This week culminates in Christmas Day. Most of us are going to be pretty busy in this week, so as the week goes on, the meals get easier to fix. Most of the week features fairly traditional foods with a twist, often from the Alsace-Lorraine region of France. Christmas Eve we’re going to have a traditional, light Italian dish, with some interesting bites and a seasonal dessert. Again, as for Thanksgiving and Hanukkah, there is a full, traditional menu with a modern yet familiar twist you can either use at home or use to select which sides you’re contributing to a family gathering.
This week, I’m also using a lot of “stevia extract powder” or “stevia blend”. It’s more economical than Truvia or Purevia and works where their overtones don’t. The kind I use has a ratio where 1/3 cup equals 1 cup of sugar, so that’s what I mean in the ingredient list. If your stevia blend is in a different ratio, I tell you what amount of sugar mine is equal to so you can adjust yours accordingly.
