How can I make my Christmas dinner less dry?

vegan_vicky

For Christmas, I make the same thing every year. My family loves it, I never get any complaints, and they really won't let me leave out or substitute any of my staples. Nobody has a problem with it, but me. My staples are spiral ham, roasted potatoes, this brussel casserole thing with breadcrumbs, sweet honey orange carrots, and crescent rolls. The dishes by themselves are fine, but everything is dry, sweet, salty, and hot. The cumulative effect...

Originally asked by dberm22 on Stack Exchange (cooking) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

In our family tradition there is always a kind of fruit in a main dinner. This can be as simple as a can of mixed tropical fruit, it can be prunes which have been soaking overnight or flash cooked, it can be cranberry in sauce out of a jar or self cooked. Adding a simple bowl of fruit will add a different and not dry mouthfeel. As indicated in a comment, some communities use pickles in this place. And in the English traditions there are some sauces which are often served with meat, like mint sauce with lamb, red current jam or horseradish with beef, chutney from apple and curents with pork. All of these can be served straight out of a jar or can, just tip in a bowl or arrange on a dish for...

Full answer by Willeke: https://cooking.stackexchange.com/a/122769 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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