No. 8

There are a number things I learned today.

1. Hosting a holiday dinner is expensive.

2. If you are having a full on meal, you will be cooking all day.

3. A spring form pan results in a baked good without sides.

4. My mom makes cooking look easy.

5. One oven isn't enough, but it is feasible.

6. Scalding milk is almost boiling milk.

7. You need a cooking game plan.

8. Don't bake a dessert if you haven't already tried it. Duh.

9. I no longer aspire to become a chef.

I wasn't expecting to learn any of these things.

Even though our desserts sucked, I think our dinner came out good. I love cooking in the kitchen with Brett. He is so good at it. He's efficient, he catches my mistakes when I try to double recipes, and he makes it a million times less stressful.

We had six guests. Josh and Nikki (sorry if I spelled that wrong), Eric and Lauren, and then Jordan and Jaymus were each others dates.

On the menu.

Salad

Ham

Mashed Potatoes

Stuffing

Yams

Jello

Green Beans & Mushrooms

Corn

Cheesy Peppered Rice

Rolls

Rice Crispies

Chocolate Cheesecake

Dr. Pepper

Water

Sprite

Sparkling Cider

This took eight hours to cook and we still have left overs. So I'm packing lunch all week long. Feel free to come over.

Merry Christmas