Christmas Menu 2011

This was an epic year for our food menu. Everyone liked it! We had 4 adults and 5 kids who enjoyed all of the meal which is quite remarkable for us :). Before I forget it here it is-

Garlic Prime Rib - Here are my modifications :). I used a lot of fresh thyme as opposed to dried. I also used ground peppercorns. As for my cooking method, this was totally not planned but because we celebrated Christmas in a kitchen I was not familiar with we had a hard time working the oven properly. So I seared it at 500 degrees for 20 minutes and then the oven would turn off. Luckily we had a great meat thermometer and just left it in the oven until it reach 130 degrees. Essentially we did the cooking method of searing and then cooking for an hour and then turning off the oven and letting it sit in the oven for 2-3 hours. It took a lot longer than I had planned but the final result was amazing!!

Twice baked potatoes- I was able to make these ahead of time and freeze them and reheat on the day. They were great!

Pear and Pomegranate Salad- for this salad I just bought a nice champagne salad dressing although the one in the recipe sounds amazing- I really just needed to save time and a mess!

Green bean casserole- Just the standard version.

Christmas ribbon jello- Layers of red, white and green jello!

Hawaiian rolls

Pumpkin Pie

Apple Pie

Tomato Bruschetta

2 tomatoes, chopped
1 small white onion, choppped
10 leaves of fresh basil
dash of sea salt
dash of freshly ground peppercorns
1 teaspoon garlic powder or fresh
drizzle of evoo
drizzle of balsamic vinegar

1. Combine all the ingredients and enjoy!

We love this served with toasted artisan bread