Mike chose to make Mince Pie, which we made entirely from scratch. The dough was a shortbread sort of crust, which was so delicious but so crumbly, it was hard to put the top of the pie on but we made it work! It turned out perfectly, looked pretty and tasted just like a Mince Pie you'd eat in England. Since we don't have double cream here, we made-do with some heavy whipping cream that we whipped up and put on top before devouring the pie - and that worked quite well actually. Every Christmas that we spend in the US we make an English classic, which helps it feel a little bit more like "Christmas at home" for Mike (two years ago we made Cherry Bakewell Tarts!). It's no Christmas Dinner, but it's a little something to remind us of England!
I have been dying for some chocolate/peppermint dessert, and finally decided on making a Triple Chocolate Cupcake with touches of Peppermint. I made chocolate cupcakes, poured them into their molds and placed one peppermint kiss into the center and baked until done. Then I made a standard icing (powdered sugar, vanilla, butter, and cream cheese), spread the icing and sprinkled crushed peppermint candy canes over the top. Tasted like a Chocolate Christmas Candy Cane, yummm! :)
For Christmas Eve, as tradition has it, our family got together for dinner and to open presents. This year, we decided to make it as homemade as possible - and the meal was delicious. Mike made a comment about how we should have that meal as our wedding meal because "it's nicer than any wedding meal I've ever had"!haha It was so nice to have a delicious meal with our family all sat around Mom & Dad's table. Being with family - that's what Christmas is all about!!!! ;)
Andrea made rolls with a cream cheese/sour cream plus vegetable topping.
She even shaped it into a Christmas wreath!
Salad with fruit, Christmas Cookies, Cranberry Salad, Puppy Chow
Ham with pineapples, pears, peaches, raisins, and brown sugar - absolutely delicious!!!
The Dinner Table's Centerpiece, one of Dad's Christmas Gifts to Mom
The Family gathered around the Table for Christmas Dinner:
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