January 6, 2010

The Food of Christmas

Before I post pictures from the holiday, I would like to give a well deserved shout-out to the food of Christmas:

Breakfast: honorable mention to The Country Boy Restaurant in Leiper's Fork, TN. It used to be a place that OSHA would IMMEDIATELY shut down upon entrance, but in new ownership has shown promise (they lost the chittlins' and added a coat of paint...smells better too, fewer rats, etc).

Lunch: At our house, we (like most red-blooded Americans) eat around 2-3ish, so you could say that it doesn't count as lunch, but when Mom and Dad do the cooking, you give a shout out. Also the Most Improved Side Dish Award goes to my sister-in-law Meghan, who after 4 years of leaving the potatoes to Luke and Mom, took things over and did us tuber fans proud.

Dinner: Soooo many options here. Sheryl (luke's mama) did a GREAT new year's eve dinner of pork tenderloin. My folks held solid with homemade pizza and big salad night, but this year we are going off the reservation and down to Cottonwood Subdivision. This is where Leisha's mom went rogue and made some kick butt Gumbo! Being a native of The Dirty Dirty, she brought the heat, and we thank her!

Drinks: The Cavener's win this one every year, and this year is no different. Dad made a great Chianti (much improved from last year's which was promptly made into sangria). Also (and this will be no surprise) THE LEMONCELLO!!!! LOVE IT!!!! A new addition to this year's drink line-up was Moonshine. Yes Moonshine. Mom and Dad's neighbor made it. I kid you not. It was about as bad as one can imagine. Check that off my lifetime "To Do" list.

So those are the big hitters from this holiday season. If I have forgotten a favorite, I apologize, but there is only so much room for:

THE FOOD OF CHRISTMAS!!!

Peace Out,
Michele

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