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Christmas Dinner

31 Dec 2009 at 17:56

Matt

Menu, Party

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Our family has started a tradition of having roast beef tenderloin for Christmas dinner and this year was no exception. This year’s menu was:

3 lb beef tenderloin roast, rubbed with pepper, thyme and garlic
cranberry-pear chutney sauce
garlic mashed potatoes
rosemary carrots
fresh green bean casserole

This is my 4th year making the roast in the same manner and it came out [...]

Party Prep

12 Dec 2009 at 06:15

Matt

Party, Recipe

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Friday night and rather than hanging at my favorite watering hole, I’m at home cooking for the Yankee Swap party tomorrow night. I’m making spiced nuts and caramel corn as my swap gift. The nuts will go in a nice glass jar and the caramel corn in a festive tin.
The spiced nuts go like this:

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Yankee Swap Party

09 Dec 2009 at 02:41

Matt

Party, Recipe

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It’s almost time for the annual Yankee Swap Party. Every year my friend Sue throws this increadable party the second Saturday in December. Everyone brings a $15 gift, a scratch ticket and something to eat. We all have a blast! There’s usually about 40+ people at the gathering.
This year there’s a tropical party theme. Along [...]