Every year, either on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, or Boxing Day, we have the Keultjeses over for a real Cuban meal! Sarah and I can't remember not seeing them at Christmas. When we used to live around the corner from them, we always saw each other on Christmas. Sometimes we would go there, other times they would come to our house. I remember one year, when it was really snowy and the roads were bad, they piled all there presents on a sled and trudged through the snow to visit!
The Cuban dinner started when we moved here. Since we didn't see them as much and the girls were at school now, we thought that would be a nice way to celebrate. Gramma and Grampa always send a box full of yucca and plantains a few weeks before, just for the occasion. Mom and I had already made the black beans, and Mrs. Keultjes was bringing the garlic bread!
Well, this year. aft
er selling so much on eBay and all, we decided that we wanted to enjoy our visit and not be too rushed, so we actually decorated on Christmas Day. We are going to wait and do our presents on Sunday. Sarah wasn't feeling as "Scroogie" as Mom and I were about Christmas decorations, so she and Dad put up the silver tree and decorated it with Shiny Brites. It is really nice, actually. Mom and I spent the day getting the good dishes out and finding the right amount of serving bowls and utensils that were needed for the dinner.
We decided to use our Silver Pine
dishes. Mom and I love them, but don't really get a chance to use them. This time we brought out every piece we could possibly use and the table looked gorgeous! Keultjeses got here about 2:30 and dinner was about an hour later. As always, Mrs. Keultjes served at the table and the beans and everything were great! (Mom's black beans are even better than Gramma's!) Sarah and I had asked Mrs. Keultjes to bring a pan of cheesy apples for the meal. (They are simply one of the best foods that you can taste here on earth. Wow! She always made them when we were little and Sarah and I have never been able to forget them. We have tried making them, but they never seem to work like Mrs. Keultjes'. Hmmm . . . ) Happily, she told us that we should just keep them for later. Sarah and I, like the nice little hostesses, said "No. Let's share" - NOT! Actually, after they had gone back home, we all split them and ate them as a snack. They were just as wonderful as ever!
For dessert, Mom brought out her Rumtopf and brandied peaches. So they were served over pound cake and everyone really liked them. It was fun as this was the first time that we served the Rumtopf and Mom was very excited about it. Especially as it turned out so well. It was beautiful!
The Cuban dinner started when we moved here. Since we didn't see them as much and the girls were at school now, we thought that would be a nice way to celebrate. Gramma and Grampa always send a box full of yucca and plantains a few weeks before, just for the occasion. Mom and I had already made the black beans, and Mrs. Keultjes was bringing the garlic bread!Well, this year. aft
er selling so much on eBay and all, we decided that we wanted to enjoy our visit and not be too rushed, so we actually decorated on Christmas Day. We are going to wait and do our presents on Sunday. Sarah wasn't feeling as "Scroogie" as Mom and I were about Christmas decorations, so she and Dad put up the silver tree and decorated it with Shiny Brites. It is really nice, actually. Mom and I spent the day getting the good dishes out and finding the right amount of serving bowls and utensils that were needed for the dinner.We decided to use our Silver Pine
dishes. Mom and I love them, but don't really get a chance to use them. This time we brought out every piece we could possibly use and the table looked gorgeous! Keultjeses got here about 2:30 and dinner was about an hour later. As always, Mrs. Keultjes served at the table and the beans and everything were great! (Mom's black beans are even better than Gramma's!) Sarah and I had asked Mrs. Keultjes to bring a pan of cheesy apples for the meal. (They are simply one of the best foods that you can taste here on earth. Wow! She always made them when we were little and Sarah and I have never been able to forget them. We have tried making them, but they never seem to work like Mrs. Keultjes'. Hmmm . . . ) Happily, she told us that we should just keep them for later. Sarah and I, like the nice little hostesses, said "No. Let's share" - NOT! Actually, after they had gone back home, we all split them and ate them as a snack. They were just as wonderful as ever!For dessert, Mom brought out her Rumtopf and brandied peaches. So they were served over pound cake and everyone really liked them. It was fun as this was the first time that we served the Rumtopf and Mom was very excited about it. Especially as it turned out so well. It was beautiful!
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