It sounds like you had a very good start to the Feast of Seven Porks. All you would have needed is a few cold cuts for antipasto to go with the Vermouth and you would have been there pre-Christmas Eve. We will have to check out your rub as I believe that is usually the beginnings of a great meal.

I caved in and purchased a single strand of lights which I hung on the trellis in the living room, thus foregoing the annual Cursing of the Lights by hanging them right out of the box. Perhaps if we had Vermouth the light stringing would go better? I am truly impressed that the wreath was hung with care and not hospital care. That takes talent!

You would not have sullied The Table with your post :-) I hope we have such a good time that the table cloth is stained with gravy and a few meatballs escaping from forks. (Ozark Hillbillies talk with their hands, too!) Post anything you like there.

Sadly, Airport Guy doesn't cook very often. He is an excellent cook when he has time and energy for it. He did, however, take me to Ruby Tuesday's for lunch yesterday and brought home Panera's bagels and cream cheese for breakfast. He also made a special trip in to Omaha to find pancetta, proscuitto and smoked provolone plus an eggplant spread for crusty Italian bread. Our bread starter did not ferment. It formed a crust of black mold, forcing us to throw in the towel (and the bowl)quite literally when the garbage men came on Friday. The basement has a mold problem which apparently has now migrated upstairs. Yikes!

If he still had time to cook, he would make our anniversary dish: hot dogs, sauerkraut and Asti Spumanti Zonin which we would eat on a blanket by the fireplace at our favorite log cabin.

Time to stir the gravy. Bon Appetito!