Tourtiere Pie

Now that the holidays are over, it is time to update my blog.
Christmas was great here on Number 10. My daughters came home for the holidays which makes it perfect.
My girls and I never have much money, but we always buy lots of food and drink and share with family and friends, and this year was no exception.
Tiff and I went to P&L Market on Monday morning and picked up our various meats and other specials, followed by a trip to Buds Shop'n Save for the rest of the holiday ingredients.
They went to East Corinth on Christmas Eve which gave me a chance to start cooking for a family dinner that night and the next day.

While they were gone I made 4 Tourtiere Pies from scratch and what a hit they were with all our guests on Christmas night open house. No need to buy them when they are so easy to make! Get your fresh ground pork and beef at P&L!!! They make it to order while you wait!

Next I started on a "verbal" recipe for lasagna rolls that Holly Clukey Cleary makes, but mined turned into a huge pan of spinach/sausage lasagna with 6 cheeses... YUMMM
My brother and his girlfriend Dianne, his son Jonathan and girlfriend & baby, Jen, Tiff and I mound down on garlic bread, lasagna and cocktails. FUN...

Christmas morning started out whipping up my triple batch of homemade rolls (my brother says it is not a holiday without those), and on to making Balsamic glazed Brussel sprouts with fresh garlic and bacon, basmati rice with goat feta and fresh spinach and almonds, carrot/pineapple salad with raisins. I was just whipping out food with no recipes, only with the Christmas spirit as my guide. Love it when it all comes together. My daughter asked at one point if I felt if I was the Christmas slave? I gave her a resounding NO! I was having fun!!!

People brought all kinds of yummy sweets, so there was no need to make dessert.

OH yeah, and I roasted a 28 pound turkey stuffed with garlic sausage stuffing that I threw out because it was freezer burned and didn't want to serve it. Guess 2 years is too long to keep a turkey in the freezer. Lesson well learned!

Family, neighbors and friends gathered throughout the day on Christmas and Christmas night to eat and drink and be very merry! Wonderful Holiday!!!

Oh yeah, on the way out the door, my brother Steve, Alan and Dianne grab a Tourtiere Pie and a whole pan of rolls and headed across the road with the goodies. They were trying to sneak it by us, but......... That was a good laugh... but was one of things "you had to be there".

Who needs lot of presents when you can share good food, good drink with good friends?
Hope you had a similar Christmas.