Sunday December 23
One of the marvelous things about Parker family gatherings is that each family takes full responsibility for cooking, serving, and cleaning up all meals for one day each; and that all of them are wonderful cooks. So for three out of the four days, we woke up to find orange juice on the table, hot coffee brewing, and a wonderful breakfast laid out; plus no necessity to even worry about meals later that day. And did I mention that everybody brought so many desserts, sweets, and other treats that there was not a speck of room available on our sideboard, and many had to be multi-stacked?
The first day was the Kelleys', so of course it began with David's unbeatable hot biscuits. He inherited his biscuit-making talents from his father Ralph, who apparently turns them out without even thinking about it. And bacon. Lots of bacon.
But our job is to report on dinner, and it was unbeatable too.
JoDee's pot pie (recipe is in mail.)
A mesclun salad, for those who felt they needed something green.
And a spectacular fresh orange Italian cream cake from Southern Living 2002.
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