I wiped away the weeds & foam. / I fetched my sea-born treasures home... Ralph Waldo Emerson







Friday, December 30, 2011

The Party Part



Hi! A few pix and menus from the holiday.....

Here's a new "baby"---isn't he gorgeous!


We celebrate on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day...
The menus are traditional, just what I loved when I was a little girl!


Christmas Eve: big antipasto [cheeses, breads, salami, pickles, olives, tiny carrots, etc] and champagne, served at dusk while my family opens stockings and exchanges gifts.



Later...homemade lasagna...and Christmas cookies.


Christmas Day: a time  for extended family to and friends to join us at the beach.


First: A smaller cheese plate and wine or beer. This year I did a whole wheat baguette, sliced very thin; with fresh goat cheese and chutney, yum!






Dinner :

a "constructed" salad...romaine with blue cheese and walnuts; a sweet dressing of balsamic vinegar, olive oil, tarragon, garlic.

Main course:

Prime rib with a horseradish mustard crust

gravy

horseradish sauce

brussels sprouts roasted with chestnuts

potato pie ( mashed potatoes, cheddar cheese, green onions, sour cream, bacon, black
pepper, butter. Baked in a pie crust.)


Christmas cookies and tea for dessert....



Festive! Delicious!



love

   lizzy

gone to the beach....(to walk off that meal!)...