Early Christmas

Yes, the first official Christmas dinner and it was delicious!

Not only did our hostess prepare a lovely meal, but her organization skills are amazing. Guests showed up to a clean kitchen, all pots already washed, and dinner organized in platters and kept warm.

Festive looking salad kicked off the evening - lettuce, carrots, cucumbers, mushrooms, crab and goat cheese. So fancy.

The turkey was moist and the stuffing, what can I say, pleasantly addictive.

The potatoes well creamed and a delicious mashed yams with chunky carrots. Those yams were so sweet one thought there was sugar or syrup added to the mix, but it was just the natural sweetness of the roots.

And of course gravy with large, not overcooked mushrooms. Only magic can keep those mushrooms so fresh and solid, yet well cooked and soaked in the gravy.


And then came dessert.




An Anita Christmas log - chocolate roll, filled with freshly made white cream and cherries and decorated with marzipan mushrooms. The log was just under 2 feet long; so good that with only five diners it was all gone.

Thank you Laura!