I tried a new food at Christmas. Christmas is usually a time for old familiars, but Brandon’s sister created a gourmet meal for us including filet mignon, garlic mashed potatoes and asparagus with hollandaise sauce. And as an appetizer she bought sushi from Whole foods, Spicy Shrimp wrapped in brown rice (the shrimp was cooked). It was excellent! And it allowed me to cross something off my list, a double bonus!
Other Christmas memories include: putting together the same five piece puzzle with my niece about 100 times. I bought her a new one for Christmas. And then there was my Christmas present from my brother… 6 lbs of deer bologna, I don’t know how many lbs of “deer sticks” (read: slim jims made from deer. ) And 6 roasts and 12 steaks (all also from the same deer). I would cross off the “find a source of locally raised meat” from my list, but I’m not sure how Ohio deer is “local.” By the way, anyone reading this who would like a ring of deer bologna, please let me know. I won’t eat that much bologna ever. Really. But I’m excited that I likely won’t have to buy meat (except ground beef) all year long. I also got to see my bff’s from college. (yay!) and make cookies and candy with four cousins, two aunts and my grandma. Ain’t Christmas grand!
