Day 21: Favorite Christmas Poem or Picture (& Holiday luncheon and a recipe!)

 

Well I'd have to say my favorite Christmas poem is the tried and true "T'was the Night Before Christmas" poem.

 

 

I know it's probably cliché and overdone, but it's still one of my favorites and I never tire of hearing it each year. I am 7 years old all over again.

I do also love to hear the Christmas story of Jesus's birth each year as well...in church (&  from Linus on A Charlie Brown Christmas!) Lol

 

 

I'll throw in a favorite picture too - which would be the photo I used for our

Christmas card this year:

 

 

Any photo with all of my "babies" in it is my favorite.

 

I would also love to share some other photos filled with holiday spirit.  I had a luncheon for some relatives the other day and I snapped some shots to share so you could be part of it as well.

 

 If you look closely you can see it started snowing soft big flakes so pretty - just right for the occasion!

 

 

 Please come in - the table is all set.

 

 

 

The tree is on and candles are lit.

 

 

Come sit down and let me know what you would like to drink so we can make a toast.

 

 

On the menu:

A holiday salad of romaine, chopped veggies, red apple, cheddar cheese and of course some sugared pecans on top! All with a raspberry walnut vinaigrette.

 

A fruit platter & dip

 

Holiday ham & cheese sliders (recipe to follow)

 

Dessert will be a variety of cookie and faux turtles from all of my baking the other day.

Served along with coffee and tea.

 

HOLIDAY HAM & CHEESE SLIDERS RECIPE (from Midwest Living magazine)

 

1/4 cup of butter, melted

2 tbsp. all purpose flour

1 cup pineapple-apricot or pineapple preserves/jam

24 silver dollar or smaller size dinner rolls

1&1/2 lbs cooked and thinly sliced ham

12 ounces cheddar cheese thinly sliced

 

TOPPING:

1/2 cup butter

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

4 tsps. yellow mustard

2 tsp Worcestershire sauce

1 - 1&1/2 tsp poppy seeds

 

DIRCECTIONS:

In a small bowl mix flour, melted butter and jam/preserves and set aside.

Cut rolls in half and lay bottom halves in  two 13x9 pans lightly sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Spread each roll with jam mixture. Divide ham and cheese among all the roll bottoms. Add roll tops.

For the topping - melt 1/2 cup of  butter in small sauce pan on the stove over medium heat. Remove from heat when melted and stir in brown sugar, mustard and Worcestershire sauce.  Using a pastry brush coat all of the tops of rolls with the butter mixture.  Sprinkle poppyseeds over all.

Bake in 350* oven for around 20 minute or until cheese is nicely melted and everything is heated through.

Enjoy!!

 

Linking for Blogmas Day 21 with Sandra from Diary of a SAHM