The time is .. NOW!

16:25 hrs
24 Dec 14

     For some of you, dear readers, today is the day you celebrate Christmas and for the rest of us it will be tomorrow. Here at the WAYWARD INN, we get to enjoy both days. We open all of the gifts from outside the family on Christmas Eve and all those from within the immediate family (and St. Nick) on Christmas Day. How this came about is too long of a tale  to be written here. Someday, if you drop by the WAYWARD INN, I'll fill you in.

     Our friends from Over the Hump came for a visit today. They are great people. Their daughter, she's my age or there abouts, was with them too. We all sat about the great table, including the Loin Fruits, enjoying a light snack of cheeses and things. There is a local guy who used to be the proprietor of Comox Valley Meats. To this day he continues to make the best pepperoni and garlic coil in the VALLEY. I have a standing order for both. The banter was light hearted. In fact, the Couch Monkeys participated quite well in keeping up their end of the conversation.  They departed taking with them a jar of freshly bottled pickled eggs. They won't  be ready for a fortnight. I hope they enjoy them.

     Tonight, we are cooking a spiral cut ham from Costco. Its not so much for this meal but for the "Christmas Morning Wife Saver" that we will enjoy tomorrow.

     In a buttered 9x13 baking dish place a layer of white bread with the crusts cut off. Add a layer of ham (you could use turkey or seafood), a layer of a compatable cheese, another layer of white bread with the crusts cut off. Top it off with diced onions and peppers. In a bowl mix up six large eggs and three cups of whole milk, a dash of tabasco, worsteshire, salt and pepper, a teaspoon of dry mustard powder. Pour the slurry over the casserole, cover and let rest overnight. In the morning, pour a half cup of melted butter over the top and then layer on a cup of crushed cornflakes. Place in a 400F oven for an hour. Let it rest for ten minutes before serving.

     Tomorrow, on Christmas Day, we will have guests at the WAYWARD INN. New friends and old and some family too. Ivan and his mom are coming over as well as my Cuz'n and her Lobster. I don't knows  who's all staying for supper but I'm cooking a turkey with all the trimmings. I'm be sending them all home with any left overs.

     I wish for all of those who live in the Valley, and those who don't, to have a Merry Christmas. Please look after your neighbour and try to help one person every day. If we can all remember to do that the world will be be a much better place.