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By: Joanne | December 16, 2008 | Category: Home and Family

turkey dinner on a plateI’ve been obsessed with two things this week: finding a store with a Nintendo Wii in stock, and cooking. I got the Wii on Sunday – I sat in the store parking lot for an hour before they opened. I am a one woman Christmas shopping commando.

I’m cooking in preparation for the holidays. My husband’s whole family will be in town. Luckily his brother lives close to us, so we won’t have an overwhelming amount of house guests, but when we’re all together, we add up to 12 hungry mouths to feed. I try to prepare as much food as I can in advance, so I have time to enjoy being with my family.

This weekend I made freezer rolls and three kinds of soup: a free-form veggies and beans, curried peanut, and corn chowder.

My big challenge will be a big, sit down dinner on Christmas Eve. We’ll have turkey, gravy, stuffing, green beans, mashed potatoes, homemade rolls, salad, and I’m still undecided on an entrée for the vegetarians. I’m thinking of a bean dish, but will have to put a little more thought into the holiday menu. Let me know if you’ve got ideas.

I still have to figure out when to take the turkey out of the freezer, but I’m sure the Meat and Poultry hotline can help me with that and remember, if you’re planning on bringing some of that killer jam you made this summer when you fly to grandma’s, remember that airline security applies to food, too.

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blue comment bubble Posted by musclebits on December 16, 2008 at 05:07 PM EST

I'm getting real anxious about the holiday dinner that awaits, with all this food talk :)... I just hope I don't get too out-of-hand and eat every dish in site!

Getting started cooking early is the wisest choice you can make... we're supposed to enjoy the holidays anyway!

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blue comment bubble Posted by Joanne on December 17, 2008 at 09:37 AM EST

I know...I'm hungry already! I really look forward to having everyone gathered around the table, talking, laughing, eating...eating...eating : )
I found the main dish that I'll serve for the vegetarians - it's another Mollie Katzen recipe. I'm not totally vegetarian, but still love veggie dishes and I do love her recipes. This one is called Dreamy White Beans and I think it'll be perfect with everything else I'm serving: http://orangette.blogspot.com/2005/12/art-of-so-called-side-dishes.html

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