Twas the Night Before Christmas and It's all about the Tamale Dec 22, 2007
Our big family celebration is Christmas Eve and for it we always prepare Mexican food ... The family drama one can witness in line on Christmas Eve is priceless. (Epicurious.com)
Food pairings Dec 20, 2007
Martha Ezzard of Tiger Mountain Vineyards says her mother, Gladys Lewis McElveen, who grew up in Dawson, faithfully served their family oyster stew on Christmas Eve, as her mother had done. But her mother died while Ezzard was in her 20s and she never saw a written copy of the recipe. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Readers tell of dinner disasters Nov 22, 2007
The kitchen was totally devoid of counter space except for the dinner table, which on Christmas Eve was being used by the girls to create a gingerbread house. Discovering that the turkey was still frozen, I placed it in a pan, covered it with foil and set it on the space between the burners on the stove. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Holidays: Half the snow, twice the fun Nov 15, 2007
I know it's that time of year but I think that it should wait until Christmas Eve to have our first snowfall and that should be enough to cover a little bit but not so much as to make it hard to get around. Don't you think that is a good idea. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
The week's best films on TV Jul 23, 2007
Here his Christmas Eve yo-ho-ho is cut short when he stumbles on a private army of criminals while waiting at the airport for his wife (Bonnie Bedelia) to arrive. 10 Rillington Place(Richard Fleischer, 1971)11. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)