We run a lot. Not always together. The sisters and I woke up and ran early Christmas morning in Granbury. It was a tough run due to the fact that we indulged in our Christmas eve tradition of tamales and guacamole. If I am lucky the miles I have run the past few weeks might just barely cancel out the amount of food and sugar I have eaten. It has been a lot of good food though.
Christmas was a collection of food creations from the Welch family. Pam made sourdough french bread. Sarah made green bean bundles. Deb-tastic made red pepper risotto. Dane made green-chili stuffed pork loin with a green peppercorn sauce. My grandmother made some wonderful fruit salads/puddings and my wonderful Aunt made 5 amazing pies. Lastly, I made pumpkin poblano corn pudding and some grilled vegetables to even everything out.
The poblano pumpkin corn pudding was an experiment from whole foods that turned out pretty good.
Recipe:
(taken from the Whole Foods Cookbook)
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups cornmeal
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3 large eggs beaten
1/4 cup canola oil
1 can creamed corn
1 1/4 cups canned pumpkin
1 cup fat-free ricotta cheese
1 cup diced red onion
3/4 cups seeded and diced poblano pepper
1 tablespoon fresh minced ginger
1 cloves minced garlic
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine cornmeal, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
Add beaten eggs, oil, and creamed corn. Mix well.
Next add pumpkin and ricotta cheese. Mix well.
Stir in remaining ingredients.
Pour everything in a greased 9 by 13 pan. Bake for 45 minutes until set in a soft pudding.
Deb-tastic helped me by seasoning all the vegetables that we grilled. She begged to be featured on the blog. She also wants me to publicly apologize for portraying her as a horse-loving wrangler wearer.
Sarah and mom on the back porch
veggies!
Into the grill basket went broccoli, asparagus, onions, mushrooms, and pre-steamed butternut squash. Amazing!
Dad working on his meat.
veggies finished.
Beautiful salads complements of my grandmother…
The family table. My grandmother and uncle kindly joined me at the kids table. Although I am nearly 25 I am still the youngest person in my family. I feel obligated to take my place at the small card table. 
My aunt is amazing! Pecan, Chocolate Pecan, Coconut Creme, pumpkin, and sweet potato pies.
The beautiful view of the Brazos.
Christmas comes to and end.
We run a lot. Not always together. The sisters and I woke up and ran early Christmas morning in Granbury. It was a tough run due to the fact that we indulged in our Christmas eve tradition of tamales and guacamole. If I am lucky the miles I have run the past few weeks might just barely cancel out the amount of food and sugar I have eaten. It has been a lot of good food though.
Christmas was a collection of food creations from the Welch family. Pam made sourdough french bread. Sarah made green bean bundles. Deb-tastic made red pepper risotto. Dane made green-chili stuffed pork loin with a green peppercorn sauce. My grandmother made some wonderful fruit salads/puddings and my wonderful Aunt made 5 amazing pies. Lastly, I made pumpkin poblano corn pudding and some grilled vegetables to even everything out.
The poblano pumpkin corn pudding was an experiment from whole foods that turned out pretty good.
Recipe:
(taken from the Whole Foods Cookbook)
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups cornmeal
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3 large eggs beaten
1/4 cup canola oil
1 can creamed corn
1 1/4 cups canned pumpkin
1 cup fat-free ricotta cheese
1 cup diced red onion
3/4 cups seeded and diced poblano pepper
1 tablespoon fresh minced ginger
1 cloves minced garlic
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine cornmeal, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
Add beaten eggs, oil, and creamed corn. Mix well.
Next add pumpkin and ricotta cheese. Mix well.
Stir in remaining ingredients.
Pour everything in a greased 9 by 13 pan. Bake for 45 minutes until set in a soft pudding.
Deb-tastic helped me by seasoning all the vegetables that we grilled. She begged to be featured on the blog. She also wants me to publicly apologize for portraying her as a horse-loving wrangler wearer.
Sarah and mom on the back porch
veggies!
Into the grill basket went broccoli, asparagus, onions, mushrooms, and pre-steamed butternut squash. Amazing!
Dad working on his meat.
veggies finished.
Beautiful salads complements of my grandmother…
The family table. My grandmother and uncle kindly joined me at the kids table. Although I am nearly 25 I am still the youngest person in my family. I feel obligated to take my place at the small card table.
My aunt is amazing! Pecan, Chocolate Pecan, Coconut Creme, pumpkin, and sweet potato pies.
The beautiful view of the Brazos.
Christmas comes to and end.