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darkemeralds ([personal profile] darkemeralds) wrote2009-12-17 03:27 pm
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What should I bring?

Gah! It sneaks up on me every year. I need ideas.

As a single person with no kids living in a very small house, I ignore the damn thing as much as possible. I've never hosted a holiday meal, I have mutual-no-present pacts with all of my friends and family.

So when people around me start mentioning "Christmas" and "next week" in the same sentence, I'm invariably surprised.

But still, I do have friends and family, and they do like to sit down and eat together on festive occasions, and this year (next week...gah!) we're going to my mom's. I was going to volunteer a big pot of my fabulous-if-I-do-say-so-myself boeuf bourguingon, but my older sis was before me and trumped me with an offer of prime rib.

Younger sis then whumped me in the dessert category.

This leaves me holding the bag on some kind of potatoey, starchy side dish offering. Any ideas?
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[personal profile] lyr 2009-12-19 02:43 am (UTC)(link)
Me, I'd do souffled acorn squash, real cornbread from scratch, or a nice, simple garlic and gruyere mashed potatoes.

[identity profile] emeraldsedai.livejournal.com 2009-12-19 05:35 am (UTC)(link)
Real cornbread from scratch! I hadn't thought along the lines of corn, but yes! That sounds delicious. And such a good color. Thanks! Great suggestion.
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[personal profile] lyr 2009-12-19 07:47 am (UTC)(link)
I hope it turns out well!