Suddenly a Chef

[soc_puppet]

Around 9:00pm, my parents delegated the task of cooking our Christmas Eve ham to me.

At around 10:00pm, I went Ducking Around* for recipes, because I want to actually have some idea what I'm doing.

At roughly 11:00pm, I grumbled, put on my coat, and went to the grocery store for the second time in one day, because damned if I'm going tomorrow.

I'm now prepared to make the best damn ham I can (out of... extra-thick-sliced deli ham, rather than anything with an actual bone in the middle, because that's what Dad brought home last weekend), and only a teensy bit grumpy that I wasn't appointed this task before I went to the store the first time, around 7:00pm.

Other planned dishes are a double-size batch of green bean casserole, because I like it, and a simple risotto for carbs, because Dad also picked up a whole bunch more of that than I expected when I requested some. It's delicious, but yeesh!


* Like "googling", except with the search engine Duck Duck Go

Comments

[gwydion]

There is zero chance that you will mess it up as bad as my father's mother did ever year. (Raw in the middle, no proper glaze). *shudder*

I bet yours will be excellent.

[soc_puppet]

Good grief, that does sound like a mess!

I probably could've cooked the ham a little longer, but it was meant to be eaten as sandwich meat in the first place, so it's fine in that respect. It turned out decently well otherwise; I used a bit more orange zest that I perhaps would've liked in the future, but otherwise it was pretty good!

[gwydion]

I'm so glad it turned out!

[alexseanchai]

nice of them to give you forewarning, wow

the only thing I know for sure about our Christmas Eve dinner is I ain't cooking it; I'm about three-quarters expecting Chinese takeout

[soc_puppet]

Yeah, as far as decision timing goes, it was perhaps less last-minute than it might have been, but still!

I hope you enjoyed it, and will enjoy whatever you have tomorrow! We will likely be snacking on leftovers.