Happy New Year!!!

On The Menu

Each year for the past 32 years, I have had Christmas Eve dinner at my house. I love, love, love it!!! I enjoy planning the menu, shopping for the ingredients and spending the week preparing, cooking and baking! It's a lot of work but worth every minute of it.

Here's what's on the menu this year:

• Shrimp Cocktail
• Crab Cakes
• Mozzarella Sticks
• Pizza Bites
• Ranch and Pecan Cheese Ball
• Pesto and Cheddar Cheese Ball
• Onion and Mustard Cheese Ball
• Ham Tortilla Pinwheels
• Sausage Wonton Stars
• Hot Spinach Artichoke Dip
• Crackers
• Melba Toast
• Relish Tray
• Meatballs
• Garlic Bread
• Garden Salad
• Baked Mostaccioli
• Oreo Cake

This isn't even close to what I used to serve. I've had to pair things down over the years since our family is scattered a little bit and we don't have as many at our table anymore. I used to also have on the menu two different soups, chicken, fish and dozens upon dozens of cookies! 

If you would like to try one of my recipes, leave me a comment with your email address and I will send that to you!

From our house to yours - Merry Christmas!!! May the Lord bless you and your family this year and always!!!

~John & Lucy

The Three Little Pigs

You may not have heard the story of The Three Little Pigs quite like this! (FYI: The cigarette in the video is an electronic cigarette!)

Holiday Open House

The Old Farmhouse Gathering Team is having their 1st Annual Holiday Open House on Etsy. The open house will run from today, December 5th through Friday, December 9th.

Many of the shops are having some pretty great deals to help you with your holiday shopping so plan to stay awhile! To visit the Old Farmhouse Gathering team shops just click on the banner above.

From the Hearts and Hands of the OFG Giveaway

The Old Farmhouse Gathering Team is having their last giveaway of the year! All you need to do is leave a comment the OFG blog post in order to be entered in the giveaway. Just click on the banner above! One winner will be chosen on Tuesday, December 13th. We would love it if you would you put the giveaway on your sidebar and invite your family, friends and followers to enter for a chance to win.

Please take a few minutes to visit the shops of those who have generously donated items for the giveaway:

• Barb of Barb's Heartstrokes
• Jacquie of Hand of Bela Peck
• Kris of Maple Street Shoppe
• Mary of Sugar Bush Primitives
• Robyn of Motherlode Toad Factory
• Vicky of Paintspots and Splinters
• Natalie of Tins and Treasures
• Pamela of Maplea's Rag Cloth Dolls & Animals
• Marilyn of Harvest Moon Prims
• Cindy of Always Primitive

You can also shop with other OFG members by clicking here.