stir it up.

So I've decided among my many other projects that making a food that I have never prepared solo is my new adventure. First was homemade chocolate chip cookies and last week was puppy chow. Both successful in their own right. So now I'm searching for this weeks food that I can serve my ever so picky family for Christmas. I've decided to make homemade pesto next week in a pasta dish. It doesn't matter what it is, I just want to explore new foods and things that I make all my self. Eggplant lasagna is on my list, but this Christmas dish is baffling me....HELP!!!