Chelsy's and Hudson's appetizer pizza concoction was a wonderful blend of cheese, garlic, red onions, and cream cheese.
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Carson made some incredibly yummy onion rings.
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Does anyone notice a problem with this picture?:)
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Mitchell made these lovely cups using broccoli, salami, pastry dough, homemade mayonnaise, and other yummy ingredients.
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Denver had fun making breaded, grilled shrimp with a delicious sauce for dipping.
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Other delectable appetizers were:
~Layered Nacho Dip with chips (made by Joshua)
~Stuffed Mushrooms (Mom and Liz)
~Sweet Pepper Dip (Taylor)
Of course, we had to serve some fresh veggies, too! (Somehow, most of the recipes we made seemed to consist more of cream cheese, cheese, and other such yummies than veggies.)
This year we had pound cake, pretzels, and fruit dipped in chocolate fondue for dessert.
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Christmas eve traditions:
- the day is spent (mostly) cooking
- each of the older children prepare (or help to prepare) an appetizer for the evening meal
- everyone wears formal clothes to dinner
- the table is set with linens and goblets
-dinner is eaten by candlelight