| Holidays are most people's favorite time of the year | | | | complete and would not seem as special if there was |
| because it is your most special things all wrapped up in | | | | pizza boxes and a bucket of chicken as the |
| one big red bow; the decorations, Christmas carols, | | | | centerpiece to the table. What makes this scene |
| family, friends and above all, the delicious holiday food. | | | | memorable is the roasted turkey filled with your |
| Most people have a holiday menu full of traditions that | | | | great-aunt Edna's chestnut stuffing, your |
| family and friends look forward to every year. Sharing | | | | Grandmothers candied yams and Uncle Fred's |
| your special family Christmas dinner recipes is a way | | | | homemade cranberry sauce. |
| to pass on these delicious dishes from generation to | | | | It is the Christmas dinner recipes that are seeped with |
| generation so traditions can continue on long after | | | | tradition that makes for a memorable and intimate |
| you've gone. | | | | dining experience that you can pass on to your |
| Adding new recipes to your holiday menu is not a bad | | | | children, and them to theirs. The holidays are all about |
| thing to try, but it is the dishes that your | | | | mixing the old with the new and there is no better way |
| great-grandmother used to make that brings a sense | | | | to do that than at the dinner table. Have one of the |
| of nostalgia during the holiday season. There is | | | | newlyweds in your family bring a dish that can be |
| something very "Norman Rockwell" about a large | | | | integrated into your traditional menu. Be open to new |
| family gathered around the dining room table and | | | | ideas and menu while still honoring the dishes that you |
| partaking in the same delicious meal that has been a | | | | have used for generations past. It is something your |
| family favorite for generations. It is a time where the | | | | children and grandchildren will thank you for one day |
| old sit with the new, sharing stories of days gone by | | | | as they carry on the traditions of your family recipes |
| while bright eyes stare up in wonderment as traditional | | | | during the holidays. |
| tales get passed on. This beautiful scene would not be | | | | |