This will be our first Christmas at home. I counted us very lucky that Harveys (a local grocer) had turkey breasts on sale recently and my mother in law bought us one. I have a canister of potato pearls (think instant potatoes that actually taste good), some sweet potatoes for pie, a box of stuffing mix, fresh cranberries for sauce, and the ingredients for the famous green bean caserole. We're even planning on making cookies from scratch for Santa.

To be honest the turkey didn't scare me, it just looked a little labor intensive. I mean how different can it be from it's other poultry cousins. However, today a fully cooked turkey arrived from Harry and David's. My dad and stepmom sent it. So, that's less work for me. Which is nice because I wasn't sure how long I needed to thaw the big turkey breast from my freezer.

This now leaves me with only one traditional Christmas item that I've never cooked for myself on the menu... the green bean caserole. My kids don't like canned beans so I'm going to attempt with frozen; we'll see what happens.

I'm starting to get excited. A holiday without angst (hopefully).

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