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As the date on the calendar continues to creep closer to December 25th, I'm starting to think about important things like what type of desserts I'll be serving to family and friends. You see, I take the day off of cooking on Christmas - cooking a big meal is reserved for Thanksgiving. On Christmas Day, I want to enjoy a lazy day watching the girls unwrap gifts - it is an all day and rather slow process - instead of being holed up in the kitchen. Instead, we enjoy a favorite meal of spaghetti and homemade meatballs for dinner and various desserts throughout the day. Random? Yes. But so enjoyed!
As for desserts, I always make way more than needed so that we're able to enjoy everything for three or four days. Here are a few things I always consider :
- Storage. Usually during the holidays the fridge and freezers are stocked and there isn't much room to spare. I try and make only desserts that are good at room temperature to avoid having to shuffle things around all the time and make it fit within the confines of the fridge.
- Texture. Some people - aka my husband - like to fill a large dinner plate with multiple desserts during the holidays. He always complains of a stomach ache afterwards (shocking!) but that's his idea of a good time, so whatever. If someone is eating multiple desserts, you don't want them to all have the same texture. Trying to find a balance between crunchy, chewy, soft, etc. is key.
- Sweet. Along the same lines as texture is the different types of sweets available. In my head I classify them something like this : fruit, chocolate, nut. You want a variety of tastes so we usually end up with something like an apple pie, a pecan brownie pie and an upside down pumpkin pie which has nuts covering the top. All different levels of sweetness.
With that being said, I really need to nail down my plan of attack for dessert next week and get a grocery list made!
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