Monday we're hosting the annual staff lunch. I'll be serving ten people family style. The table is set, final touches have been made to all the holiday decorations, and, this weekend, the house is getting a thorough cleaning. After Monday, we should only have to do a little sprucing before welcoming family on Christmas Eve.
Of course, there's still a lot of cooking to do. I'll be preparing two additional side dishes to go with the Honey Baked Ham on Monday. The homemade chunky applesauce is already done. For Christmas Eve lunch, I'll be making Ina Garten's Chicken Stew and pumpkin pies for dessert. Ina's Mexican Chicken Soup is already done and in the freezer for Christmas Eve dinner. I'll be making a Mexican cornbread as an accompaniment. Dessert will be the cookies I baked today.
It used to be I didn't get much pleasure out of cooking for the holidays. I much preferred the decorating. But now I like doing both. I just wish there was more time to get it all done.
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