Create Brand New & Meaningful Traditions For Christmas Dinners
Create Brand New & Meaningful Traditions For Christmas Dinners
During my younger years, I used to stay beside my cool mother inside our kitchen, particularly when she was making our special Christmas feast. Mother and I had many happy moments. She used to wear an apron embellished with embroidery and stood near the stove that was bursting with yummy smells. Fine China silverwares and embroidered cloths were used just for the season decorate our table.
I could still recall the time when I used to lick the paddle beater after it was used to mash the potatoes. That time, my father was also busy carving our golden roast turkey. I can’t forget these great memories. In fact, I associate our happy family scenes to Norman Rockwell’s painting “Freedom from Want” painting.
When it was my time to start my very own family. My lovely daughters always wanted to stay with me inside our kitchen. I’d also like my lovely daughters to acquire happy memories and experiences which they could share to their future children.
I’d like my two daughters to learn and appreciate cooking. Now, they have lovely children too. They’re already around 20 years old and all of them are capable of preparing their very own sumptuous Christmas feast.
We don’t actually love preparing turkey but we definitely enjoy eating it. During Christmas, a homemade ham is always present in our table. This ham is glazed with sugar (brown), cloves, ginger, mustard, orange and garlic. It’s also garnished with some fruits like cherries and pineapple. It was my mother who first served ham during Christmas in our entire family.
Our special turkey served during Christmastime is always big. It weighs around 22 lbs. since we do have a huge gathering. We always prepare it using the old-fashioned sage-flavored stuffing. Our favorite stuffing has always been cooked alongside our turkey. I’ve learned how to prepare this delicious Apple, Sage and Sausage stuffing. These recipes are tasty since we used stock from the huge turkey that we cooked.
We also added fresh recipes in our dinner list. We included Pearl-Oninons AuGratin and Bruseels Sprouts & Bacon. Brussel sprouts & onions were grated. The juicy bacon, however is cooked until golden brown and crumbled over.
The sprouts were then cooked or browned on a small amount of fat from bacon. All of us enjoy these recipes, even my yongest and smallest grandkid. My youngest grandson who’s five years old now also learns cooking.
His mom lets him make and cook some of his most loved foods. He loves “Mom Mom’s fudge” (my original recipe) which I used to prepare for desserts. Red Velvet Cake was also part of desserts during Christmas. It’s also included in Mom Mom’s original recipe.
Our special Christmas feasts have always been fun and exciting especially if we get additional recipes. It is fun and special for all of us since we love cooking and being inside a homey kitchen. We will soon have additional hands or assistance in our kitchen because my daughter has announced that she will be having her child in Spring. Another happy moment!