals
“the feast of 1,000 moons.”
@McMedia: My husband & I bickering entire time we are decorating. I’ve come to
embrace it & it cracks me up but (maybe that’s just the wine)
@spiritoftravel Family hannukah party…just love having everyone come from out of
town and sleep over, make meals together and just hang out!
@erikj Helping my parents set up whatever new technology they were talked into
buying, but don’t understand.
Q6. How do you deal with irritating house guests? #NUTS
@BoomerangHotels By irritating house I assume you are talking about my cousins…lol
@CaptainandClark . Drink until the become bearable
@WildNavigator Dealing with Irritating house guests is plain and simple - send them
out for day excursion - wholeday
@CoupleofSports Oh man. I play avoidance and make sure all the seats are taken
near me. OK, so I’m kind of mean.
@AuthenticCoast Kindness, patience and a stiff drink
@PoshPorts run them around the city until they can’t see straight
@redhunttravel Put them to work on some home improvement projects!
@BamaGretch: I got divorced
@ParadiseMeeting We feed them to the alligators…isn’t this what everyone does?
@delightfulrepas Kill ’em with kindness, then never invite them back!
Q7. What is your favorite holiday dessert? #NUTS
@WillingFoot I think if I knew how to make Tres Leches cake that would be my fav
though
@ACarlton Homemade Pecan Pie.
@eatsleeplaugh banoffee pie…for any day/celebration! Trifle is family favorite, and
stollen.
@KatrinaMauro Chocolate Truffles, cannoli, pignoli…and of course pumpkin pie &
raspberry pie
@jettingaround My mom’s poppy seed cake and walnut cake. To go #nuts for!
@belizepost Black fruit cake infused with lots of rum…
@galileeyacht key Lime Pie with whip creme and a shot of 43
@amorojewelry Wine cake with cream cheese frosting. Extreme deliciousness
@travel_version Old-fashioned fudge is oh so good!
Q8. What is your favorite line from a holiday movie? #NUTS
@TravelProducer ”Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.” ~IT’S A
WONDERFUL LIFE
@WillingFoot ”Can I refill your eggnog for you? Get you something to eat? Drive you
out to the middle of nowhere and leave you for dead?”
@azurelaroux I’m an elected official, I can’t make decisions by myself! - Nightmare
before Christmas
@_kimrandall ”I’m sorry I ruined your lives, and crammed eleven cookies into the
VCR.”
@allaboutmexico Tiny Tim ”god bless us everyone.”
@McMedia : ”I don’t know what to say, except its Christmas and we’re all in misery.”
Nat’l Lampoon Christmas vacation
@BJTCocktail: ” You want the moon? I’ll throw a big ole lasso over it and give it to ya”
-It’s A Wonderful Life
@Quipidity ”Do you know what this family needs? A mute” From The Ref
.We use it all the time at Christmas.
@WildNavigator: Have to be ’Polar Express - “The thing about trains…it doesn’t matter
where they’re going. What matters is deciding to get on’
Q9. Best “restaurant” meal during the holidays #NUTS
@ehalvey Tapas on NYE, not too shabby
@dancinggirlie ooh got to be one of the amazing restaurants on Bali where you sit on
cushions and low tables and eat incredible food !
@WildNavigator Mughlai Cuisine - the best ’restaurant’ meal during the holidays
@GeneralTours: Chinese food on Christmas Day. Not only has it become sort-of
traditional for our family, it’s the only thing open half the time!
@WillingFoot: A good roast and Yorkshire pudding with a rich gravy and some carrots
with butter and brown sugar
@TravelApprentce Best “restaurant” meal during the holidays? TimBits!
@VickyAkins: Never had a restaurant meal at Christmas but I’ll bet @FSLosAngeles
does it right!
Q10. Best Holiday Memory #NUTS
@TravelProducer Seeing ”Reindeer Hoof Prints” in the snow outside my house when I
was five. I knew Santa was real because of that
@TheTrvlPrincess Buying presents, food& a christmas tree for a woman &her
daughter. They literally had NOTHING and we filled their apt. Priceless
@TravelDesigned Would HAVE to be the year my dad made the play kitchen for me
–he couldn’t afford the store bought
@Quipidity My Granddad turning his hearing aid off so he didn’t have to listen to my
Grandma anymore, still makes me laug
@WindowSeatapp ..that would have to be the time I actually thought I SAW Santa flying in his sleigh! Yeah, I was like, 9!
@VisitSeminole being out camping during the holidays. Florida’s harsh winters are the best
@JeanetteJoy . 7 kids gifting 10 presents each (me, dad, & grandndma) Taking all day
to open in Florida QueenAnne
@McMedia Waking up as a kid to a newly decorated tree by Santa & presents as far
as my eyes could see! Magical!!
@NationalPro Making it home on Christmas Day to see the family after a last-minute
business trip
@travelmaestro Quiet time by tree after big dinner, kids in bed… I always feel so
thankful, reflect on all my fortune.
@BoomerangHotels: My best friend and I used to sit on our porch and sing Christmas
Carols to people walking by in our apartment complex..memorable!
@susanborst When Santa brought something that delighted my daughter to the point of
delirium. (and capturing it on film!)
