I don’t know where this week has gone. It seems like Christmas was yesterday. I’ve been off in La La Land a little, but now I’m back home and ready for a holiday recap!
After presents Christmas morning, my mother got to work on Christmas dinner. The main course was Cornish game hens:
Jack gave her some cooking pointers.
As soon as the family arrived, appetizers went out.
Pita crisps, gorgonzola toasts with pine nuts, and smoked trout with dill dip on cucumbers. Yum!
We opened presents while we ate:
Look at this pillow my sister made for my cousin’s family.
It’s so cute! She needs to open up a store ASAP.
Once every present was tore into, we moved into the dining room for dinner.
We started with arugula, pear, and parmesan salads topped with my mother’s vinaigrette.
This was incredible. Next we had the hens with roasted potatoes. There were Brussels sprouts, too, but apparently I snapped the photo before they made it onto the plate.
Dinner was superb, but everyone knows the highlight of Christmas dinner is the dessert. There were several plates of Christmas cookies…
But the main event was this chocolate tart with macadamia nut crust and caramel drizzle that my mother concocted. Hello dessert coma!
After chowing down on all this sweet and savory food, we were ready to take a cue from Jack and take a nap on the floor.
This was fun to read–and re-live!