I’m pretending that I’m not here… I’m technically off, on my Christmas holidays. But, I don’t want to leave you hanging, in case you need some more ideas for things to make over the holidays. Plus, it’s going to be a while until my next episode, so I thought you might be missing me. (Realistically, you’re probably so busy with your family and friends that you haven’t even noticed. Good for you. Hope you’re enjoying every moment!)

In any case, what came in to my brain as I was thinking about this post was the 12 Days of Christmas song. I have 12 meals to remind you about, that each just so happen to have an episode to go along with them.

Sing along with me, “On the first day of Christmas, my favorite cook gave to me…

12 heads of broccoli

11 beets a beeting

10 spinach greens

9 cornmeal pancakes

8 roasted fennels

7 pots of lentils

6 chicken pot pies

5 stuffed french toasts

4 ratatouilles

3 pennes

2 chicken dinners

and a toast to crostini.”

On that festive note, I’m off to play with my niece, cut down a Christmas tree with my family, drink some hot chocolate (with marshmallows or whipped cream, I’m not picky), read a book, watch a Christmas movie, wear a sweater (it’s cold here!)… and relax. (I’m writing this post in advance, so I don’t really know what I’ll be doing, but I hope it’s something that I listed… Maybe not the sweater thing, that’s not really so exciting.)

Merry Christmas!