It's Christmas morning now, and I'm washing last night's dinner dishes in shifts: the wine and water glasses are drying while the plates soak in the sink.
This is the tenth Christmas Eve, I think, I've made dinner for friends.
I usually am more than happy to be single (really!), but yesterday I longed for someone else to share my life. Specifically, I mourned that there was no one to make green beans.
You know how easy it is to cook green beans--I could have made them myself, but I just couldn't bring myself to do ONE MORE THING.
I felt very sorry for myself until the guests arrived, and then I had a wonderful evening. I didn't serve anything green at all, but as Mz said, "It's all about the roast."
Below, me, bink, Maura, Cathy, and Mz opening presents:
This is the tenth Christmas Eve, I think, I've made dinner for friends.
I use my mother's super-easy, fail-proof Pot Roast Recipe:I love making Christmas Eve dinner for friends, but I was unexpectedly sad yesterday afternoon that I didn't have anyone to make the dinner with.
1. Sprinkle Lipton's onion soup mix over a chuck roast
2. Add potatoes and carrots, and a bottle of cheap red wine
3. Bake in a covered pan in a 275ยบ oven until you can pull the meat apart with a fork (about 4–6 hours).
I usually am more than happy to be single (really!), but yesterday I longed for someone else to share my life. Specifically, I mourned that there was no one to make green beans.
You know how easy it is to cook green beans--I could have made them myself, but I just couldn't bring myself to do ONE MORE THING.
I felt very sorry for myself until the guests arrived, and then I had a wonderful evening. I didn't serve anything green at all, but as Mz said, "It's all about the roast."
Below, me, bink, Maura, Cathy, and Mz opening presents:
