Easy Christmas Dinner Menus and More

I am excited to share with you some of my favorite recipes for your holiday dining pleasure that I have gathered from some of Vine Ripe Nutrition’s previous blog posts. I hope that you enjoy this festive collection and one or two will become one of your new favorites!

I will be sharing some new recipes this month, so stay tuned!

Simple Holiday Recipe and Menu Ideas for Family and Friends

Here are some simple holiday Menus for this year’s celebration! And the recipe links below!

Holiday Brunch

Cheese and Egg Strata

Gluten Free Blueberry Pancakes

Apple Cider Brunch

New Year’s Appetizer Party

Smoked Salmon Mini Tostadas

Festive Holiday Soccas

Almond, White Chocolate, Cranberry, and Macadamia Cookies

The Blue Flower Mocktail

Family Celebration Meal

Mediterranean Potato Nachos

Roasted Butternut Squash, Pear, and Arugula Salad

Italian Christmas Tortellini Soup

Mini Coconut and Sweet Potato Casseroles

Festive Sangria with Wild Blueberries

Festive and Simple Holiday Recipes

Appetizer Recipes

Smoked Salmon Mini Tostadas

Festive Holiday Soccas

Mediterranean Potato Nachos

Breakfast Recipes

Butternut Squash, Poblano and Coconut Chilaquilas

Egg and Cheese Strata

Gluten Free Blueberry Pancakes

Seasonal Salad Recipes

Rainbow Brussels Sprout Salad

Roasted Butternut, Pear, and Arugula Salad

Colorful Kale Salad

Main Dish Recipes

Stuffed Winter Squash

Italian Christmas Tortellini Soup

Black Bean, Poblano and Sweet Potato Tacos

Check out the dessert and beverages below!

Desserts

Fruit Crisp and Mini Coconut Sweet Potato Casseroles

A Collection of Six Delicious Desserts: Almond, White Chocolate, Cranberry and Macadamia Cookies, Raspberry Chocolate Cheesecake Bars, Mini Pear and Almond Tarts, Nutty Apple Cake, Pumpkin Pie Bars, and Mini Gluten Free Pecan Tarts

Low Fodmap Mini Pumpkin Bundt Cake

Beverages

3 Holiday Mocktails: Orange Missouri Mule, Golden Hot Chocolate, and The Blue Flower

Healthy Nog and Apple Cider Punch

Festive Sangria with Wild Blueberries

Tips for Creating Simple Holiday Recipes and Menu Ideas

Here are a couple of tips for putting together your own simple holiday recipe and menu ideas:

• Choose a variety of colors of food, so it is beautiful in addition to being delicious
  
• Pick a variety of textures for interest. Examples include smooth and creamy, crunchy and chewy, and crispy.
  
• Select a variety of flavors that go well together, so everything doesn’t taste the same but doesn’t clash.
  
• Make a menu using a variety of cooking methods so that everything doesn’t need to go on the stovetop or oven at the same time. This also allows for an interest in the temperatures of food. Ideas may be a refrigerated salad, a room temperature dessert, or a steamy soup or entree.

Enjoy These Simple Holiday Recipes and Menu Ideas for Family

Let me know if you give one of these simple holiday recipe and menu ideas for family a try and how you liked it! I have had lots of fun creating them and putting together the menu ideas for the holiday celebrations! As a registered dietitian nutritionist working in Asheville, NC, I love helping family, friends, and my clients stay healthy with the foods they eat. During the holidays, healthy food can taste as delicious as the less healthy choices!

For even more simple holiday recipe and menu ideas, you may love these 10 Vegetarian Brunch Recipes for the Holidays.

There is also a free e-book with holiday recipes that you can download, along with a free e-book on inflammation.

Hope that you have a wonderful holiday season and stay tuned for some of my other holiday ideas coming in the next several weeks! Here is a food styling picture my granddaughter created for me that her mom sent me on my phone! I had to share it with you! For many of us, the holidays can be a tough time of year, but when love and kindness are shared, it makes all the difference in the world! This holiday season, I hope to spread as much positivity as I can! I hope that you will join me!