Every year we do one traditional and one non traditional, meal, alternating for Thanksgiving and Christmas. This Christmas eve we had Christmas early for the Grandson, that flew in from Boston, so we made a home made beef Lasagna with fresh tossed garden salad and fresh grated Parmesan cheese, garlic toast made from Italian bread. Had the grand daughter's home made cranberry cream cookies for desert, plus fresh oranges for good luck in the coming year.. A family tradition is everyone makes something.

“To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself. It becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. It is best to plan for all eventualities then believe in success, and only cross the failure bridge if you come to it."
Francis Marion - The Swamp Fox