On the 7th day of Christmas....A Wonderful Warm Delicious Christmas Lunch 2018

We had a wonderful Christmas lunch today!

I invited just three people, 

as I felt I could only do something small this year.

But it was so special!

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Final Menu was...

~- Camembert Cheese and Cranberry Sauce Fillo Bites (Trader Joes)

~Chocolate (a gift from a friend who was there!)

~Green Tea and Chamomile Citrus tea both by Mighty Leaf

~Pork Roast in Crock Pot

~Ree's Creamy Mashed Potatoes with roasted garlic and shallots

~The last jar of my Husband's parents beans from their garden in Ohio, before they moved

~Homemade Apple Sauce (2015)

~Cranberry Sauce (1 bag cranberries, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup water, boil until cranberries are popping

and it seems done, then cool and it thickens; recipe for this is from Ocean Spray Cranberry bag!)

~Salad made by guest 

Warmed Bread with salted butter on table 

~Cheese Cake from Cheesecake Factory with these toppings:

~Raspberry syrup

~drunken cherries (dried cherries re-hydrated in brandy)

~Chocolate Sauce

~Chocolate and Orange Sauce from PEI

~Dulce de Leche Milk Caramel (Trader Joes)

Wittle Truffel tea + Christmas in Paris tea (Stash tea) 

with cream and sugar optional 

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It was so very nice!

One of the friends I had over is expecting her third child

and had not been to my home before because it's over an hour drive

from her place + 2 young kids.

We had such a nice time of fellowship, the three ladies

with myself and my Husband.

So that was a blessing.

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I think the meal was exactly what I hoped it would be,

warm, relaxing (my two friends helped me with the last details,

I was running late due to various things that happened yesterday

and I ran out of steam last night so I did not have the table set

the night before like I usually do).... but it all worked out and was delicious! 

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I hope to do one more Christmas dinner,

God willing, with my dear friend and her son, our Munchkin,

on Theophany night.

That menu will include...

~Turkey with Egg Noodle Casserole (An Amish recipe) 

~Salad

~Cranberry Sauce

~Stuffing if I can find it (it's frozen!) 

~Broccoli (if it's not in the casserole, I need to look at

the recipe again!)

~Hot Apple Cider 

Dessert will include...

~Turtle Brownies

~Cranberry Pie (if I can find it!)

~Tea and Hot Chocolate 

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Tomorrow DV is St Basil's Day and the Circumcision of Christ, 

is the Church New Year and happens to be our 

Church Christmas Party also.

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I had so much fun decorating the house with the 

Christmas towels, Christmas Dishes, playing Christmas music...

It was a really nice day and I am really grateful for it.

And that we are currently not sick like we were a year ago! 

Praying that we do *not* get sick this year...

so many have a terrible flu this winter, 

I am hearing about it in different States and also Provinces of Canada. 

May God have mercy on us and save us all!

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Christ is born! 

Glorify Him!