Dinner looks yummy! And the doggie is doing an excellent sploot!
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Leftover penne from the other night, added more fried onions and chorizo, a splash of veal stock and some baked Kirklands meat-a-balls. This was even tastier than the other day! I love leftovers
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Did a bunch of cooking projects then ran out of steam so snacky dinner again and planned Christmas dinner rolled to Boxing Day.
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Rest of Christmas, Family Dinner:
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Roasted Certified Canadian Angus Prime Rib
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3 differently dressed Beans, Frisee and Baby Kale salad
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’ Robuchon ’ creamy mashed potato
Kids provided the strong liquor ( Weller Kentucky Antique 107 Bourbon ) and ‘regular’ wine ( Marques de Murrieta, Rioja Alta ), I contributed the more fancy ones ( Chateaux Latour 1990; Chateaux D’Yquem 1988 )
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Lots of good eating today – snacks at lunchtime:
Roasted shrimp cocktail, white bean-pistachio dip, dirty martini dip with crudites, cheese plate, relish tray, pickled okra, Champagne cocktails.
Then a baby Last Word and double Manhattan:
Eventually dinner:
Dr. Pepper-glazed ham, green bean casserole, and duchesse potatoes.
Cranberry sauce, Aunt Peg’s rolls, broccoli cheese, too.
And lemon chiffon pie for dessert:
There were also a bûche noël from Sam’s (looked better than it tasted) and homemade tiramisu:
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A decadent, mouthwatering feast!
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Christmas dinner was Turkey (breast), stuffing, corn, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, gravy and rolls. I cheated and purchased the rolls from Dollar Tree. The “Glen and Friends – youtube” homemade rolls would have been so much better, but I was lazy.
Everything is cleaned up… Christmas is winding down and we had a nice day.
Hope everyone else had a Merry Christmas!!
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Sweet and smoky roasted turkey tenderloin, apple cider sauce, thyme and sage. Roasted yam, brussels sprouts, onion, red bells. Mixed sweet greens, carrot, celery, green onion, golden raisins, sunflower seeds, orange marmalade, oo, rice vinegar dressing.
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Glad you got home safely!
Our young adult son, 25 (adopted age 7, to explain family situation) and we 2 older adults (69) were happy to have his older sister and her two children, 4 and 9, visit yesterday. So much energy and bouncing around, and yes, loud. We all really loved seeing them, and we we all exhausted when they left. And glad to have peace and quiet while enjoying the photos from the visit afterwards.
I got take out from the pub around the corner in Somerville that his sister’s family enjoys. Hardly exciting, but works for them. We had a very disappointing meal at Mamaleh’s in Kendall Square, Cambridge today. We won’t be returning.
I’m making our family favorite fancy Spanish “french toast” torrijas for a late breakfast tomorrow. Looking forward to that. It’s a kind of complicated recipe mostly for timing, but worth it to me.
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So sorry to hear about your knee.
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I think I will try making this recipe this week. Thanks for posting it.
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I’ve been cooking all day. LOL.
Chilled sour cherry soup for our first course
Here is my goose.
I stuffed it with prunes and apples.
I served the goose with goose fat roasted potatoes, scalloped potatoes, lingonberry sauce, cauliflower cheese, brown sugar ginger baked beans, lettuce- green onion-pomegranate- clementine salad. Christmas pudding and whisky sauce.
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Pasta with Mushrooms and Tomatoes - cavatappi with mix of mushrooms (king oyster, shiitake and oyster), onions, garlic, cherry tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar and parsley
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This year my dinner club went for Christmas dinner at our usual spot The Shore Club. Food, drink, and service are usually spot on but they really dropped the ball last night. The waiter came around and took our drink orders and broughr us menus. When it came time to place our orders the waiter started with me. However I was having difficulty deciding what I wanted so I asked to take everybody else’s orders so I could go last. He proceded to do so then left so I waited for him to come back to take my order. So I waited and waited and waited… Then appetizers started coming out so he seemed to have forgotten about me. I told one of the wait staff that I was ready to order so she said she’d get our waiter then left and didn’t come back. So I waited a few more minutes and tried again. Our waiter was found and dispatched to take my order. He apologized saying he forgot about me. I placed my order however they seemed to be screwing up the mains. Three of us ordered the prime rib in different levels of doneness. I asked for medium rare however it looked more like rare to me and the other two asked for medium but their prime rib looked like medium rare. The meat could have been a little warmer as well. We were too afraid to send our dishes back to the kitchen fearind we would never see them again. Th waiter also brought me someone else’s side and I saw a few other mix ups being made. I know it’s Christmas but there were an unacceptable amount of mix ups as far as I’m concerned. I was considering leaving a smaller tip but since I was with a large group, an 18% gratuity ws already included on our bills. I ended up with a sour taste in my mouth.
And now for pictures:
Wedge salad (my favourite!)
Room temperature, undercooked prime rib:
Excellent sticky toffee pudding:
And to drink I ordered a Southern Belle (non alcoholic whiskey, ginger beer, lime, and a bunch of other stuff). I liked this drink so much I had two of them!
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It sure looks pretty!
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Sounds like an absolute nightmare to me 
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Is that trout roe? 
"Tis indeed, I thought of you while I was putting it together as a matter of fact. 
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