It's been an absolute zoo, but totally worth it. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner with family and friends and Christmas was fabulous also.
My daughter, Courtney, is here visiting with her husband, Dave. She's pregnant with my first grandchild -- a boy, Cody William Koverman. So that's going to be exciting.
The big holiday revelations this year are twofold:
First, even sober, I can manage to be a klutz. I cut my finger badly, accidentally and spilled pumpkin pie insides all over the hot oven.
Second, I made a wonderful wassail that was popular, made the house smell fantastic and all Christmas-y and was non-alcoholic.
Wassail
1 gallon apple cider
1 cup orange juice
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup honey
small handful whole cloves
5 slices fresh ginger
5 to 6 whole cinnamon sticks
about 20 allspice berries
sprinkle of freshly grated nutmeg
Mix everything together in a crock pot and put on high heat. You can strain the whole mixture and then serve it with slices of orange and lemon, or if you're lazy, as I am, you can provide a strainer, showing guests how to strain their individual servings -- a much more interactive approach.
