Planning for our annual English-style Christmas Eve Dinner began back in August when we ordered a fresh goose from Cota Farms. We pick up the bird at noon and will be cooking all day. Lil will help cook in her newly dyed and embroidered apron, an early present from me. This year our entire immediate family is joining us for this menu:

First course

Green salad

Roasted local pumpkin soup

Passed entrée and sides

Stuffed roasted goose with sour cherry sauce

Mushroom and walnut dressing

Roasted root vegetable medley of potatoes, parsnips, beets, and fennel

Orange-cranberry sauce

Popovers

Dessert

Buche de Noel

What are you cooking and eating tonight?