| | I thust all who celebrated Christmas had a wonderful time. We went American this year and roasted a turkey, with bread stuffing per my 1970s-era copy of the joy of Cooking. With Sweet Potato Casserole (Elisabetta's variation on Craig Claiborn's recipe the the NY Times cookbook, Peas, curried broccoli, and more. I had expected us to have considerably more leftovers than we do.
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