Sunday, December 23, 2007

Who says atheists can't do a great Christmas?

Groceries we have already consumed include:
  • Eggs: 3 dozen large, 1 dozen pasteurized
  • Butter: 5 lbs unsalted
  • Sugar: 5 lbs
  • Powdered sugar: 4 lbs
  • Chocolate: 4 lbs Ghirardelli semisweet
  • Cream: 1/2 gallon
  • Pecans: 1 lb
  • Almonds: 1 lb
The raviolis are made, we stood in line for an hour at the market to pick up the ham and the prime rib, and smashed a huge jar of mostarda in the process. We still have 2 lbs of smelt to fry and the Christmas morning cinnamon rolls to prepare. Oh, and the sauce. And the cabbage. And probably a lot of other stuff I've forgotten.

Edited to add: Crazy mother is far, far away.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

I am with my crazy mother, and we're eating out...

Miss Kitty said...

Sounds delicious, AP. Planning to post any recipes? [licking chops]

Anonymous said...

Does Crazy Mother live in the kingdom of Far Far Away?

Angry Professor said...

No, Crazy Mother lives in the kingdom of Not Far Away Enough.

Anonymous said...

Yummeh.

Bardiac said...

Sounds like a good start! Enjoy!

Liz Ditz said...

Oh how I remember the Crazy Mother Christmases--had Christmas eve with my sister who had a brief moment of channeling the CM. We laughed and the moment passed.



Peace be with me, Peace before me, Peace behind me,

Peace in me, Peace beneath me, Peace above me,

Peace on my right, Peace on my left,

Peace when I lie down, Peace when I sit down, Peace when I arise,

Peace in the heart of every person who thinks of me,

Peace in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,

Peace in every eye that sees me,

Peace in every ear that hears me.



Peace be with you, Peace before you, Peace behind you,

Peace in you, Peace beneath you, Peace above you,

Peace on your right, Peace on your left,

Peace when you lie down, Peace when you sit down, Peace when you arise,

Peace in the heart of every person who thinks of you,

Peace in the mouth of everyone who speaks of you,

Peace in every eye that sees you,

Peace in every ear that hears you.

Anonymous said...

I am now with very sane mother in law... and the food is delicious.