After going to four different stores (meat market, Trader Joe’s, regular grocery store, Italian market), we’re ready for Christmas! Here’s what’s on our menu:
Christmas Eve breakfast
Chris has to work on Christmas Eve and I’m a big believer that Christmas Eve doesn’t start until the first showing of A Christmas Story airs on TBS, but since both LG and I are off, and since Chris doesn’t really like sweets anyway, I bought us ladies some imported chocolate croissants for breakfast. They could be awful, we’ll see.
Christmas Eve lunch
See above re: not really Christmas yet. We’ll just have leftovers or whatever for lunch. Possibly more croissants.
Christmas Eve dinner
Appetizers! My friend Caitlin talked me off a ledge and convinced me to just buy appetizers from TJ’s instead of doing a whole big stressful cooking thing. She’s smart. Here’s what we’re having (it’s inadvertently Greek/Middle Eastern-ish, the latter being fitting, when you think about it):
Pastry Pups (pigs in blankets) + mustard
Spanikopita
Hummus + veg + crackers
Dolmas
Caesar salad
Nuts
I also have a large block of Dubliner cheese if we find we need more food
We’ll probably drink the usual libations…wine, G&Ts…can’t get too crazy since we Chris will be putting a (shhh!) bike together and we I will be texting with my parents–the bike-givers, THANKS MOM AND DAD (I love you)–during A Christmas Story (“Okay Black Bart, now you get yours.”)
Christmas breakfast
Bagels (everything and cheese) + cream cheese + a ham steak
Champagne!
Bloody Marys!
Christmas dinner
Bone-in ribeye steak (Chris will grill, since it’s supposed to be a balmy 46 degrees that day)
Ricotta + spinach stuffed shells with marinara
Roasted potatoes
Green beans
Giardiniera
Wine
Christmas dessert
I bought some delicious quartet of cheesecakes from Trader Joe’s. Also port.
What are you having for Christmas? Merry day to you all!