So...whats for dinner?

Chabba,

You and DH are definitely in my prayers!

Nancy,

I think he's sold!  DD has 2 friends here, so including us and DS, six people. Very little left of a fairly big bird and a huge thumbs up from all!

beautiful Aunienance!

I'm sorry about that Susan. These are beautifully plump and some of the sweetest raspberries I've ever had, even for Driscoll's.  I'm assuming you're using them for your fruit tarts?

Nancy, beautiful creation!  A work of art as well as food.

Bedo, your life sounds like such fun.  And fresh halibut is delicious!  Lucky you.  When we were in Alaska a few years ago, halibut was outlandishly expensive, even there.  $20 plus a lb.

Laurie, a shrimp mold is a molded appetizer dish.  I use a ring mold.  You unmold it onto a plate and have a basket of crackers for people to help themselves.  I also have a recipe for a delicious crab mold but lump crab meat is $27 a lb in our good seafood market.  I suppose you could slice the shrimp mold and serve it as an individual appetizer on a lettuce leaf.

Today I will make Mrs. Inez Perilloux's yeast rolls.  Cook some fresh cranberries.  Make a creamed spinach dish with artichoke hearts and water chestnuts.  And stuff two Boston butt pork roasts with green onions and garlic so that I can get them into the oven in the morning.  Tomorrow while the roasts cook, I'll make German potato salad.  I'll warm up the creamed spinach dish in the microwave.  About 11 am, dh and I will load up the food and drive to my younger sister's house, about 15 min.

She roasts a freebie turkey and makes mashed potatoes with cream cheese for those who don't eat the German potato salad.  My mother wanted to do something so she's supposed to roast sweet potatoes.  A SIL who doesn't like to cook is bringing the infamous green bean casserole but my brother told me he has bought steam bags of green beans instead of the canned beans.  So maybe the casserole will be more edible.  Another SIL is bringing cornbread dressing at our request. 

Do we have enough carbs? 

Oh, and the hostess sister will cook some cauliflower and I will bring some cheese sauce I will make tomorrow morning.

Nobody stays long enough to want dessert but we'll have dh's oatmeal chocolate chip cookies to go with coffee and a Priester pecan pie.  Every year a neighbor gives us the Priester pie, which I suspect is a re-gifter but the pies are very good.  It's in the freezer.  Last year when the dinner was at my house, I ordered pies from a bakery and had to send them home with people since I didn't want all those calories sitting ar0und to tempt me. 

Happy cooking and merry Christmas!

Managed to get turkey breast in. Now need to make room for French toast but it will empty an 18 count egg carton to make it (only about 4 left in that carton) so a little more room.

Nancy - what a hoot, frozen apple pie still frozen. What does her family exist on? My DD does not cook but I think she could follow instructions to make something.

I guess my ambrosia counts as non-carb. What about sugar snap peas? None of us like green bean casserole and we didn't have it at DB's for Thanksgiving - SIL made garlic sauteed beans.

Thinking of all the families who have lost loved ones this year. May you have only sweet memories and hoping that 2014 is kinder, gentler to all of us.

LOL.  My sister has a go to snickers apple salad. The only thing she makes for family gatherings. 

Here are my Wreaths. There never is any left to bring home. The small one is on the red finner size plate. The larger one is on a serving platter. The Ribbons are Fruit by the foot. It's always hard to find just the red ones. LOL

Very festive Monica!

I don't want to let Bedo down so I'm sending my weird meal report.  Maybe not too weird for Christmas Eve.  Pulled pork from local restaurant w/vinegar based BBQ sauce (not the Texas kind), one avocado with Mandrin/Orange dressing, one Harry & David Royal Riviera Pear.  As for the latter, a friend was kind enough to give me two.  They are GOLD standard and you really can eat them w/a spoon.  I didn't buy any this year since didn't know if I could taste them w/chemo.  I'll be ordering when they open again Thursday.

Echoing holiday wishes for all of you and thoughts of those gone ahead that we miss.  Sending prayers for all of us for a good 2014.  Thank you everyone for brightening my year.

A Blessed and Peaceful Christmas to all! May your Holidays be Happy.

Merry Christmas go All. Peace and Much Love. Memories of loved ones gone before are a blessing.

Seaside, I have been doing them this way for over 30 years. I got the original idea from the Christmas cookies that made them itsy bitsy. But, as I am lazy, I make BIG ones. LOL.  Take your rice crispie bar recipe. Sub Corn flakes. Any type even Bran flakes if you want to be good. LOL I use a 6 QB Dutch oven melt 2 small or one large package marshmallows use 1/2 stick to 1 stick butter. Use 6-8 cups flakes. ( this is about a double batch. -it uses almost a whole large box of corn flakes) when melted add tbls vanilla and green food color. Stir till mixed. Off heat dump in flakes.  Stir til corn flakes are green. Pour into 3-4 dinner size plates. Or 1 dinner plate and a serving tray about 12-14 inches. This is all very flexible. You want fat wreaths just put more on a plate! LOL oh. Yeah. Spray plates of any kind with release spray Or use old fashioned butter to rub on the plates. Also on your hands. After dividing up the mass as desired form into wreath(s). The less you mess with them the more real they look. I usually just push my hands right in the middle to make the center hole. Work fast they harden quickly. After they look like wreaths wash your hands fast and drop cinnamon red hots as desired for decoration. Craisens are good as are candied cherries anything red for color. You want to get them on fast while wreaths are still sticky. Then take foot by the fruit make small bow and ribbon. Large one is bow made out of one roll and ribbons out of 2nd fruit roll. Small one is made out of one roll. Voila. Not fancy, very festive and who doesn't like rice crispie bars? This is what I give neighbors instead of cookies. 

Merry Christmas everyone!

Eric...glad no one was hurt and the car wasn't too damaged.  Between phones and texting on the road you have to be on the lookout constantly.  I just pray when I stop quickly that the person behind isn't texting.

All those wonderful dinners sound fantastic.  I feel a little guilty since mine was on Sunday and I'm doing nothing today...we're eating leftovers until later when we meet DD and family for an early dinner out.  I did make rack of lamb for just the two of us last evening.

Everyone have a wonderful time with friends and family.

Wow Eric, glad that turned out ok.  Not a very nice Christmas present 

Well the Wellington was perfect, the cheesecake was awesome and a good time was had by all. The fam has gone and it's just me and my DH chilling and playing with our Christmas toys.  It's always nice to be back by ourselves. He's reading one of the books Santa brought him and I'm perusing Grace Young's cookbook seeing what kinds of yummy stir frys I'm going to whip up if I ever feel like cooking again.  Tomorrow we're off to see my dad and take him to lunch. 

I hope everyone has had a lovely day if you were celebrating.  Merry Christmas to all my bco peeps!