In this festive holiday episode, Monique chats with friends from the LJCSC Dream Team about all the little things that make Christmas feel special, from favorite songs and decorations to family traditions and must-have holiday foods. 

We debate important issues like real vs. fake trees and white vs. multicolor lights, and share beloved family recipes like tamales, Feast of the Seven Fishes, pineapple honey ham, and generations of cookie-baking.

Listen to LJCSC’s festive playlist to get into the holiday spirit!

Check out the book Monique referenced, The Autobiography of Santa Claus

Watch Monique’s floofy kitty Noël take over the podcast on our previous episode with Dr. Riedler

Hannah’s mom’s honey ham recipe:
Ingredients:

1. Boneless ham
2. Canned pineapple in natural juice
3. 1 cup of brown sugar
4. 1/2 cup raw natural honey

Steps:

1. Grab your crockpot!
2. Pour canned pineapple (all juice included!) and some brown sugar into the crockpot
3. Place the ham into the crockpot
4. Pour the honey over the ham
5. Pour the rest of the brown sugar
6. Leave in the crockpot on low all day or overnight. Most tender and moist after 7+ hours!

Hannah’s mom’s no bake recipe:
Ingredients:

1. 2 cups sugar 
2. 1/2 cup milk
3. 1 stick butter 
4. 3 T baking cocoa 
5. 1 t vanilla 
6. 3/4 c peanut butter 
7. 2 cups quick 1 min oats

Instructions:
Soften butter in the microwave and then put the first 4 all together into a pot over the stove. Bring to a boil. Boil for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and add 1 t vanilla, stir in 3/4 cup pb until melted then add 2 cups oats. Drop on foil or wax paper until set. If you just want peanut butter no bakes, leave out the baking cocoa!

Learn from the talented plastic surgeons inside La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre, the 12x winner of the San Diego’s Best Union-Tribune Readers Poll, global winner of the 2020 MyFaceMyBody Best Cosmetic/Plastic Surgery Practice, and the 2025 winner of Best Cosmetic Surgery Group in San Diego Magazine’s Best of San Diego Awards.

Join hostess Monique Ramsey as she takes you inside LJCSC, where dreams become real. Featuring the unique expertise of San Diego’s most loved plastic surgeons, this podcast covers the latest trends in aesthetic surgery, including breast augmentation, breast implant removal, tummy tuck, mommy makeover, labiaplasty, facelifts and rhinoplasty.

La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre is located just off the I-5 San Diego Freeway at 9850 Genesee Ave, Suite 130 in the Ximed building on the Scripps Memorial Hospital campus.

To learn more, go to LJCSC.com or follow the team on Instagram @LJCSC

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