Holiday food update

[jmc_bks]

Because the holiday is all about the food, as you can tell by my last couple of posts. We didn't space the first tray of gingerbread men well, so we had siamese twins, a brain-damaged one, and a footless one. It didn't influence the taste, however. Yum. Iced with vanilla butter cream icing. I think I've consumed about a pound of sugar and a whole stick of butter in the last 48 hours.

The Christmas beer is fermenting. I tried a glass of the pre-fermented stuff. Uh, okay, don't like it any better than regular beer.

The Chemist is making a pecan-hazelnut tart; then will do the roast lamb with butternut squash and a beet salad. The Biochemist is slicing cheese. I'm observing from a safe distance, as I am not nearly as proficient as they are. I'll be responsible for pouring wine and probably setting the table. Hey, we can't all be gourmet chefs, y'know!

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[(Anonymous)]

I've prepped the breakfast dish - lots of eggs, milk, vanilla and cinammon poured over 1" cut french bread. The turkey is in the sink in a cold water bath that I hope will defrost it in time to throw in the oven tomorrow morning! So far, so good and yeah, not everyone can be a gourmet chef so I have the recipe book out every step of the way!

CindyS

[jmc-bks.livejournal.com]

Merry Christmas, Cindy!

Your breakfast sounds delicious, like breadpudding :)

Recipe books are my friends, too :) But when I'm visiting here, I leave the complicated stuff to the BIL and sister. I chopped vegetables for salad only.

Hope your family dinner turns out well!