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A Day Late, Not A Dollop Short

Christmas dinner may have been a day late, but it tasted just as good as it would have on mom’s china!

We worked up an appetite with a power walk in the snow.

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It was frigid!

Snowflakes attacked Larbs

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And I promise I didn’t have a fan set up on set to blow my hair – this is 100% strong bluster!

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Upon our return to the Marsh Harbor Inn, we cracked open the brews. You faithful readers know how much Matt and I like high quality, interesting beers. But did you know how many beers were exchanged within our family this Christmas!? We have the best bar selection on the island.

I am trying to stick with one to two drinks a night – mostly just because I tend to overdrink on Bald Head and feel sick during the night / in the morning. So if I’m going to just stick to one a night, it better be a good one!

I cashed in my token on the Dogfish Raison D’Etre, but I wasn’t bowled over by it. It was a bit metallic!? I passed it off to the taste test panel.

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I ended up literally tasting my way down this line – just an ounce or two here or there. Ended up equaling a full beer, I suppose!

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Two plus one equals three!

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Appetizers included chips and guac and salsa

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And entertainment was provided by our new friends, the innkeepers daughter and friends!! They are such sweet, nice girls!

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A festive crew

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Christmas Dinner did make its appearance –

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Mom’s sweet potato casserole (which I LOVEEEEEEEEEEE with the marshmallows and brandy!!) and Karen’s brussels sprouts cooked in bacon and balsamic and lastly, Karen’s heirloom beans cooked from scratch with a homemade sundried tomato pesto. Recipe coming in the future because it was amazing pesto!

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We also had leftover shrimp and meatballs, but neither were calling my name tonight. I was perfectly happy with my three favorite side dishes!!

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I think I enjoyed them even more as a triangle on my plate than if we’d had the entirety of Christmas Dinner to choose from (we left ham and pears and more in Hillsborough).

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I went back for seconds on the sweet potatoes – brandy crunch love!

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Also had red wine with dinner from Espana

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For dessert we loved on Candace’s Pumpkin Pie – so sorry she wasn’t here to enjoy it! (Candace is Matt Allen’s mom)

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And my new girl friends gave me a mini cupcake too – shared it with mom and Larbs, fellow icing lovers!

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Hopefully I’m all fueled up for a sunny run tomorrow morning. As soon as this storm passes in the night, we can’t wait to get out and explore the island.

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  2. It’s lovely to see how much happiness and love there is in your family! And that sweet potato casserole makes me miserable because I’ve never had any such dish topped with marshmallows!

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  4. Mom’s sweet potato casserole (which I LOVEEEEEEEEEEE with the marshmallows and brandy!!) =

    That looks soooooo good! If it’s not a family secret and you have recipe anywhere, I’d love to try that one!

    Enjoy Bald Head! Your beer bottles and part about overdrinking cracked me up.

    I found the entire 5 yrs I lived in NC/SC I tended to over-drink 🙂

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  15. I loveee the pictures with you and your family collages!!
    and YUMMM to the sweet potato casserole! I made some yesterday for my fam on christmas eve too!

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  23. Christmas DInner a Day Late is no problem and looks delish as ever!!

    Those pics of you, your mom, and sis are too cool, especially the one with larbs in the front drinking beer!

    SO glad you all had a great christmas dinner!

    xoxo

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  26. Looks like a lovely time. 🙂

    I introduced my parents to my (roasted) Brussels sprouts when I hosted our Christmas dinner this year. They liked them, even though they thought they wouldn’t! Win.
    My Mom contributed her famous Sweet Potato Casserole, which is topped with butter, brown sugar and pecans galore. It’s like candy, seriously. I love it, but in very. small. doses. (sugar coma!).

    ~

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  28. Christmas is still Christmas, even a little late 😀 Glad you were able to enjoy yourself and all the nice company…and a cupcake! Enjoy your day, Kath!

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  37. Oooh…my mom does a delicious brusslel sprouts with balsamic and bacon also! Hers has butternut sqush in it too, but I wonder if they originated from the same recipe… I think it’s originally from Bon Appetit. Sooo yummy.

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