Sometimes I take entirely too much stuff onto my plate. This year I have decided to plan and make Christmas Eve dinner. Quite an enormous undertaking as it is. I blame Food Network. All their shows get my creative juices flowing, and usually it's a bit much for me to handle. So not only am I making our Friend's Christmas Dinner, but now I'm cooking for my family for Christmas Eve. Not my best plan. But I have my lists done.
Whenever I start to do something big, like cook dinner for a million, I start with making a list. What are the foods I want to prepare? Then I make an ingredients list, so I know what I need to buy at the store or if I already have it on hand in the kitchen. Then I shop. Then I prep. What item can I make first because it can sit, like cookies or cake, unlike soup which needs to be served hot? And this year I am making a lot of foods that I have never tried to make before so that should make things more interesting.
Plus, now that I have all the presents bought for Christmas, I have to wrap them. I suppose this week would be the best time to do that because after that I'll be cooking and baking for 2 weeks. I'm so excited for this year's Christmas, too. G is at a great age were she can really appreciate the magic of Christmas.
Oi! I'm already tired and I haven't even started yet!
Next time: Good stuff to numb our minds!
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