"This year my family has so much to be thankful for, over and above. I wittiness the power of love and Guardian Angles watching over my family, keeping them from all hurt harm and danger from East Coast to West Coast. We celebrated by fasting on Christmas Day and being together as a family, giving a Christmas morning to my oldest son whom I hadn't had a Christmas with in years.
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| Babette Stevenson's Christmas table from 2009 |
Then inviting friends over to share in grilling and preparing dishes for the first day (Umoja) of Kwanzaa. Babette, Clayton, Gionna, Levelle, Libby, TaShant, and myself shared time in the kitchen, we began by washing our hands first."
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| Gregory Melacon's Kwanzaa Table |
Kwanzaa Dinner Menu
Baby-Back Ribs
Beef Ribs Slowed Baked
Grill Chicken Breast on Skewers
Boston Baked Beans in BBQ Sauce
Mixed Collard, Mustard and Spinach Greens
Green Beans and Smoked Neck Bones
Potato Salad
Sweet Potato Pie
Hawaiian Bread
Shopping List:
- 3 bunches. Collards, Mustard, & Spinach Greens (wash and clean the greens before adding to seasoned water)
- 2 pounds, Green beans (snap and break beans before adding to water)
- 3-packs Smoked Neck Bones (add neck bones to water boil until tender, use for greens and beans)
- 1-can Boston Baked Beans (drain liquid, add BBQ sauce, bake until bubbly)
- Kraft's Honey Bar-B-Que Sauce (add hot sauce, brown sugar, maple syrup, Ketchup lemon pepper)
- Alpha's Potato Salad (medium red potatoes (8), (6) boiled eggs, 1 can black olives, 1/2 cup chopped celery, 1/2 cup bell peppers, garlic cloves, 1/2 cup white onions, hamburger pickles to taste, sweet pickles, sliced pimientos, sliced green olives 1/2 cup, butter pickles, add sandwich spread, and mustard for color and tartness)
- Babette's Potato Salad, (white potatoes mashed, black olives, pickles, pimientos, boiled eggs, mayo, seasoned salt)
- Baby Back Ribs - 4 lbs (these were marinated for four days)
- Chicken Breast - 2-lbs (cut into strips and place onto metal skewers)
- Slow baked beef ribs in oven with sauce
Start your own tradition during the holidays by inviting friends, family, and neighbors over to share dinner, host a potluck, there is nothing like a good old Bar-B-Que, and while the coals are still hot have the children put marshmallows on skewers and enjoy.
