Christmas dinner… for one thing, it’s never quite what I picture. The kids are tired, I’m done with entertaining… seems like it should be a lot more magical than it typically is.
My awesome employer gives us a ham or turkey every year. I love, love, love the ham. It’s just right for dinner after a long day of doing nothing and goes well with the mashed potatoes, peas and rolls that are required by tradition.
This is the first year that I am doing a gluten-free holiday. This will mainly affect rolls and cookies. I am curious to see how GF cookies turn out in particular. My kids are a little ticked that I am doing ONLY GF but I want to eat them too so they need to get past it. My goal is lower carbs in general, but Christmas cookies are totally essential, and that’s what New Year’s resolutions are for. 😉 I need to figure out spritz, fudge (no gluten there, but need to make it without hfcs and such) and either sugar cookies or angeletti.
The best part about a GF holiday? Less tiredness, achiness and general dragginess after a holiday meal. That’s the wheat, y’all… hate to say it.
(Pic above, Ian wishes the giant fake candycanes were real!)