December 12, 2025
Hi Susan! Tell me your favorite holiday tradition as a child!
A big one for me was my parents allowing the 4 of us (all girls) to wake up EARLY on Christmas morning, like 5-6 am, and open our stocking; then we had to go back to bed for a few hours before getting up for real and opening the presents. I was happy to do this because I always had a Nancy Drew or a Hardy Boys book in my stocking and I went back to bed and devoured the book.
Let me know yours!
| Date | Chefs | Ingredients | Cocktail | Appetizer | Salad | Dessert | Host |
| July 2009 | Pam Kathleen | Cheryl (lamb, arugula, wild mushrooms) | n/a | | | | Monty |
| Aug 8 | Monty Bill | Shrimp, bok choy, peaches | n/a | | | Cheryl (toffee?) | Bryants |
| Oct 2 | Debra David | Halibut, radicchio +?) | | Monty (risotto balls) | | | Craciuns |
| Nov 7 | Cheryl Jean Paul | duck, mushrooms, potatoes) | Eddie | Monty | Bill | Monty | |
| Dec 5 | Eddie Leon | David (goose, cherries | Pam | Kathleen | DSS cheese tray | Bryants | |
| Jan 30 | Bill Pam | Debra (spinach, lentils, bitter melon) | Cheryl (Indian beers) | Jean Paul | David | Cracians | |
| Mar 6 | Debra Cheryl | Bill (artichoke, preserved lemons, cornish hens) | Paul (Moroccan “Long Island” Iced Tea) | David (Moroccan salad) | Leon | Leon | |
| Apr 18 | Monty David | Pam (scallops, pineapple, thai basil) | Pam (martinis) | Leon | Bill | Kathleen (banana chocolate mousse) | Bryants |
| May 20 | Leon Kathleen | Monty (eggs, bacon, corn) | n/a | Paul (shrimp cocktail) | Jean-Paul (watermelon tomato salad) | Cheryl (Banana-caramel covered ice cream) | Monty |
| June 19 | Paul Jean Paul | David (pork, avocado, plaintains) | DSS (paloma) | Pam | Cheryl (cucumber salad) | Kathleen | Cracians |
| Aug 21 | David Leon | Paul (snapper, fresh fruit or veggie, almonds) | Cheryl | Jean Paul | Debra | Bill | Bill |
