Recipes Holidays + Events Christmas A Christmas Goose Dinner Menu By Food & Wine Editors Updated on January 13, 2023 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: © Frances Janisch When legendary chef Jacques Pépin was growing up, he only ate goose on Christmas Eve. Here is a menu with traditional French holiday food, beginning with the roast goose. 01 of 05 Goose Stuffed with Apples and Armagnac-Soaked Prunes Ditte Isager Nadine Levy Redzepi soaks prunes in Armagnac until they’re super-boozy and plump, then combines them with apples and garlic to create an elegant stuffing for roast goose. If boozy flavors aren’t your thing, you can soak the prunes for as little as two hours. Get the Recipe 02 of 05 Arugula-Fennel Salad © Quentin Bacon Eugenia Bone, prolific home cook, writer, and author of Well-Preserved, serves this simple green salad with a cheese plate and plenty of rustic bread. She always includes Taleggio and aged Parmigiano-Reggiano, as well as fresh imported sheep’s milk ricotta whenever she can find it at the market. Get the Recipe 03 of 05 Maple-Baked Sweet Potatoes © Frances Janisch The secret to these delicious sweet potatoes is to parboil them. It shortens the cooking time and keeps them moist. Get the Recipe 04 of 05 Peas and Carrots with Two Onions © Frances Janisch This delicious old-fashioned dish features peas and carrots in a lightly thickened, buttery thyme-infused sauce. Get the Recipe 05 of 05 Cherry and Chocolate Bûche de Noël © Michael Turek When he worked at Daniel in New York City, pastry chef Dominique Ansel would serve guests complimentary mini bûches de Noël every year during Christmas week. His version here is lighter than many, thanks to the beaten egg whites in the batter and the use of whipped cream in place of buttercream as frosting. Get the Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit