The Christmas decorations are down, we are in the new year, but tonight we had our Christmas dinner. We had originally planned on having our Christmas together on the evening of the 22nd before we began our travels, so I was planning I nice Christmas dinner. I was hoping that since this was our first Christmas in our house that we could start some traditions. I planned on an Italian menu since that was something I knew we would not be having anywhere else for the holidays. I was going to get down some of our china to serve dinner, BUT then as many of you know I got the stomach bug and none of my big plans happened!! I hardly felt like eating on the 22nd, so cooking was not an option!
Because of our schedule and other reasons, tonight was the first night that I could get back to the Christmas dinner. I did change from my original plans. We did not eat off of the china, although I did pull the red place mats back out with the white dishes. We did not have salad or candy cane cheesecake as originally planned with the Chicken Parmesan, holiday noodles, and garlicky cheese bites (Yummy! See the picture and recipe below!). The holiday pasta from World Market was too cute with pasta shaped like Santa, a Christmas tree, and a present! I couldn't resist getting it for our Christmas dinner! The whole meal was planned around it!
I am planning on making this meal with the addition of a nice salad and candy cane cheesecake the traditional Christmas dinner at our house before we go and have the tradtional dinners with our families! I am not planning on the stomach bug becoming a tradition, so next year we can have the meal in December not January!!
Garlicky Cheese Bites
1 can refrigerated garlic-flavored breadstick
4 sticks mozzarella string cheese
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 24 mini muffin cups with cooking spray. Unroll breadstick dough. Cut dough crosswise into thirds; separate into 24 pieces. Cut each cheese stick into 6 equal pieces (24 total pieces). Place 1 cheese piece on shot end of each dough strip; roll up cheese in dough. Pinch and seal dough to completely cover cheese. Place rolls, seam sides down, in muffin cups. Turn rolls in cups to coat all sides with cooking spray. Lightly sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until puffed and golden brown. Remove from pan to serving platter. Serve warm with marinara sauce (1 1/2 cups) for dipping.
3 comments:
Sounds yummy and fun...but not nice to those of us on a diet! haha!!! Now I am craving Carinos! Gee thanks! But glad ya'll started a fun new tradition...even if it was a month late! Very disappointed you didn't get the china out though!
I am on Courtney's side. That all sounds too good right now! I am glad it was fun!
Glad your carried through with your plans; you are a good wife, and I am proud of you!
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