Other members of the family host Thanksgiving dinner, so we get to do Christmas!
It's fun, but turned out to be a lot of work.
We decided to do the same menu as last year, since it was so good, and also to allow us to work out some of the parts that did not go quite as planned.
Menu:
Appetizers of cold Shrimp with cocktail sauce
Standing Rib Roast with Tomato Confeit, mushroom pudding and Broccoli.
Cheese Course
Chocolate Yule Log cake with Meringue Mushrooms
Wines:
Christmas is a time to open up and try those wines that we have been saving for some special occasion..
1975 Tulocay Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
1978 Chateau Haut Brion
1980 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse De LaLande
I was very surprised at how well the wines aged. They all were still very much alive, not showing much browning at all... I wish I could have tasted them more critically, but cooking, serving and taking care of our guests kept me too distracted to do much more than just enjoy them.
Recipes and comments for the menu courses will get their own blog entry.
It's fun, but turned out to be a lot of work.
We decided to do the same menu as last year, since it was so good, and also to allow us to work out some of the parts that did not go quite as planned.
Menu:
Appetizers of cold Shrimp with cocktail sauce
Standing Rib Roast with Tomato Confeit, mushroom pudding and Broccoli.
Cheese Course
Chocolate Yule Log cake with Meringue Mushrooms
Wines:
Christmas is a time to open up and try those wines that we have been saving for some special occasion..
1975 Tulocay Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
1978 Chateau Haut Brion
1980 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse De LaLande
I was very surprised at how well the wines aged. They all were still very much alive, not showing much browning at all... I wish I could have tasted them more critically, but cooking, serving and taking care of our guests kept me too distracted to do much more than just enjoy them.
Recipes and comments for the menu courses will get their own blog entry.
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Your Bouche de Noel is very impressive. Did you make it? I've always wanted to make it for Christmas. ...Maybe next year.
ReplyDeleteThe Bouche de Noel was made by my wife. She has made it a few times and it is a great Christmas dessert. Another favorite special occasion dessert is a Christmas tree made with chocolate biscotti with sugar glaze. I'll have to post photos..it always get raves...
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