you used to be alright

christmas eve dinner

we were priviliged enough to be hosted by my cousin keelan and his wife amelia and their two precocious sons samuel and joshua, for a hybrid western/filipino christmas eve dinner. growing up christmas eve dinner wasn’t a big deal in my household, but it was nice to have a family dinner on a family holiday.

braised ox tails and ribs

smoked salmon

mac and cheese – this is the california pizza kitchen recipe. sadly, it’s velveeta. still tasty, though.

josh only has eyes for the cupcake santa

a filipino dessert called brazos de mercedes made with egg whites and egg yolks folded with sugar. it was really tasty.