What did you have ..............

[Naomi]

So what did you have for Christmas diner?

[phkrause]

My Mom made red cabbage, a vege roast, with stuffing, fried mushrooms. My wife made mashed potatoes. And we had grape juice to drink. And of course we had plenty of desserts. Home made cheese cake, pumpkin pie, and lots of homemade cookies. yum yum.

[Stan]

tradition for me. includes brussel sprouts in a cheese sauce... along with a kinds of other veggies and MGM turkey-like slices with dressing.

BUT THE greatest thing about the meal... is the people at the table. It was a good day!

[Naomi]

Our family is not very original … looking for ideas for next year,

However in answer to your question dgrimm, we are a "mixed-dietary" family. All the traditional: Potato soup, green salad, turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy (two kinds ... veggie & giblet) yam casserole, green bean casserole, corn on-the-cob, freshly baked hot rolls, pumpkin pie, apple pie lemon pie, and banana pudding. Non-alcoholic dark red "bubbly" to drank.

Then, after clean-up, a long walk around the lake to compensate for the “stuffing”

[Naomi]

BUT THE greatest thing about the meal... is the people at the table. It was a good day!

Yes!!! You are quite correct Stan, the people around the table are greatest part of any Holiday meal.

With few exceptions, I always keep that warm, happy feeling for several days after the event. Is that what you call a warm fuzzy?

[Naomi]

I noticed the beginning of a pattern ... isn't it interesting how we view the "traditional" Holiday meal. ::

[Stan]

[CoAspen]

Beef stew, slow cooker, mashed potatoes, mashed sweet potatoes with brown sugar and cinnamon, Green salad, fresh dinner rolls, macaroni and cheese, slow cooker variety along with Bin 70, Chardonnay-Reisling. For dessert, pumpkin pie with whipped cream, and a Carmel pecan silk pie courtesy of Village Inn pies....mmmmm gooood.

Lots of left overs for every one to take home. A family affair!!

[Liz]

Brisket, mashed potatos, stuffing, salad, rolls, green bean cassarole, corn on the cob, pumpkin pie with whipped cream and we had non-alcoholic sparkling grape juice.

[Naomi]

Liz, of course you had brisket ... a Texas treasure!

[phkrause]

Brisket, mashed potatos, stuffing, salad, rolls, green bean cassarole, corn on the cob, pumpkin pie with whipped cream and we had non-alcoholic sparkling grape juice.

My mouth is watering Liz, I love Brisket. My Mom when she used to make it, made it so good that it actually melted in your mouth, that's how good it was. My father having been a butcher at the factory brought home the best cuts. absolutely no fat at all on the meat. Of course we don't eat hardly any meat now.

[olger]

French Onion souP

and a sourdough bread bowl !!

[phkrause]

French Onion souP

and a sourdough bread bowl !!

So olger, did you go to panera bread?

[Naomi]

Ummmmmmmmmmmm Love Panera Bread

[olger]

Nope. Panera Bread came to us.

[Naomi]

Hey Dgrimm,

Food sounds so good at everyone's house

Perhaps next year we should visit as

many as possible and enjoy the variety

Whatdoya think?

[Naomi]

NAOMI

WELL that sounds like a good idea to me

smile smile smile

yummy yummy yummy

dgrimm60

Then it's a plan!