Country Christmas
This past weekend we visited my Dad and Step Mom for an early Christmas. We all gather together at the century home in the country play games, have wonderful meals, talk and have a lot of fun. It’s the kind of family gathering that I really enjoy because, I love the classic country Christmas setting. My Dad’s house is filled with antiques so it really does feel like I stepped back to the past. It’s fantastic! I love that I’m able to have this since most people live in the city/suburbs. We sit and talk, eat, play games and have a wonderful time.
I especially love (being of Dutch decent) all the dutch treats that get made. Traditional goodies like Oliebollen, which is a doughnut with raisins and dusted with icing sugar. Apple flappen, which is a deep-fried apple ring dusted with icing sugar and my favorite, Krokets. That is deep-fried stewed beef that is battered, spiced and delicious.
Do you have a favorite place to visit during the holidays or do you prefer to stay at home?
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December 17th, 2012 at 1:52 am
For the past few years, my younger brother has been throwing what he calls ‘The Big-Ass Christmas Breakfast’. The family meets at his house on Christmas morning and we have a huge breakfast of eggs, pancakes, bacon, sausage, hashbrowns, biscuits, gravy, juice and milk. Then, after we’ve come out of our food comas, we gather by the tree to open presents. I try not to gorge during the holidays, but his breakfast feast is the exception.
December 17th, 2012 at 10:26 am
All of that sounds delicious. And I, in some respects, envy you for having a ‘home’ to go back to for the holidays. Nobody to whom I am relate lives in my hometown anymore, so we just have our home to call home. As a youth, the holiday season was great–filled with nuts in the shell to be broken open, freshly baked cinnamon rolls, roasted meats, and other treats. Unfortunately, there is little left of that time. My family is scattered across the globe and half of them don’t have any holiday tradition. X-mas to us is a private and romantic affair, so extended family no longer plays into it. Not really sure that there is much more to say about it (I’ve probably said more than enough, anyway).