December 22, 2009
-
Pre-Christmas Update
It may seem dead around my Xanga site, but I have 2 posts ready to be published as soon as December is over. One is my annual Year in Review post, and the other is a list of my New Year's resolutions. I'm psyched to post them!
As of 5pm today, I am on Christmas vacation. Five whole days off, yay! I'll be helping with a lot of the Christmas Eve dinner this year, because my mom will be working half the day and she won't be home to cook. I've done something really nice for myself this time around, and have made the decision to only go to 2 places instead of 4 or 5 like I usually do. I'll see my mom and her family on Christmas Eve, and my dad and his family on Christmas, and that's it. The next day I'll come home and see some friends, and then Sunday I'll have ALL TO MYSELF. Omg yes.
Stuff I'm considering for our Christmas Eve menu (we will have ham, pork loin, AND turkey, apparently!):
- Cauliflower-Goat Cheese Gratin
- Stewed Butternut Squash with Apples and Smoked Bacon
- Grilled & Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms with Gorgonzola
- Roasted Asparagus
- Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes
That's all I have for now. I'm sure I'll have a Christmas photo post sometime soon.
P.S. It's going to snow the next couple of days. We will have a white Christmas!!!
Comments (4)
today is my last day at work, unless i decide to come in saturday for some over time. i already have like 13 hrs, so i may not come in.
i hate that i have to be at three places on xmas. i wish everyone would just come together and just have one big shindig. but people are too into their own routines for the holidays. i hate it.
your menu sounds amazing. my mother makes the same old crap. just like at thanksgiving. barf.
@sheshe143 - My mom makes the same ol' stuff too, so since I'm having to do more of the cooking, I figured why not mix it up? Wish you were here to help me cook though! Your food always looks so good.
*chants about Asparagus and Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes* Can you send me some?! =D
@teefahknee - I didn't end up making either! Lol. Asparagus is in season in the spring, and my mom wanted regular ol' mashed potatoes. I made cauliflower gratin, stewed butternut squash with apples and bacon, and bacon pecan brussels sprouts.
Comments are closed.