Have a goodly crown roast in the oven. Father dropped off some bagged stuffing mix and ground lamb. Browned the lamb with onions and mixed with 50/50 homemade pork/tyrkey stock for the stuffing. The cast iron skillet was left greasy but added a round rack and the roast.
Lamb and pork drippings from the pan will be the base for our gravy. Wife boiled and diced beets which are currently marinating in olive oil, salt, and vinegar. She will shortly be starting twice-baked potatoes while I cream some pearl onions. Just before service, kids will be stationed at the toaster to bake the rolls.
Drinks simple hot chocolate, coffee, and sparkling apple cider.
Have also started on tomorrow's supper with friends. Forked together liverwurst, sour cream, jalapeño powder, Jamaican mustard habanero sauce, and finely minced onion. It's in the fridge to meld as such things are best the next day. Plan to slice some prosciutto to go with the pâté, quartered pickled onions, and brie wedge. Mini toasts and crackers on the side. Have some canned croissants to bake, leftover ground lamb to become something like a mixed hamburger stroganoff.
Drinks will consist of cranberry infused gin (a cheap but serviceable gin and dried cranberries that have been melding since Thanksgiving), tonic, Pabst Blue Ribbon, hot tea, and lemon water.
Going to do more hiking than hunting tomorrow morning to earn some of these calories. Trying not to think about mext weekend when leftover cream may need using up as eggnog...