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Am I too early thinking about what foodies to prepare for Christmas? Honestly, I do. Christmas season is a very long holiday. I actually had mixed feelings if I wanted it to come or not. Two birthdays, hubs on the week before Christmas and eldest daughter, the week after Christmas. Geez! I can imagine how tired am I going to be. Hubby would always say,

“Make the kids happy, let them enjoy the food and feel the happiness an occasion brings.”

Let them enjoy while I do become like a limp vegetable Surprisingly, though, that is the reason why I do plan this early. Had to list down the family’s favorite dishes. Nothing new. Nothing extravagant. Just good ole favorite dishes. The two kids even asked me on the day of my birthday two days ago, “Mom, what would be our “handa” on Christmas and New Year?” See, they all looked forward to the holidays.

Last Noche Buena, our table have these…

The halayang ube was prepared three days ahead of Christmas (Bad blogger here, thought I had shared the cooking procedure here. There was none. Ought to post it tomorrow for another meme^_^)  It takes time cooking. Hubby’s the one who gets to do the mixing. The kids helped out in making the colorful polvoron. The ham’s the only one which is easy to prepare. Thanks to Purefoods Fiesta Ham

The sushi on the table was my first take on the Japs cuisine. The carbonara’s their fave, too. And, the Baked Loaf A La King  is a poor knocked-off from my effort, as always. Pardone.  No chef here. Just a try-hard one

This year, even though hubby’s on the weight watchers program , holidays and birthdays can’t be snubbed. There should be something on the table, as is the tradition.

Well, nothing grand, nothing different. There should be ham, and please checked out this fruit cake if you are looking for one this holidays.

Plan. Plan. Plan. And, do the grocery shopping earlier. So as not to be caught on a web of shoppers come Christmas season.

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