Christmas Day Menu

I'm sure, if you're hosting Christmas Day festivities, that you've given at least preliminary thought to your big dinner menu. I know I have! I want it to be delicious and memorable, of course, but also kid-friendly, relatively easy to prepare, and unstressful; that's a tall order, isn't it! I decided to go with some things we really enjoy but which are too rich for our everyday menus and/or just plain favorites. My husband's family does fondue--the oil kind--every Christmas Eve. With three young children, we decided to go with cheese fondue. I can buy most of the ingredients in this next week, hopefully saving myself some last minute stress. * indicate recipes that can be made ahead of time. I'll post the remaining recipes when I can. Here's our plan (our Christmas morning menu is something we've done a few years now and we love it):

Christmas Eve:

• Smoky Cheddar Fondue with little smokies, bread cubes, steamed broccoli, apples
• Chocolate Fondue with shortbread*, apples, marshmallows, bananas

Breakfast:
Scones* with lemon curd
Scotch eggs
Winter fruit cup*

Dinner:

• Cranberry Jell-O Salad*
• Meat (TBA but something that doesn't require gravy: smoked turkey, ham, etc.)
• Pineapple-Cheese Casserole
• Spinach Parmesan
• Roasted Sweet Potatoes... but I'm tempted to make THESE
• Rolls*
• Cranberry-Apple Pie*
• Pecan Pie*

Supper:

• Leftovers
• Sandwiches