Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
And folks dressed up like Eskimos

Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe
Will help to make the season bright
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
Will find it hard to sleep tonight

Ah, the holiday season. The best season. We are slowly being surrounded by all of the festive Christmas cheer that comes in many forms: Santas outside grocery stores collecting donations, fairy lights around the neighborhoods, carols in all the good spaces, invitations to holiday parties, sugar cookies and gingerbreads, Starbucks holiday cups, and the desire to be cozy. We’re all about it and here for it.

This month we will get together to celebrate and highlight the season’s produce and flavors: winter roasts. Let that lead and inspire us as we bring together a table and feast to cap off an amazing year.

DECEMBER MENU

• Bread, butter, honey, dips, and jams

• Winter salad (kale, delicata squash, and more)

• Cumin pork chops with charred scallions by Sokie

• Braised short ribs by Janet

• Mulled red wine with fruits by Miguel

• Almond and dark chocolate star bread

• Holiday cookies

HOLIDAY SPECIALS

• Let’s sign some Christmas cards for charity. I’ll have the cards ready; all you need is a pen and good thoughts to share.

• Wear a holiday sweater, red, or green. Or a combination of all of these festive things.