fondue

So Merry Christmas one and all. May you spend the day preparing the things you will eat, gathering with others to celebrate the day. We're hunkering down as a small family to spend the next couple days. Today we're going to the beach, like we did last year. And one year ago today I found out I was pregnant. That was a pretty wild Christmas present. Tonight, we're making fondue, in the tradition of M's family. My family tradition of oyster stew on Christmas Eve is so horrid, I guarantee it will not survive this generation. There is something so very right in dipping bread in a pan of melted cheese. Truly a dish of celebration, warmth and excess. Tomorrow, though, Christmas pizza, a latter day tradition of my parents. Can't go wrong with homemade pizza. And while I know it won't be a good as my dad's, it'll remind me of home.