I don’t know if you’re like me, but every year at holiday time I make a pile of the recipes that I want to try and make that season. It runs the gammut from a new take on green bean casserole to truffles to a kind of pie that my husband may actually like. Every year it happens and every year I set myself up for burn out. There is such a thing as too much. Granted, for me that is farther away than for most of you, but even for me there is a limit. I sat down yesterday and counted out the number of recipes in my pile and it was 94. Since there are only 43 more days until Christmas (gasp)! that would mean I would have to make more than 2 a day to accomplish my goal. Impossible!! So, here’s the dilemma. Which ones do I pick? How do I choose? Don’t make fun…..this is actually something I struggle with. Laugh if you must, but I end up trying to reach the goal and never having fun with it in the process.
This year’s goal is going to be different. I took my recipe pile and I divided it into categories of food (i.e. appetizers, entrees, desserts, soups, etc.) and then, in each pile I picked out the 2 that I most wanted to make. My pile of 94 has now been scaled back to a manageable 18. Is that still too much? Well, I figure I can accomplish that and who knows, if I get that all done and still have time on my hands, maybe I’ll go back to the pile.
What are you most looking forward to making this season? Time-honored favorites that you’ve made the same way for years or new takes on an old classic? I’d love to hear about it!
