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One of my favorite parts of the Christmas season is the food used to herald the holiday.  Every family has those three or four recipes that they only break out during the holiday season.  In Christmases past, my mother and I would bake for weeks!  Are two staples were Italian Christmas Cookies and Buckeye Balls.  On Christmas Day, the family would sit down to a dinner that covered 5 to 6 courses; including a course dedicated entirely to lasagna!  I cannot wait to see what (and who) pops up around the table this year!

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