We had Christmas dinner at our house. This year it was just 5 of us but of course there was enough food for 10! We start of with cocktails and appetizers. I ordered a small antipasto tray from Bradley and Wall along with their Fried Goat Cheese Balls. We probably could have done without the goat cheese but I love them.
Served Ginger Glazed Carrots and Domino Potatoes as side dishes. Also had Thyme Popovers from Cooking Light.
Ingredients-
2 1/2 pounds baby carrots
3 tbsp honey
2 tbsp butter (1/4 stick)
1 tbsp finely chopped peeled fresh ginger
1/4 tsp ground ginger
Cook carrots in large saucepan of boiling salted water until tender, about 8 minutes. Drain. Stir honey butter, fresh ginger and ground ginger in large skillet over low heat until blended. Mix in carrots. Cook carrots over medium-high heat until glaze thickens enough to coat, tossing occasionally. about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
We had a nice selection of wines. For the soup we had Lacryma Christi Del Vesuvio 2004 which is a Neapolitan wine produced on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius in Campania, Italy. Both of my parent's families came from the region of Campania. We also tasted a white wine that my dad made in 1993. He made it from the white grapes that were in the backyard. It smelled like the yard when the grapes were on the vines and the taste was exactly what the grapes tasted like. For the meat course we had Francis Coppola Director's Cut Cabernet Sauvignon 2006.
It was a very nice day with family and cats. Archie helped out by watching over all the coats.
2 comments:
WOW! Your Christmas dinner looks fabulous.
Thank you! It was fun to prepare and it was just a nice relaxing day with family.
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