Ahh, the workweek is finally over, and NOW Christmas preparations can begin. Just as this lovely thread is trying to ride off into the sunset. Well don't, stay a little longer!

All I am supposed to create this Christmas are a few strudels. They are fairly wonderful and simple.    But the Banana Bread does sound like a great idea, the pecans are being very kind to us this year. The 'off the top of my head' remark from Stilly does kind of scare me, but nothing seems to be missing. Well, it'll be an adventure.

Here's a quest for you experts: I made a pound cake one year that called for quite a bit of freshly grated nutmeg and was pretty fabulous, but I've lost the recipe. Don't suppose one of your mothers used to make this by any chance?

Meanwhile, wishing very much I hadn't read that great well-researched   book about how terribly good a low-carb plan is for us. Sigh.