December 20, 2011 - 9:11 pm
For a household without kids, or even a lot of nearby family, we sure do make a big fuss over Christmas. Food is a big part of the fun. Here are our menus. So what’s going to be on your table?
Christmas Eve Dinner
- Cracked Crab with cocktail sauce and lemon
- Asparagus with Dipping Sauce
- French Bread
- Surprise Dessert (can’t publish it here or it wont be a surprise)
Beverage: French 75 champagne cocktails (Gin, Champagne, Fresh Lemon Juice and a little Peach Liquor)
Christmas Brunch
- Latkes with Sour Cream and Apple Sauce
- Christmas cookies
Beverage: Mimosas
Christmas Pre-Dinner (we’re having appetizers around 4 with a friend who lives down the street)
- Mushroom Appetizer with cream sauce on toast points – I have no idea its real name but our friend makes it and it’s divine
- Onion Tarts – also home made
Beverage: Small Batch Bourbon Boston Sour (Bourbon, Fresh lime juice, Elderflower Liquor, egg white)
Christmas Dinner
- Beef Wellington
- Broiled Tomatoes
- Sugar snap peas with mint
- Smashed Potatoes
- Old Fashioned Trifle, in my new trifle dish which I’m hoping will arrive on time
Beverage: Red wine with dinner, dessert wine with the Trifle
Boxing Day — All Meals
Alka Seltzer
Sounds positively delish! Our menus
Christmas Eve:
Oyster stew with homemade cheese crackers
shrimp cocktail (ex. lg. gulf shrimp w/sauce & lemon)
Piesporter Goldtröpfchen Riesling Spätlese
Christmas Day brkst:
make-ahead egg/potato casserole (egg strata) (sits overnight in fridge, pop it in oven)
make-ahead cinnamon roll ring (this is great — put in oven; next a.m. just turn it on)
o.j. (+ vodka for those feeling the need)
Christmas Dinner:
Prime Rib w/jus
beef & mushroom stuffing
brandied tomato gravy
twice baked potatoes
spinach salad (lots of fruit & poppyseed dressing)
Pinot Noir or White Zin
Rum cake w/real whipped cream
Courvoisier
Decaf Abyssinian Mocha