That then this

The day after Christmas and all through the house. It was quiet again the way it was before but not in between. Family, food, and festivities were in no short order in that time when the house was full and so were our stomachs.

Christmas meals have come and gone and this one was one for the history books. Our history books, maybe, but the books just the same. Artichoke dip with homemade chips was beyond the beyond and you can't eat just one. Nothing could have surpassed the crab cakes. Nothing at all in any time or space. It was like being in crab cake heaven it was so very good. Can you imagine a place of heavenly crab cakes? This was it. The main dish left no one unsatisfied. The spinach/arugula salad with goat cheese, bacon, and walnuts. Add the lemon vinaigrette and call it a day except, wait, there is more. Roasted new potatoes, prime rib, and gravy was perfection. And how about the crab stuffed shrimp? Why do you even ask when it was so good. All together on one plate was the best meal we could have had on such a day. We didn't end it there but took it to the next level with the chocolate swirl cheesecake with fresh raspberry red wine reduction sauce. What a way to end a meal, a day, a celebration.
       

So what do you do the day after the best day? You take that quiet day and spend a portion in another quiet area. You go to enjoy the outside, the breeze, and stretch the legs on a hike.
What could be better than that and then this?
TT