'Tis The Season to Be Cooking

   One of my several gargantuan shopping orders over the past week in preparation for the Christmas feasts to come.

    1. First feast: Last Sunday night, dinner for 11.
     Menu:
Oven-fried chicken
Cheese potato casserole
Green Beans Almondine
Fresh-baked rolls
Apple pie
Christmas Cookies
Ice cream

      We ate the Sunday night feast, then waddled like stuffed Christmas geese over to the piano and sang Christmas carols and Hannukkah songs.
P.S. to all piano students:  acquiring the ability to play holiday carols and songs is a good enough reason as any to take lessons.

    2. Second Feast: Christmas Eve, dinner for 23.
    Menu:
    Stuffed mushrooms
    Shrimp
    Veggies and dip
    Guacamole Dip and chips  
    Hot turkey and hot roast beef sandwiches on fresh-baked rolls
    Mini-Nathan's hot-dogs, Chicago-style
    Mashed potatos
     Justin's famous broccoli
    Coleslaw
    Pie
    Mini-cupcakes
    Cookies  
​     The mushrooms, preparing to be stuffed for Christmas Eve. 

    After the Christmas Eve Feast the plan is that we will again waddle over to the piano and sing yet more Hannukkah songs and Christmas Carols. (We all just like to sing).

    3.  The Third Feast:  Christmas Day, breakfast for 9.
    Menu:
    Scrambled eggs.
    Sausage
    Tater tots
    Toast
    Fruit salad
    Cinnamon rolls

    4.  The Fourth Feast:  Day After Christmas, lunch for 14.
    Menu:
    A monumental surprise, to be announced.   

   It's December 23, 10:53 am.  Time to get back to Krogers.