Last night, my family and I celebrated the Winter Solstice. I was very excited that we had a lovely cover of snow the week before, thinking how wintery and lovely everything would look for our feast. Then, the two days before Solstice, we had a "heat wave" and rain, washing all the snow away. So instead of a cover of crisp, white snow, we had puddles and piles of slush. We also had for forgo a couple of our favorite Solstice traditions...
Ice lanterns (too warm) and s'mores by the fire pit (all our wood was soaked) ) However... we didn't let Mother Nature's silly whims keep us from celebrating the longest night (and the return of the light!) Here's a little glimpse at our Solstice Feast:
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The table, all set for our Feast. We light candles all around the room,
as a reminder of the returning light. |
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Our centerpiece... a narrow wooden tray, with votive candles,
twigs, pine cones and evergreen. |
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| Evergreen boughs and candles on the windowsill of our large kitchen window. |
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Some appetizers, to start... crostini with cashew cheese, carmelized onion and fig
(these were absolutely delicious with a glass of Pinot Grigio!)
and a little tray of crackers, carrots and figs for the kids. |
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| Winter Salad... mixed baby greens, pear, cranberries and walnuts. |
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| Vegan root vegetable stew and fresh-baked multigrain bread. |
The rest of this week will be quite busy, I'm sure... but I will venture to post about our Simple Christmas as soon as I can. Happy Holidays to all!
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