It must be easy to tell when we have company! As you can see, we went through a fun selection of wine this weekend, trying new tastes. This was the first time we've ever served a white or a dessert wine.
Kevin and I split the duties this weekend -- I did Christmas Eve while he handled Christmas Day. I got lucky and after having thought I would need to work on the Eve, it turned out I had the day at home. Which was good, since it allowed me to both wrap presents and complete the menu for the evening. Dinner was for 8 adults and two small children. Recipes to be posted later.
Before dinner:
Cheese & cracker tray (including aged cheddar, brie, and applewood smoke cheddar)
Shrimp with homemade cocktail sauce (a mix of recipes garnered from FoodTV)
Dinner:
Brined & Grilled Cornish Game Hens
Saffron Risotto
Steamed Green Beans
Dessert:
Liz brought a wonderful assortment of cookies & Jenn brought a ginger cake to share that a client had sent her.
I didn't count on us eating quite so much *before* dinner as we did (and I didn't even get out the frozen appetizers!) so I made too many of the baby chickies. But it was all good, and the risotto is a definite keeper (recipe to be posted soon). We served the Tyrell's pinot and the Relax riesling, with the Red Electra after dinner.
For Christmas, Kevin was inspired by Alton Brown's episode about prime rib, and decided to cook our first. Not an experience to be repeated soon, not so much because of taste (it was OMG good) but because of expense. Yowch! But oh so worth it!
He had complete control over the menu, and his parents brought in a small appetizer plate and the Sebastiani merlot.
Dinner:
Prime rib
Roasted garlic smashed potatoes
Buttered asparagus
Salad
Bread (store bought Italian... we needed one thing easy! *grins*)
Christmas breakfast was handled by my mom who brought a wonderful coffee cake (I'll grab the link for that later).
Overall, a weekend of good food and good eating. We'll be enjoying the leftovers and I get to take prime rib to work for lunch! *grins*
Posted by Deb Atwood at December 25, 2004 05:58 PM | TrackBack