I've finally actually gotten back. I'm still only getting a 28,000 dial up
connection, but it's much better than not having any access at all.

The house is wonderful and I adore my kitchen. I don't even mind that it's
really big and I have to walk around a fair whack to get all my ingredients
together. I love having all the room.

Not having a walk-in pantry is silly! Everyone should have them! *grin* Ok
ok, I know not everyone has the same lifestyle or living situation. I'm
just being facetious.

We're supposed to do our grocery shopping tomorrow night and I *still*
haven't figured out what to make for our christmas dinner. I like doing
something new each year, something we wouldn't normally have during the
course of the year. But my husband is just getting over a bout of (we
think) food poisoning (the doctor at the emergency room called it
gastroenteritis), and so he's not really up for much feasting (he's been
ill for a week and a half right now). Though he did totally wipe out
tonight's dinner, which is the first time he's really cleaned his plate
since he got ill.

So I guess I'm looking for suggestions for festive, interesting, and not
too rich or spicy. Fish is totally off the menu (he doesn't like fish,
that's not what got him sick). In the past we've done beef wellington,
standing rib roast, rack of lamb, venison tidbits in an interesting cherry
sauce, tamales, oooo just a wide variety of things.

Anyone have any last minute ideas (I loved the cooking from old recipes
thread and next year, definately gonna do a medieval menu for the
holidays)? I've not been really able to read the newsgroup for the last few
weeks so I'm sure the ideas have been flowing. I will poke around on google
but if anyone feels up to answering, I'd appreciate your thoughts.

Nice to be back.

--
Siobhan Perricone
Humans wrote the bible,
God wrote the rocks
-- Word of God by Kathy Mar