Christmas Day 2010 (part 2)

As we have done for the past two years, we got together with the Hutchesons on Christmas night for dinner and fun. We started with appetizers - everyone had skipped lunch or just snacked, so we all enjoyed these. There was hummus and veggies, a wasabi snack mix, pickled okra, gouda, a green pepper italian sausage, and flatbreads.


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There was a hole in one of the oh-so-fancy kid plates.


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Our table.


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Group shot!


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I thought the food for dinner turned out REALLY well. I was so pleased with everything, and everyone seemed to enjoy it. We had...

Deviled Eggs
Roasted Root Vegetable Salad on Arugula (I learned from this that I LOVE roasted beets.)
Roasted Cauliflower, Brussels Sprouts, and Jerusalem Artichokes
Cheese Grits - used a new recipe with some modifications and it was GREAT!
Homemade Honey Wheat Rolls (turned out nice and soft but used 1/3 white flour and 2/3 stone ground whole wheat)
Marinated and Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Red Wine Sauce


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The dessert table. I put out coffee cups, made coffee, and then forgot to serve it!


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Red Velvet Peppermint Cake. There was peppermint extract in the frosting. It was very refreshing after the meal.


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The Hutchesons spent the night. After we put the boys to bed, we played electronic Catch Phrase. It was SO much fun. The funniest part to me was when Jon was trying to get Allie to say "Get Well Soon" and she kept getting closer and closer to it....and she finally came out with "Get Well Often!" And she was very much sober. I just laughed and laughed.