Merry Christmas!

So today is Christmas...Merry Christmas to everyone! My family celebrated Christmas Eve at my house then most of us spent Christmas Day at home. My mom, stepdad, and younger siblings had Christmas dinner at my house. I truly like hosting a small get together like Christmas dinner. Actually, I like hosting in general. I like cooking for others and seeing them appreciate my work. I made sugar-free (egg-free) egg nog. Everyone was fascinated that the "egg" nog did not actually have eggs in it. But it must have tasted pretty good because I made a big pitcher, and it was gone by the end of the night. I also made a HUGE pot of chili that also almost completely disappeared. The Splenda-sweetened tea did not move, though - that's a group of Southerners for ya. They will try other sugar free foods and drinks, but don't mess with the tea. I have actually gotten used to Splenda-sweetened tea. Once you've gone without sugar long enough, sugar free products really don't taste any different. Every now and then something will catch my fancy and make me miss my previous eating lifestyle (like Ghirardelli Peppermint Bark Squares), but most of the time, I am content. I miss pasta sometimes. And I didn't eat any of the roast today because I was worried it would be too hard to digest. But I had a lovely Christmas food-wise despite the roast. The vegetables cooked with the roast were great, and the baked macaroni and cheese and smashed red potatoes were very tasty as well. I also made a sugar free applesauce cake that went over well today. When I threatened to take it to work to share it, my roommate had a fit. She didn't want to have to share it. Well, at least I know she genuinely likes it.

So it has been a good Christmas for food and entertaining. But it has also just been a good Christmas. I hope everyone has taken some time to remember the greatest gift ever given to man was born on Christmas Day which is why we celebrate.