Posts tagged as christmas 2010
The Prep Ends, Eating Begins!

To me, it’s not Christmas without my mom’s fabulous 1970s appetizer platter. I use it all the time, this time for fondue vegetables. The smooth, tangy cheese… …and rich beef tenderloin fondue were both amazing. Fried beef. Yes. But I think my very favorite were the crispy cauliflower fritters – ridiculously good. I used two…
Yet Even More In Progress…
The table is set. The Alice Medrich chocolate souffles – not too rich, nicely chocolatey – are ready for the oven. They’re both gluten-free and do-ahead. If they washed dishes, they’d be perfect. (That giant one in the back is for John!) Cauliflower is blanched. It still needs a coating of breadcrumbs, then it will…
Even More In Progress…
Ooh, here’s another quick crowd-pleaser from the lovely blog Jenn Cuisine: Pan-Roasted Almonds with Thyme & Truffle Oil. They take mere minutes to make and whoamygoodness, they are insanely delicious. I’m putting these away now so there are at least a few left for my guests. Yikes. The skaters arrived! And both sauces are now…
More In Progress…
If you’re scrambling today, wishing you’d made Christmas cookies, I offer this fast and delicious chocolate almond coconut bark. It takes 10 minutes to prepare! And just try to keep your hands off of it. If you hate coconut, or almonds, substitute crushed toffee, or peanuts, or whatever you do like – this bark is…
In Progress…
I asked my son what he would like for Christmas Eve dinner, something out of our ordinary, something that would feel special. He requested…escargot! How fabulous, right? I immediately jumped online, ordered the snails, and decided I’d rather not deal with the shells. The dish that inspired Nathan’s request is Cave Vin’s shelless version anyhow,…