At long last, M.P. has finally figured out how to send pics from his smart phone to my email address.
As I mentioned the other day, this Christmas has been quieter and much less hectic than usual, without a houseful of M.P.'s family to feed. So we have done less and done it when we felt like doing it. We had a little Christmas buffet for just us two last Friday night in front of the Christmas tree - I'll try to add a pic of that here - with a tasty array of hors d'oeuvres, including creamy homemade liver pâté, a creamy homemade cheese ball, some pigs-in-a-blanket, with honey-mustard and barbecue sauces on the side, and more cheeses, assorted crackers, homemade shortbread oookies, and brownies with chocolate-mint icing. And some mulled wine to wash it all down. All quite scrumptious, believe me when I tell you!
We had our Chistmas dinner on Sunday, the 28th, and oh was it good. It began with our traditional Cream of Green soup (green beans pureed with green onions and parsley in a cream sauce) - it's much more delicious than you might think. Next, M.P.'s famous Red Cajun Duck stuffed with jambalaya was the star of the show, as seen below, accompanied by braised baby carrots and pearl onions, fried turnip slices, and crescent rolls. Alas, not until we had finished dinner did M.P. realize he had fogotten to set out the deviled eggs and Green Fluff! The latter being pistachio pudding mixed with Kool Whip and mini-marshmallows. It was all good, though, and we had it again last night, and will have it again tonight. No problem!
Wish I could hand all my truckbuddies a plate. Hope your Christmas fare was good, too.
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For desssert, we had what has become our favorite holiday tradition: chocolate moouse cake topped with real whipped cream and cooked reaspberry sauce. I'm afraid this picture, taken in a hurry at the end of our meal, looks rather pathetic. But I assure you, it does not taste pathetic! It's really a most delightful thing. The portion size is small because it's so rich and filling.
We have plans afoot for our New Year's Dinner on Thursday, so check back later in the week for more pics.
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