Celebrate the holidays in style with your family and friends with these traditional and non-traditional Wisconsin-inspired Christmas dinner menu ideas and recipes.
Wisconsin-Inspired Christmas Dinner Menu Ideas and Recipes
For my family the holidays, as long as I can remember, have been a melding of traditional and non-traditional recipes, mainly because my family (and extended family) hail from different cultural roots.
Certainly, the thing that binds us together is our love of each other but also our love of food.
So, when folks ask me what my Christmas dinner menu consists of, I have to be honest and say multicultural. From Cuban, to German, to Croatian, to Mexican, to Italian, and more, it’s never the same from year to year, except for a few must-make recipes. And, that’s okay with me.
It’s also a great opportunity every year to share new recipes that I’ve introduced on Wisconsin Homemaker. Many have now become our family favorite recipes that continue to get rave reviews year in and year out.
Sill in a quandary of what to make for your holiday celebrations? Here are a few of my favorite recipes for a Wisconsin-inspired Christmas dinner menu:
Holiday Hors d’oeuvres
1. Easy Cheesy Artichoke Dip
2. Brie Wrapped in Puff Pastry
3. Lone Star Salsa
4. Holiday Veggie Pizza Wreath
5. Candy Cane Crescent Roll Appetizer
6. Creamy Dill Dip
7. Cheesy Tomato Onion Tart
Christmas Cocktails and Hot Drinks
8. Gaga Key Lime Margarita
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9. Fresh Lemon Martini
10. Spa Mojito
11. Eggnog Latte
12. Gingerbread Latte
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Christmas Dinner – Main
13. Croatian Cabbage Rolls
14. Salt Herbed-Crusted Prime Rib Roast
15. Seafood Medley in White Wine and Garlic Sauce
16. Oven Roasted BBQ Ribs
Christmas Side Dishes
17. Crescent Asparagus Spirals
18. German Potato Salad
19. Old Fashioned Cucumber Salad
20. Flemings Creamed Corn Recipe
21. Cucumber Dill Salad
22. Classic Cobb Salad
23. Succotash Salad
24. Roasted Winter Vegetable Medley
25. Broccoli Slaw with Pineapple and Mandarin Oranges
26. Ramen Noodle and Napa Cabbage Salad
Christmas Desserts
27. Old Fashioned Fruit Cocktail Cake
28. Pina Colada Cheeseball
29. Annabel Langbein One Pot Spiced Apple Cake
30. French Apple Tart Tatin
31. Wisconsin Rhubarb Pie
32. Gluten Free Chocolate Mint Flourless Cake
33. Apple Pineapple Upside Down Cake
34. Cuban Pumpkin Flan
35. Midwest Spice Pear Cake
And, of course, don’t forget to bring out your homemade Christmas Cookies and Fudge. Merry Christmas!
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