{"id":36949,"date":"2017-12-18T06:50:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-18T11:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/?p=36949"},"modified":"2021-02-13T11:55:17","modified_gmt":"2021-02-13T16:55:17","slug":"christmas-menu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/christmas-menu\/","title":{"rendered":"Hosting Christmas: A Three Day Menu"},"content":{"rendered":"

I want to jump right into this post but first I have to thank you all from the bottom of my heart for the outpouring of support in regards to my dad<\/a>. And even more importantly to me, how much my mom, dad, and brother have felt your love and prayers. I want to respond to everyone individually but it’s surprising to me how emotionally draining it can be to respond to a text at times. Right now we are channeling all the energy we can into positive thinking and creating new, wonderful memories together. I feel truly lifted by your love and for that, I am so, so grateful.<\/p>\n

Speaking of new, wonderful memories- I get to host Christmas this year! The last time I had this opportunity was 7 years ago, about a week before I found out I was pregnant with Hailey. Christmas Eve<\/a> and Christmas Day<\/a> 2010. <\/em>I’ve been looking forward to this for months and am going to relish in the quality time together- eating, drinking, laughing, and watching the kids run amok.<\/p>\n

The anticipation of hosting has helped us really get into the spirit of things. From making Christmas cards.<\/p>\n

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To endless train rides for all our Little People princesses.<\/p>\n

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To sending our elf, Star, to the North Pole with our Christmas requests one last time just to make sure Santa doesn’t forget.<\/p>\n

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On Hailey’s list: a science kit and waterproof mittens. On Kaitlyn’s- a drawing board and waterproof mittens. I guess both our kids are sick of having frozen hands every time it snows?<\/p>\n

While the kids have been playing and crafting, I’ve taken on my own holiday project- planning the menu! In total we will have 7 adults and 4 kids (and one pup). In the crowd we have both veggie-focused eaters and meat lovers, so I did my best to keep things balanced with options for all. I wanted to share it with you in case you were in need of some Christmas menu inspiration, but also to get you to weigh in- does it look like enough? Should I add anything else in? I’d love your feedback since I’m not shopping until later this week!<\/p>\n

Ok- the menu!<\/p>\n

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The recipes outlined above include:<\/p>\n