First Christmas I hosted was like the thanksgiving episode from Friends! Each person has their ideas about what is essential for Christmas to be proper, and I was juggling stuffing (inside and outside of turkey), gravy, bread sauce, yorkshire puddings, mashed and roasted potatoes, 4 different stove cooked vegetables, roasted parsnips,cranberry sauce, etc etc. I was so busy making sure everyone had what they wanted, that as I sat down at the table I realized I had completely and utterly forgotten to make any food for myself (I am veggie, and normally do something different for me - I had planned and had the ingredients for a quiche that year but just never made it!)