I spent the morning cleaning the apartment (five bathrooms, three bedrooms, etc.). A nice clean house for Christmas despite the pine needles from our two Christmas trees!
I just finished baking pumpkin bread and pumpkin muffins. Delicious! Thanks to Erin Peer for the recipe! Gretchen will bake gingerbread cookies this afternoon with the girls - her mother's recipe.
I am planning to make my Mother's cranberries tonight: both Elisabeth and Kate love them! Rich is picking up a leg of lamb from the Irish Butcher in Brussels tomorrow morning for Christmas Eve dinner (a Snyder tradition from Bosnia). I will make mashed potatoes, peas and onions tomorrow.
Menu for Christmas Eve Dinner:
Leg of Lamb
Mashed Potatoes (lots of cream!)
Peas
Onions with Cream Sauce (thanks Nana for the recipe! They are so delicious!)
Pumpkin Bread
Apple Pie for dessert
Hot Apple Cider
I need to run to the grocery store for last minute ingredients and items. Am I missing anything? So busy!
I wrapped the final presents last night. A few remaining last minute gifts. Perhaps Rich and I will go to the Christmas Market in Brussels tonight for some last minute shopping! Perhaps fine Belgian chocolates: Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate!
