Ambrosia

The taste of the holidays is the taste of home.  My mom pulled out a stack of recipes inches thick that we prepared for the big Christmas dinner (from which we are only now waking up from).  In addition to ham and turkey we had casseroles, stuffing, rolls, mashed potatoes, spinach salad and green beans to name just a few.  The desserts and treats table were there own feast including cheesecake, date nut balls, strawberry confections, peanut brittle, fudge, cookies, candied popcorn, orange fruit cake and cranberry mold. 
The familiar tastes were augmented with some local flavors on a trip to Ralph's Burgers.  In high school I worked for Ralph along with many of my peers and it is hard to beat a DPCAW. (Double Patty Cheese all the way)  My son was impressed as he fell victim to its awesome power.  We also went to a local Bar-B-Que place operated by a guy I knew in high school.  It's called Bubbaques and in addition to being able to sit in a boat in the restaurant they hand out 'bubba' teeth at the end of the meal so you can have the full Bubba experience.