Christmas Eve luncheon:
Trader Joe’s chicken enchiladas
Guacamole
nachos with cheese & hatch chilis
raw tofu

Pepperoni pizza
turkey cranberry wraps

Christmas breakfast:
Trader Joe’s croissants - Almond & chocolate
scrambled eggs
scrambled eggs with truffles and tartine levain bread
blueberry scones
berries

what happened to the tea?

that ended up being a luncheon (and posted in the Christmas meal thread) instead of brunch. I needed more time to make the scone dough :-)

Breakfast this morning (12/26)
Thai omelette with tamarind sauce
The mini cinnamon role was very delectable!
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The one thing I see missing from all your wonderful photos is the small dish of nam pla prik. (The sliced bird's eye chilies in fish sauce). Absolutely wonderful condiment, and normally always present.

Christmas Eve dinner:

• homemade chicken pot pie
• cabbage sautéed in bacon grease with chopped onions

Christmas lunch (with leftovers for dinner):

• baked ham
• cornbread dressing with giblet gravy (from yesterday’s chicken)
• broccoli/cheese casserole
• sweet potato casserole (without marshmallows)
• butter peas (a Southern vegetable)
• homemade buttermilk biscuits
• green jello salad (pineapple, pecans, cream cheese)
• homemade lemon meringue pie (made with lemons from a friend’s tree)

chicken quesadilla

gorgeous overall meal - did you cook bacon on Xmas eve or do you normally store the bacon grease? If so, how long can it be stored? As a child, I often had cabbage or Brussels sprouts with bacon slivers, so the bacon grease had a huge delicious presence. My mother did store bacon grease or other grease in jars but didn’t reuse for cooking.

The next photo post will be my wife's tray which contains such a condiment in every meal! ;)
Lunch is served! :)
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Ahh, that's better! Your Thai omelettes were crying for a generous amount on top... :)

Good lunch at the CLT Centurion Lounge: Wedge salad, curry chicken with mashed potatoes, corn chowder, fruit and a lemon pudding dessert. Plus a tasty local IPA.

Leftover small scones (blueberry / chocolate chip) warmed with clotted cream
seeded sprouted rye bread toasted with butter
prosciutto di San Daniele (Costco)

I’m excited for luncheon and we have many great choices :-)

Today... more cranberry turkey wraps! :)