Day 1451: Baklava, wings and Kawara

There is enough food in this house to feed a small army.  I made another run today and collected potato rolls from Upper Crust and feta stuffed olives from Tuscany.  Besides all that we've stockpiled from multiple shopping trips, Nancy arrived today laden with gifts.  She brought loaves of banana and cranberry bread, crackers and dips, a huge box of baklava,  three tins of cookies from her sister-in-law and tins of Chinese foods from her brother-in-law.    So, what did we do for dinner tonight?  Why Whiskey Hill of course!

Mary delivered a huge chunk of beef for us to roast for our Christmas Eve party.  Evan is making a strawberry fields salad, Rachel is preparing a dessert, Mary is making two more desserts and lobster tails.

Justin will be making Kawara Cha Soba.  It's the main dish of the Koaru's home town in Japan.   Kawara is the name of a ceramic shingle that is used as a serving dish.  Cha is for tea and Soba is buckwheat noodles.  It's made from the soba, Daikon, thin sliced meat called Kiriotoshi, scallions, lemon and an egg omelet called Usuyaki tamago.  It will be an adventure for all of us!

I've loved having my sons here this week and now my sister, too.  Colin and April are relaxing for a few days before their big move, but have sent us cute photos and messages.  Family, friends, loved ones.  That's what Christmas is about for me.

I was so tired today I fell asleep in the chair, but Steve and Mary are especially exhausted.  It will be good to rest over the next few days. I'll put up a photo tomorrow.

65 degrees today.  Crazy!