A Few Days Before
- Bake Corn Pocket Rolls; cool and freeze in tightly covered container.
The Day Before
- Prepare Blue Cheese Dip, but do not spoon it into the bell pepper. Cover and refrigerate dip and vegetables to assemble later.
- Prepare Ginger-Lime Dressing for Holiday Spinach Salad.
- Prepare Raspberry-White Chocolate Cream Cake.
The Morning Before
- Prepare Soft Custard for Creamy Eggnog.
- Chop and measure the ingredients for Holiday Spinach Salad.
About 3 Hours Before Serving
As Guests Arrive
- Finish and serve Creamy Eggnog.
- Spoon Blue Cheese Dip into the bell pepper and arrange it with the vegetables on a platter.
About 1 Hour Before Serving
* Prepare Carrots with Rum Raisins.
About 40 Minutes Before Serving
- Prepare Silky Garlic Mashed Potatoes.
About 20 Minutes Before Serving (as the ham rests)
- Remove Corn Pocket Rolls from freezer. Wrap in aluminum foil and reheat in 350°F oven.
- Prepare Green Beans.
Just Before Serving Christmas Dinner
- Carve the ham.
- Toss Holiday Spinach Salad.