Meal No. 1166: Christmas Eve Eve Feast

This year's Christmas feast took place this evening, with a happy hungry crowd of celebrants with hearty appetites. The holiday is an excuse to make the grand Thanksgiving meal that I love. The downside for me: it was the worst day of my Christmas cold and I was a miserable so-and-so throwing all this together, and thanks to my tastebuds being a bit off, I couldn't even get the full measure of its goodness. The reports were favorable from the gathered crowd, though.

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"Oven-Roasted Turkey Breast," Betty Crocker: Holiday Entrées, Sides, Brunches, & More, November 2001, p. 22-23.

"Beef Tenderloin in Wine Sauce" (p. 296) and "Spicy Horseradish Sauce" (p. 295), from The All-New Ultimate Southern Living Cookbook. Compiled and Edited by Julie Fisher Gunter. Oxmoor Press (2006).

"Layered Green Bean Casserole," a long-time Jones family favorite.

"Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Topping," from Southern Living Slow-Cooker Cookbook,  (Oxmoor House, 2006), p. 234-235.

"Cornbread Stuffing with Apples and Bacon," from David Venable. Found online.