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Season’s Greetings!

I wish I had time for a lengthy post about Christmas at my parents’ new place in South Dakota, but this selection of photos will have to do for now.  Merry merry. Enjoy.

My uncle’s stained glass creations; birds

Our adorable, drooling kitchen helper

Bacon, cheddar & chive strata

With fruit & good coffee on the side

Black Hills

Vegetable lasagna & bison lasagna

Soupy but delicious

Christmas morning

Santa’s little helper

Lemon-blueberry sour cream pancakes with pomegranate and peppered bacon

Tasting new toys

“Where are all the faces?”

Family photo courtesy of my brother

Hee haw

Custer State Park

My first (very successful!) attempt at making gnocchi, with indentations artfully made by my sister-in-law

Christmas dinner: great grandma’s corn casserole, gnocchi with parmesan and brown butter, porchetta-style pork roast, kale and brussels sprout salad, and Rustica bread – all fantastic!

And for good measure, man leggings and a Santa diaper

Hope you all had a wonderful holiday!