christmas 2008 dinner menu

This is the very first time that I am cooking a Christmas dinner! I am so excited and have been cooking all day, and it's only Christmas Eve. And yes, there are only two of us eating this, but hey, it's Christmas! Here's what's on tap:

• Mrs. Gage's Leek and Jerusalem Artichoke Soup
• Homemade Buttery Dinner Rolls
• NY Strip from the fabulous Del Ray butcher "Let's Meat on the Avenue"
• Baked carnival squash with apples, raisins and honey (recipe to be created)
• Baked Cauliflower
• Fresh Green Bean Casserole (not your traditional condensed soup variety)
• Apple pie (yes, a homemade crust), with a slice of Lamb Chopper (cheddar-like cheese) from the yet-again fabulous "Cheesetique" in Del Ray.
  

Notes about this menu:

• You can make the rolls, bread, pie, and soup a day ahead. Just puree the soup the day of.
• Apple pie with a slice of cheddar is a mid-atlantic and northeastern tradition.
• You can eyeball the cauliflower dish and make it down to size if you aren't serving a lot of people.