Ever since we were children, our Christmas dinner has been roast beef and gravy, mashed potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, and a green vegetable, a delicious, but somewhat time-consuming meal. In this year of change, we have each chosen to hold on to some of our traditions while setting others aside, perhaps until later, perhaps for good.
When it came time to cook our holiday meal, my brother wisely suggested a streamlined version of our old standard. Mild weather encouraged us to grill rib-eyes in place of the standing roast, and potatoes Anna replaced their mashed brethren. A tossed salad with shaved winter vegetables, arugula, and lemon vinaigrette completed the meal. Oh, and there was Yorkshire pudding, too.
The meal, while different, was delicious, and definitely captured the spirit of our Christmases past. Gathered around the huge dining room table, ten of us popped crackers and toasted both the year ending as well as the one ahead.
It wasn't as merry as some of our past holidays, but it was definitely a celebration, and there was a even flicker of more festive times to come.
When it came time to cook our holiday meal, my brother wisely suggested a streamlined version of our old standard. Mild weather encouraged us to grill rib-eyes in place of the standing roast, and potatoes Anna replaced their mashed brethren. A tossed salad with shaved winter vegetables, arugula, and lemon vinaigrette completed the meal. Oh, and there was Yorkshire pudding, too.
The meal, while different, was delicious, and definitely captured the spirit of our Christmases past. Gathered around the huge dining room table, ten of us popped crackers and toasted both the year ending as well as the one ahead.
It wasn't as merry as some of our past holidays, but it was definitely a celebration, and there was a even flicker of more festive times to come.
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