Christmas Eve Dinner



Our Christmas Eve dinner tradition began about 15 years ago when the boys were small, prompted by the kind gift from Pam, a friend from the health food coop that I was coordinating.  She gave me a gift card to Whole Foods as a 'thank you' for running the coop that year.  Since we shopped regularly at Whole Foods, I wanted to do something special with the gift card, not just use it to pay for my weekly groceries.  So I took the boys and with the gift card, we bought special treats for our Christmas Eve dinner.

 

Past dinners on Christmas Eve had always been a stressful time prior to this.  I would be tired from preparing for Christmas Day, and we would get home late from Christmas Eve church service.  Everyone would be hungry and not very patient waiting for me to fix something for dinner.  So Christmas eve dinner was the perfect meal to buy stored prepared snacks that took minimal time to fix. 

We had a very special Christmas eve dinner that first year, buying yummy things that we did not normally indulge in.  Pam had no idea what a wonderful Christmas gift she had given us that has continued through the years.  It was so much fun that we have continued each year since.  Each year varies a little, depending upon what is available at the store.  For this year's dinner, we had the following:

 

 

1.  Organic whole wheat mini toasts (Whole Foods 365 brand) with crab dip.

2.  Organic clementine orange sections with pomegranate seeds.

3.  Gournay Cheese, Shallot & Chive, (Boursin brand from Costco) with organic water crackers (Whole Foods 365 brand).

4.  Organic carrots with Annie's organic ranch dressing.

5.  Little smokies in barbecue sauce.

6.  Smoked salmon pinwheels.

7.  Sparkling apple cider.

 

Thank you, Pam and Merry Christmas to all!