Christmas Dinner

This year, family is coming to my home for Christmas.
We will spend Christmas Eve decorating, baking and having a bunch in for dinner that evening.
Then, on Christmas Day, it will just be my sisters, their spouses and me.
Our menu:
Roast duck – Stuffed with fresh lemon, onion and garlic
Twice baked potatoes – filling: sour cream and chives
Pear/walnut salad – A mix of greens with fresh pears, dried cranberries, walnuts, feta cheese and a vinaigrette
Peas – Fixed very simply
Rolls, olives…
For dessert, an old family recipe called snow pudding:
A light dessert made with gelatin, either lemon or lime, egg whites and sugar, topped with custard sauce and raspberries.

Our wine: Pinot Noir. That is one of the reasons for having peas: Somehow, these little green veggies increase the affinity between the duck and wine.

We get a white Christmas this year; in fact, we have to keep an eye on the weather and roads. It is not at all uncommon for the freeway to be closed.

I have an idea for a sign I might post somewhere:
“Welcome!
Presents are lovely, but your presence is treasured”

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2 thoughts on “Christmas Dinner”

How did you come up with the sign? I love it. I hope your holiday measures up to your expectations this year and gives you and your family wonderful memories to cherish for years to come.