Cooking & Baking

I couldn't look a turkey in the face & I REALLY don't like Ham, (I hate the stringy bits that get in between my teeth), So, we went Spanish Basque...
Grilled Garlic Lamb Sirloin Steaks
Slab Fries
Marmita, (Basque Bean Stew)
Full Mezclun Salad with Spicy Pickled Beets
Fresh Sheepherder Bread, (Homemade, of course, lol)

Because the dinner was rather rich, we had a light & not too sweet dessert
Mama's Ambrosia, (Clementines, Grated Coconut, Sour Cream & Mini Marshamallows)

As a Christmas Gift to the Hubz workmate & friend, I made him enough food to last at least a week. He's STILL working at {{82 YEARS OLD!}}, is legally blind from closed angle Glaucoma & has hearing loss from working on the flight line in Vietnam DURING the war. He lives alone here & we didn't want him to go to buy premade junk from a grocery.
I deboned, brined & applied a spiced compound butter that had diced Purple Shallots, Onion, Leeks & Garlic inside of the breast. I then diced fresh Sage, Flat Leaf Parsely, Thyme, Rosemary, 1.5 dried Lemon Peel, Rosemary & Marjoram. I then rolled & tied it. I basted it in melted Compound butter and roasted it until it was golden brown.
I made gravy of the drippings & added wild mushrooms.
His dinner(s) were about 3 lbs of Turkey breast & gravy
Smashed Potatoes
1 Garlic & Black Pepper Baked Chicken, (Frozen)
1 Garlicky, Spicy & Sweet Baked Chicken, (Frozen)
1.5 lbs Green Salad
Honey Cornbread Muffins
Black Eyed Peas, (We make ours with celery, Onion, Garlic, Red Bell Pepper, Crushed Red Chili, Diced Smoked Pork Jowls, Chicken Bouillion, Diced stewed tomato)
Homemade Rum Pecan Pie.
HE WAS SO HAPPY & we were tickled and pleased to do it for him...

I guess you can understand why I couldn't stomach the thought of another piece of poultry, let alone TURKEY! lol
I hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas, Happy Hannukah & Happy New Year's to each to all of you...
PS: I had Cherry/Cranbrerry Juice & Baby had Chilled Matcha Tea with Yuzu, Kaffir Lime Leaves sweetened with Honey.