We exchanged gifts after Mom & Dad got home from midnight mass.
Originally, I cooked this huge feast for Thanksgiving, so that when Christmas rolled around, all I'd have to do is thaw & reheat my own awesome leftovers.
Best laid plans...
Alas, I could not thaw my food because the fridge was full...of $4.99 Rib roast and $2.99 pot roast to be cooked!
I did the pot roast as part of a concoction we call "Stoup"- meat & veggies in a broth too thick for soup, too thin for stew.
The rib roast- well, 6 of the 19lbs- was to be done in the oven. Unfortunately, we seemed to have had a butter spill from the holiday bread puddings we baked to give away, so as the oven was warming up, the spilled butter actually ignited, giving us a smoke cloud that threatened to set off the alarms again for the third Christmas in a row (long story), so we had to open the door to let the smoke- and the puppy who had never seen snow- out. Turning off the oven let things cool enough to let the fire go out, but that still left me with a roast to cook.
Fortunately, we have a tabletop roaster that seems to have handled it juuuuust fine. Soon, the spinach will be ready, and dinner will be in my crosshairs.
Merry Christmas, all!
Originally, I cooked this huge feast for Thanksgiving, so that when Christmas rolled around, all I'd have to do is thaw & reheat my own awesome leftovers.
Best laid plans...
Alas, I could not thaw my food because the fridge was full...of $4.99 Rib roast and $2.99 pot roast to be cooked!
I did the pot roast as part of a concoction we call "Stoup"- meat & veggies in a broth too thick for soup, too thin for stew.
The rib roast- well, 6 of the 19lbs- was to be done in the oven. Unfortunately, we seemed to have had a butter spill from the holiday bread puddings we baked to give away, so as the oven was warming up, the spilled butter actually ignited, giving us a smoke cloud that threatened to set off the alarms again for the third Christmas in a row (long story), so we had to open the door to let the smoke- and the puppy who had never seen snow- out. Turning off the oven let things cool enough to let the fire go out, but that still left me with a roast to cook.
Fortunately, we have a tabletop roaster that seems to have handled it juuuuust fine. Soon, the spinach will be ready, and dinner will be in my crosshairs.
Merry Christmas, all!
Australia vs Sri Lanka here in Melbourne. 
