Saturday, December 31, 2011

New Year's Eve 2011

New Year's Eve 2011

Olie bollen
Stuffed turkey breast
Green beans with toasted walnuts and dried-cherry vinaigrette
Mashed potatoes
Gravy
Cranberry sauce with dates and orange
Chocolate crackled cookies

Made by... Anja, Norbert, and me (turkey), Anja (cookies)

New: chocolate crackled cookies (CriscoProducts.com)

Friday, December 30, 2011

Turkey taco dinner

Turkey taco dinner
Home made corn tortilla chips
Salad with snap peas

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Mexican layered tortillas and kidney beans

With the Liew family

Tuna empanaditas
Blue tortilla chips with salsa and guacamole*
Mexican layered tortillas and kidney beans
Spinach salad with orange and grapefruit
Bittersweet chocolate cake with whipped cream

Made by... Pam (salad)

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Monday, December 26, 2011

Grilled Stemple Creek Ranch top round steak

Grilled Stemple Creek Ranch top round steak
Salad
Apple sauce*
Latkes

Made by... Norbert (steak)

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Christmas 2011

Christmas 2011
with Kris and Louise Wainscott

Mulled apple cider with orange and ginger
Caramelized-onion tartlets
Miniature crab cakes with mustard mayonnaise
Parmesan black-pepper biscotti
Panettone and hazelnut-chocolate spread*

Smoked duck and walnuts salad
Sweet potato and yam galette
Cloverleaf rolls

Spiced cranberry bundt cake
Vanilla ice cream

Made by... Anja and me (galette, duck salad, and cake); Norbert (apple cider); Maxime (ice cream), Kris and Louise (brought panettone)

New: mulled apple cider with orange and ginger (Gourmet, October 1991 on epicurious.com), caramelized-onion tartlets (Gourmet, October 2004), miniature crab cakes with mustard mayonnaise (Gourmet, October 1995), Parmesan black-pepper biscotti (Gourmet, December 2006), smoked duck and walnuts salad (based on "smoked duck and walnuts with winter greens," Bon Appetit, December 2001, on epicurious.com), sweet potato and yam galette (Bon Appetit, November 1997, on epicurious.com), spiced cranberry bundt cake (Bon Appetit, November 2008, on epicurious.com)