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I always say that this is the last year I'm doing this and I always get sucked into doing it again. I do love it though. The dau was going for all fancy, mess-up-the-kitchen kind of menu items, but I put my foot down. Everything is going in the oven this year. No mashed potatoes, just baked potatoes instead, no big trays of appetizers, I paid the huge price for See's chocolates (double the price from last year,) for the dessert table. make things ahead as much as possible and get her to bring some of the stuff. It will still be wonderful. We'll put out the fancy Christmas tablecloth and napkins, use Gramma's china, put some greens on the table. It'll be great. Here's what we're having:

• Roast beef
• Oyster stew
• Yorkshire puddings
• Gravy
• Roasted Cabbage and carrots
• Salad
• Roasted potatoes
• Rolls
• Butter
• horseradish
• cranberries
• salad
• almond cake with raspberry sauce