Another picture from last weekend in New York. We already blew up a few photos, framed them, and hung them downstairs. Just glad we weren't there this weekend!
I assume your thoughts are like mine when the week of Christmas comes around. There's so much food about to go in the fridge, you just can't imagine making something new and storing it in there. Not to mention, you're about to be spending a couple days in the kitchen and don't want to spend extra time each night working on the family meal. Course, when you're 7 months pregnant and have a broken foot, things get much trickier.
I've been happy to allow my mother the joy of taking care of the meal for Christmas Day as it will just be my folks and grandmother and ourselves. Paul's family comes in late Christmas night and will be around to play for the next week. Today, I'll post my plans for meals Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, hoping my mother has cooked up a great plan for Christmas Eve, too. And, later in the week, I'll post the ideas I have for the week that Paul's folks will be in town. Granted, Paul's mom and sister are great cooks and the menu's subject to change if they bring around a recipe they want to try or if Paul requests something in particular.
Menu for Just Before Christmas
- Finish off the egg noodles from last week in a basic sauce with a variety of vegetables (including some zucchini I got for $0.79/lb. from Publix yesterday) and vegetarian Skallops from Worthington Foods.
- Taco Salad/Haystack with chips, black beans, lettuce, tomato, olives, cheese, onions, and avocado if they're ripe.
- Baked potatoes (sweet or white) with corn, broccoli, onion, bell pepper, and whatever other veggies call my name.
What are your plans for light (or heavy) kitchen duty as Christmas nears? If you have free time, please share your ideas via comment or email.
