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Holiday Meal Deals

Culinary klutz? These local eateries can help you out.

Don't have the time or the inclination to make a Christmas meal? Then don't.

This holiday season, enlist the help of one of these convenient, and delicious, Chestnut Hill restaurants to lighten your cooking load.

Weavers Way doesn't offer a ready-made Christmas dinner per se, but it's location does offer a host of holiday favorites for delivery (see delivery order form here). And for those entertaining friends and relatives this holiday season, the co-op also has a robust new catering menu that features, among other mouth watering dishes, tilapia à la meunière for 7.50 per platter, chicken picatta for $6.50, as well as more traditional holiday fare like whole turkey breast with cranberry walnut stuffing. Weavers Way catering, which is available exclusively in Chestnut Hill, asks that any orders be placed a week ahead of time. You can order online, or at 215-843-2350.

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According to deli manager Gloria Murray, there is a strong chance Pathmark wil bring back the $49.99 pre-cooked turkeys it stocked during Thanksgiving. Call 610-247-2800 for details.

Valley Green Inn: The Inn will host a Christmas Eve lunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. where all regular menu options are available, then a dinner from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., with special options including duck two ways and pan seared monkfish. Full menu here. On Christmas day, Valley Green will have a multi-course brunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. that will feature regular menu options, plus lobster fratatta and pan-seared chicken breast, diver-sea scallops, shrimp and crab springrolls and smoked salmon bagels. Brunch menu here.

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The brunch is $29.95 adults and $12.95 for kids. Call 215-247-1730 for more information.

: The diner is closed on Christmas Day and open until 2 p.m. on Christmas Eve, but while the Trolleycar won't be offering any Christmas Specials this year, it will offer the same delicious catering menu it always has. Grilled Salmon ($12 per plate), Broiled Flounder ($15 per plate), and Stuffed Shrimp with Crab Imperial ($20 per plate) are just a sampling of the diner's offerings. See the full catering menu here or call 215-753-1500 for details.

The gourmet catering experts have a surfeit of delicious holiday meals on the offer. Drake's holiday menu includes appetizers like duck quesadilla, sides ranging from broccoli au gratin to classic mashed potatoes, and tasty entrees like sesame seared tuna and poached salmon. Check out the full menu here, or call 215-247-5911 for ordering details.

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