The Christmas meal

Hi Everyone, The preparation for the Christmas feast kicks into high gear from this weekend. We will be ordering meat, setting the garlic pork, stocking the pantry and drinks bar. We will be fussing and fretting about getting everything just right. No doubt many folks will be reading their cookbooks, scanning the blogs, even watching the cooking shows searching for that certain something that will make the big Christmas meal special. As you contemplate your Christmas preparations, let me give you a little bit of advice – when it come to that extra level of creativity, I’d say you can go crazy with the sides dishes but keep the main dishes simple; keep them traditional.

Anyone going or coming home for Christmas is looking for the familiar and the traditional, especially