After all family gatherings, Grandma Norma is very organized and makes detailed notes as reminders for the next year. Vanilla Bean Counter and I have decided this is fantastic. Unfortunately, if I try to make paper notes, they will be lost by next year. So, I thought, blog it!
Christmas Eve Notes:
I brought the Christmas cookies. Although I was quite nervous about them, it worked out just fine. It was great to make them ahead of time to freeze. No last-minute preparation here.
Vanilla Bean Counter brought lentil soup, bacon-wrapped dates, some sort of tomato pizza appetizer, and a variety of glutten-free sweets. She probably brought something else, but I can't think of what. The lentil soup went over surprisingly well. The dates were great, and the pizza was a dud. The sweets were delicious, but really the best things were the caramels and the toffee. Just do those next year. Skip the 37 layer brownies next year.
Christmas Day Notes:
We had fajitas for lunch. It was nice having the onions, peppers, chicken, and beef options. No one ate the beans. Skip them next time. The rice was good. Recipe from epicurious.
We planned meatloaf and hamburgers for dinner but were too stuffed from lunch. We just had snacks.
Other food included a cheese ball, summer sausage, spinach dip with Hawaiian bread, apple pie, cookies, other sweets, and little smokies. Overall, way too much food. Cut back next year. Seriously.
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1 comment:
I could go without soup if someone else can be trusted to make one gluten free. Loved the hummus. Cut the snackies, maybe a nice prime rib for lunch and stuff for sandwiches if anyone is hungry for dinner.
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