Today is just as busy in my kitchen as it is Christmas morning. There are many dishes that I make the day before to save my energy for the dinner and company coming.
I have laid out my turkey to thaw but I am not worried if it does or not since I cook my bird all night in a low heated oven covered in foil.
I took out the pecan pie I bought and its thawing in the TupperWare pie holder with a cover, I took the cheesecake from the freezer and put it in the fridge to thaw since it required refrigeration.
I always make potato salad on the eve of a holiday meal because it keeps well in the refrigerator and I like mine cold.
I also make the cornbread for my cornbread dressing, some call it stuffing but I do not stuff my bird, I chop the celery and onions and for the dressing, I put those in a container with a lid so they are ready for tomorrow morning.
I peeled and boiled a few pounds of sweet potatoes and made three pies, they are baking at this very moment, two I will give away today and one I will keep for my dinner.
I have the eggs cooling to make deviled eggs, I also boiled a few extra to put into the refrigerator for my giblet gravy that I will make tomorrow morning.
I am going to make one more cake and this one will be a new cake that I have never made. I will use a butter pecan mix and top it with a maple frosting, I will toast pecans and cover the top of the cake. I am hoping it will be as wonderful tasting as I think it will be.
Although I said I was not making a huge dinner it is turning out that it will be a lot of food, so that means I will be on the road tomorrow evening delivering food to people who will not have a Christmas meal.
This is what I have planned for the meal :
Turkey
Dressing
Green beans
Potato salad
Cranberry sauce
deviled eggs
Maybe kale
Desserts :
Pecan pie
Cheesecake topped with fresh strawberries
Sweet potato pie
Butter pecan cake with maple frosting
I am sure I am missing something.
What do you cook for your Christmas day meal?
By Andria Perry Photo By Andria Perry
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