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I am actually really looking forward to all of it. It does make a difference that both of our boys will be here along with the the GF of more than 4 years who we adore. I think that if her parents would ever come back from India there would be a more permanent arrangement, but David (who has offered to pay the airfare) and GF are really good to and for each other and she's adorable, so we can't be too upset. She loves Christmas more than anyone I know and makes it really fun.
Christmas Eve is a pesto-based vegetarian lasagna, salad, and mini pecan pies (from the freezer). Christmas breakfast is a cinnamon-sugar pull apart bread and some kind of eggs and meat, but I'm not sure what. If I get my act together in the next few days, I'll smoke some jalapeno sausages and serve them with biscuits, pimento cheese with jalapenos and soft cooked eggs. Sort of a Southern path to Heaven....you really have to try the combination to appreciate it!
Midday, we have veggies and dip, a variation on cheese straws that includes rice krispies for crunch, and a pesto and puff pastry appetizer that YS can't celebrate Christmas without.
Dinner is a pepper-crusted beef tenderloin roast with two sauces, scalloped potatoes, tossed salad, some other veggie (to be decided), and creme brulee.
On the 26th, I may become a temporary vegan to lose a few pounds...just sayin!!!