Merry Christmas!

Christmas is my favorite holiday of the year. Our tradition is to prepare a big feast for Noche Buena on the eve of the 24th, open the gifts on the morning of the 25th, have Christmas breakfast with the entire family then head off to our family reunions - lunch with the Viloria's, hear mass, then dinner with the Hizon's.

As usual, we were still shopping and wrapping up gifts at the last minute, while preparing for the evening's Noche Buena in between - good thing all of us are very good at multi-tasking! Hahaha. I'm again in charge of setting the table, and putting out all the holiday plates and sprucing up the table for a festive meal adds more to the excitement that Christmas is just a couple of hours away.

This time around, we decided to have a full menu again...forget about the diet!

We had Mushroom Duxelle Vol-au-vent, Creamy Chicken Vol-au-Vent, and Salmon with Dill Pistachio Mousseline with Caviar for appetizers:

Cranberry salad with Chicken, Grapes, Walnuts and Cheese:

Roast Stuffed chicken (we originally wanted turkey but given that there were only 5 of us, it might take us 'til the New Year to finish it!) with Mashed Potatoes as the main course:

And for dessert, we had mini Mango Chiboust, mini Samba cake and the Ultimate Red Velvet Cake Cheesecake:

It was a very delicious and filling meal that it took us a couple of hours more before we finally headed to bed. Tomorrow's gonna be a busy day, but before we get lost in all the holiday festivities, let's not forget the real reason for this season...Happy Birthday, Jesus! Here's wishing a very Merry Christmas to everyone :)