Cooking large meals during the holiday season is basically a holiday tradition in many families. It is part of the fabric of a family. I can remember countless years of gathering the extended family around a large table (children at their own table of course), attempting to put aside the disagreements of the past year, and enjoying a wonderful meal. At first it was always my grandmother who hosted and did most of the cooking. Over the years though, the tradition has passed down to my mother and now to my wife and I.
There is always one constant at these Christmas dinners. Someone always seemed to have a new recipe to try each year. A few recipes were great and a handful were dreadfully horrible (stuffing balls come to mind), but most were worth a try. I am picking this year’s new recipe. We will be trying out a new cranberry orange relish recipe this year at our Christmas dinner. I found it at FoodClassics.com, although not in the Christmas recipes category. Rather, it was in the Thanksgiving recipes area of the site. I am a huge cranberry fan, and this cranberry relish recipe looks like it will be a hit among the cranberry lovers at the table.
It sure sounds sappy, but Christmas dinners are one of family events I always look forward to every year. I hope my daughters feel the same way in about 25 years. I also wonder what great new recipe they will spring on my wife and I, and maybe even some grandchildren.
