{"id":2391,"date":"2008-12-26T09:45:27","date_gmt":"2008-12-26T13:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=2391"},"modified":"2008-12-27T01:01:45","modified_gmt":"2008-12-27T05:01:45","slug":"december-25th-2008-christmas-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2008\/12\/december-25th-2008-christmas-day\/","title":{"rendered":"December 25th, 2008: Christmas Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi guys!\u00a0 Sorry no post last night but by the time we finally sat down on the couch it was close to 10pm. :o\u00a0 And I was pooped!<\/p>\n<p>Not too much happened after we got back from Rocky&#8217;s walk.\u00a0 I mentioned I was munchy and Scott said he was too.\u00a0 Seeing how it was going on 4pm I decided to just make some appetizers and our starter salads for dinner.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2393\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-25-08_salad.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2393\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2393\" title=\"ohc-12-25-08_salad\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-25-08_salad-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"starters\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-25-08_salad-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-25-08_salad.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2393\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">starters<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We had stuffed bacon wrapped jalapenos!\u00a0 YUM! And the salads were very basic with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Romaine<\/li>\n<li>Spinach<\/li>\n<li>Cucumber<\/li>\n<li>Carrot<\/li>\n<li>Sunflower and pumpkin seeds<\/li>\n<li>Cranberries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dressing easily with some oil and balsamic.\u00a0 I started off with two jalapenos and ended up eating four! <img src='\/images\/blush.gif' alt=':blush:' \/>\u00a0 To my credit I always pick the fat off the bacon because ew, fat.\u00a0 And I only ate the inside of the jalapeno because the whole thing was just too spicy for me.\u00a0 So that really didn&#8217;t amount to too much and I did finish all my salad!\u00a0 I was craving some veg.<\/p>\n<p>I was about to put the roast in when I wanted to add some wine to the pan.\u00a0 We decided that would be the perfect time to bust out one of my prezzies from Scott!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2394\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-25-08_wine_prezzie.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2394\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2394\" title=\"ohc-12-25-08_wine_prezzie\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-25-08_wine_prezzie-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"in the box \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-25-08_wine_prezzie-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-25-08_wine_prezzie.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2394\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">in the box <\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2395\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-25-08_wine_prezzie2.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2395\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2395\" title=\"ohc-12-25-08_wine_prezzie2\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-25-08_wine_prezzie2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"out of the box in its holder\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-25-08_wine_prezzie2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-25-08_wine_prezzie2.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2395\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">out of the box in its holder<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This is a wine aerator.\u00a0 For red wine you have to let them &#8220;breathe&#8221;, we all know this right?\u00a0 Well this little fella, you pour the wine through him and he aerates the wine for you so you can drink it immediately.\u00a0 Scott says it has gotten amazing reviews.\u00a0 And that it is supposed to make a cheap bottle of wine seem like a really expensive year.\u00a0 We pulled out a cheap bottle I bought for Christmas.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2396\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-25-08_wine_bottle.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2396\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2396\" title=\"ohc-12-25-08_wine_bottle\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-25-08_wine_bottle-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"xmas wine \" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-25-08_wine_bottle-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-25-08_wine_bottle.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2396\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">xmas wine <\/p><\/div>\n<p>You&#8217;ll notice it has reindeer because I cannot resist seasonal items.\u00a0 Let the taste test begin!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2397\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-25-08_taste1.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2397\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2397\" title=\"ohc-12-25-08_taste1\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-25-08_taste1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Taste 1 with stylish blindfold \" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-25-08_taste1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-25-08_taste1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2397\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taste 1 with stylish blindfold <\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2398\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-25-08_taste2.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2398\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2398\" title=\"ohc-12-25-08_taste2\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-25-08_taste2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Taste 2 \" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-25-08_taste2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-25-08_taste2.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2398\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taste 2 <\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ha! I guess I pretty much work the exact same pose as I drink wine. :p\u00a0 Anyway, it worked!\u00a0 The second glass was the pour through the aerator and it had a much deeper tone with a more intense flavor than just drinking it straight.\u00a0 Very interesting!<\/p>\n<p>I plopped dinner in the oven, Scott poured me a glass of wine and I hit the couch with my word find book (also a prezzie) for a bit while Scott talked with his parents.\u00a0 Then he came in and was flipping through some of his prezzies while I kept plugging away at my word find.\u00a0 I love word finds!\u00a0 Crossword puzzles can kiss it, word finds are where it&#8217;s at!<\/p>\n<p>Finally dinner was done and it was time to eat!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2399\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-25-08_dinner.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-6\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2399\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2399\" title=\"ohc-12-25-08_dinner\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-25-08_dinner-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas Dinner\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-25-08_dinner-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-25-08_dinner.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2399\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christmas Dinner<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Prime rib roast with twice baked potatoes and carrots that roasted in the pan with the beef.\u00a0 We were also going to have brussel sprouts but they didn&#8217;t turn out.\u00a0 Scott said that was fine, more room for meat!\u00a0 <img src='\/images\/lol.gif' alt=':lol:' \/>\u00a0 In the middle is horseradish cream sauce for the roast.\u00a0 I ate everything on my plate and then went back in for another wee cut of roast.\u00a0 It was so good!\u00a0 And we only have this once a year at Christmas, so\u00a0 yeah I think I can have as much as I want. <img src='\/images\/wink.gif' alt=';)' \/><\/p>\n<p>After dinner was cleanup which didn&#8217;t take too long.\u00a0 Then we decided to try and take a quick picture of us but everything was coming out blurry.\u00a0 So I present you with this super blurry pic of the two of us.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2400\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-25-08_us.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-7\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2400\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2400\" title=\"ohc-12-25-08_us\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-25-08_us-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Blurry Christmas Portrait \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-25-08_us-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ohc-12-25-08_us.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2400\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blurry Christmas Portrait <\/p><\/div>\n<p>Finally we could hit the couch.\u00a0 Scott poured us our last glass of wine for the evening, some of the reisling from Christmas eve and we finished the Pens game from earlier this week.\u00a0 It was horrible.\u00a0 Ugh!\u00a0 They play tonight so let&#8217;s hope that&#8217;s better!<\/p>\n<p>By 11pm I was passing out so I headed to bed.\u00a0 We had a great Christmas day and I&#8217;m so glad we&#8217;re on vacation until after the new year!<\/p>\n<p>I haven&#8217;t had breakfast or anything yet, that stuff will get posted later today. <img src='\/images\/biggrin.gif' alt=':D' \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi guys!\u00a0 Sorry no post last night but by the time we finally sat down on the couch it was close to 10pm. :o\u00a0 And I was pooped! Not too much happened after we got back from Rocky&#8217;s walk.\u00a0 I mentioned I was munchy and Scott said he was too.\u00a0 Seeing how it was going [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4KYWa-Cz","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2391"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}