Meal No. 193: The Christmas Feast

While the rest of the country and perhaps the Western world is anticipating overstuffing itself on Saturday, when it is truly Christmas Day, that's not the way I'm playing it this year. Instead, on the eve of Christmas Eve, it seemed a good time to invite a few of the usual cast of regulars over and whip up the enormous holiday feast.


So, there was an herbed turkey breast, sweet potato casserole, corn pudding, green bean casserole, stuffing, and gravy.


And around here, with these great countertops, most meals are served up buffet style.


And once all the plates were piled high, the warmth of the cooking became the warmth of good fellowship among good friends.


I love this meal and can't understand why it is only made once or twice a year. (That's why the Roediger House social calendar expanded this past year to include "Thanksgiving on the Half-Year."


Oh: I also made (for the first time in several years) my mom's recipe for cranberry salad, which is a pretty sweet concoction but it never quite seems a proper holiday feast without it.