I need some good, healthy, sleeve-friendly ideas. I know I'm making a ham and some grilled asparagus with a smidgen of hollandaise sauce. My kids want corn pudding and scalloped potatoes which we choose not to have, and I'm wondering what else I can make to go with the ham that is not sugar-laden or carb-laden that my husband and I can enjoy.

Ideas anyone?

Edited December 23, 201312 yr by gamergirl

I like balsamic glazed roasted carrots as a side dish.

I just learned to make "mashed cauliflower" on Pintrist! Everyone loves them! I make them in place of/just like mashed potatoes. They really are great, and look like mashed potatoes!

I just learned to make "mashed cauliflower" on Pintrist! Everyone loves them! I make them in place of/just like mashed potatoes. They really are great, and look like mashed potatoes!

Oooh maybe I'll do that. I made shepherd's pie with mashed cauliflower crust and it was yummy.

I like balsamic glazed roasted carrots as a side dish.

Do you roast them in the oven with the balsamic?

How about some oven roasted brussal spouts?

Baked sweet potatoes ( extra festive if you peel, mash, and put in hollowed out orange halves. I make the day before and reheat so it's gets more orange flavor)

Christmas salad (greens with cranberries and almond slivers)

Deviled eggs

Oven roasted veggies ( almost any winter veggie, such as cauliflower, squash, carrots, rutabaga, Brussels sprouts, broccolini)

Lynda

I'm doing a roast tenderloin of beef with horseradish sauce, creamed spinach, and twice baked potatoes for dinner.

Apps (during the day) are sausage-stuffed and garlic cheese-stuffed mushrooms and bacon wrapped dates.

I'm going to probably pick up a pumpkin pie for dessert. I won't eat the potatoes. It's actually a much more carb friendly version of what we would normally have…we'll see how the kids and hub rally around.

Strained Cream of Mushroom soup and a pudding cup.

Baked sweet potatoes ( extra festive if you peel, mash, and put in hollowed out orange halves. I make the day before and reheat so it's gets more orange flavor) Christmas salad (greens with cranberries and almond slivers) Deviled eggs Oven roasted veggies ( almost any winter veggie, such as cauliflower, squash, carrots, rutabaga, Brussels sprouts, broccolini) Lynda

Oh I love the sweet potatoes idea

I'm doing a roast tenderloin of beef with horseradish sauce, creamed spinach, and twice baked potatoes for dinner. Apps (during the day) are sausage-stuffed and garlic cheese-stuffed mushrooms and bacon wrapped dates. I'm going to probably pick up a pumpkin pie for dessert. I won't eat the potatoes. It's actually a much more carb friendly version of what we would normally have…we'll see how the kids and hub rally around.

I'm thinking of doing pumpkin pie minus crust and substituting some stevia or agave for the sugar.

I am making two kinds of quiche, sausage balls and blue cheese stuffed bacon wrapped figs to go with the country ham my FIL is bringing.

Dishes that are entering my home with various relatives are corn pudding, deviled eggs, potato salad, greens (barf!!), meatballs, fruit salad, green salad and mashed taters.

Lots of sleeve friendly choices to fill me up!

My side of the family is Italian and we are going to my sisters house so traditionally it is at least 7 different fish dishes. Everything from lobster, shrimp, calamari, clams, mussells and more delicious and healthy in small portions of course.

My FIL is making his famous prime rib, au gratin pots, peas, carrots, and bread. Im doing the Desserts. 2 coconut cream pies and a pumpkin cheesecake. 20 people will be here. Lots of egg nog, fireballs, and maragaritas.

It ought to be a fun day...

My husband decided to take over the cooking (yay!) Typically I do the daily, quick cooking and he does the special occasion, lavish cooking.

We are having ham with a maple orange glaze, asparagus with hollandaise sauce, pumpkin pie, mushrooms with garlic and something and I'm thinking of making the sweet potatoes in oranges that Lynda posted about.

I also have a tofu-chocolate pie recipe I want to try (I know, sounds disgusting right?) WIll report on it afterwards.

I also have a tofu-chocolate pie recipe I want to try (I know, sounds disgusting right?) WIll report on it afterwards.

Yum! If it's the one I make, it's like a chocolate chess pie! YUMMMMM...