We headed to Florida for the Christmas holidays. Driving south, we stopped for the night in Savannah, Georgia. Looking online, we debated which place to try out for dinner. We ended up going to the southern classic, Lady & Sons, owned by Paula Deen. Now Paula is not really known as a "less is more" kind of gal, but we were on vacation.
The buffet has a nice variety of southern classics. Fresh fried chicken, collard greens, creamy macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes with gravy, and a variety of beans. There were also ribs and ham, corn on the cob, salad and desserts. Really nice collards.
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We finally made it to Florida after another day of driving. It was the first time for my boyfriend to meet my parents, and happily everyone got along really well together.
Christmas Eve dinner we had portabello mushrooms stuffed with crab, shrimp and a cheesy rice mixture. With a light salad, rolls and a crisp Pinot Grigio, we had a very relaxed night before Christmas.
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Christmas morning tradition: coffee, juice, fruit salad and cinnamon rolls. This year we had orange cinnamon and regular glazed cinnamon rolls.
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Christmas Dinner
Grilled potatoes, grilled pork tenderloin and asparagus.
Shrimp casserole
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After a bit of home-cooking, we picked up some pizza to eat after watching True Grit. It's become a holiday tradition to go see a movie.
Vegetable lovers pizza - garlic, onion, fresh tomato, olives, mushrooms and peppers.
Mushroom, onion, sausage, and pepperoni.
I gained close to 20 lbs thanks to the shock-and-awe- culinary challenge explosion.
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