Christmas Dinner

My sister and I made Christmas dinner this year. The image above is our homemade sweet potato gnocchi. We rolled the sweet potato mush into long sheets coated in flour and cut it into strips that later we would roll up into small balls. The gnocchi was paired with a creamy gouda cheese sauce. While my sister prepare the pasta, I cooked the filet mignon. It was my first time dealing with such expensive meat that I was afraid to even touch it at first. With my aunt's advice, I cooked the filet to a perfect medium rare in a cast iron skillet.

At the dinner table all of the guests raved over the food. I felt proud that I was able to contribute and help my mom out this year in the kitchen. I gushed with joy to see the smiles on my family and friend's faces as they chewed on the savory dinner that I helped prepare.