holiday recap and 2010 one little word

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what a wonderful whirlwind this last week has been - to have had a whole week of together has been so great.

i haven't done any blogging or much scrapping but have been busy with cooking, baking, making home made giftbags and tags and sleeping in.

All the things that make up a great holiday!

This year was our first hosting Christmas festivities - it was busy, it was a lot of work, but it was totally worth it. I'd do it again in a second. For the first time in 4 plus years we used the "fancy china".

As promised here's a recipe rundown:

Christmas Eve Salads (this was the least pressure meal as we were just contributors vs. the hosts):

• Arugula and Roasted Tomato Salad - roasted plum tomatoes and served on a bed of arugula with a pesto dressing with parm and buffalo mozzarella.
• Pioneer Woman's Warm Spinach Salad - it really does live up to the claim of the best spinach salad EVER - I think primarily thanks to the warm bacon dressing.... except I forgot that we aren't supposed to have meat on Christmas Eve oops!)...this photo was pre-dressing...it got much better with the dressing.

Christmas Day Brunch:

Williams Sonoma Eggs Benedict

Williams Sonoma French Toast - we used Ace Bakery Cranberry Bread and it was so delish!

Boxing Day Fondue:

Cheese, Beef and Seafood with a plethora of sauces followed by chocolate fondue which we somehow messed up because the chocolate solidified - we ate it anyway....

I regularly read Ali Edwards' blog and am constantly inspired by what she does. I have decided to my own word for 2010 will be create.

For 2010 I want to try to do something creative every day - it doesn't have to be to scrap, it could be to cook something new, bake something, etc.

What's your word for 2010?