Four things Christmas dinner must include

around here, anyway, speaking solely for myself, and in no particular order:

1. A luxurious cut of beef


2. Rolls with butter


3. Mashed potatoes with butter


4. Banana cream pie

To be sure, Christmas dinner around here typically contains many other items, including salad, green beans, macaroni and cheese, a chocolate dessert, and so on.  I simply consider those four dishes to be the bare minimum essentials.

Having said that, all I personally do is pay for provisions and cook the beef.  Others do all the hard work--and they do it better than I would.  I am grateful to all who provide food, at Christmas and always.