What do you serve the Friday evening before the holidays?  I thought to serve what my late great mother-in-law used to do – Friday night cold cuts on the piano.  Turns out it demands as much preparation as brisket.  And I’m exhausted.

The grocer has warned that if we’re going to be buying for the holidays we’d better get set on Sunday because supplies are running out.  And how does one prepare for three days of non-stop feasting with family and friends…

I don’t even have room for everything I need.  

And I’m not a great cook.  

And certainly not an enthusiastic one.

The whole Jewish mother bit is over-rated