December 24, 2008

Breakfast: piece of the light dried fruit and nut fruitcake.

Lunch: Vegetables! Mashed potatoes topped with braised brussels sprouts, half a stuffed green pepper, chard with raisins and bacon.

Snack (Bob, Lyza, David, Maggie): Wasa, flax, saltine crackers; garlic toasts; blueberry muffins; sour cream herring; It's Alive! sauerkraut; stuffed grape leaves; cheddar and gruyere cheese; cornichons; peperoncini; cookies; candied peel.

Dinner: Nice pressure cooker stew of short ribs, carrots, potatoes, mushrooms, parsnips, parsley with red wine and tomatoes. Salad with romaine, escarole, scallions, clementines, raisins and walnuts dressed with dijon vinaigrette. Ice cream for Bob. He remembers the short ribs from his youth, but they were never part of his bachelor repertoire.