Wilfrid Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 I don’t want to cook a multi-course dinner for Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. Thinking of small plates/buffet. I know I can do smoked salmon canapés plus other seafood. I am thinking of a crustless quiche cut into bite-size pieces. Hot, I can make small rabbit tacos (I have leftover rabbit saddles in the freezer). Any other ideas? Maybe something involving a vegetable? Or avocado, allegedly a fruit? Cheese goes without saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted December 20, 2023 Author Share Posted December 20, 2023 Devilled duck eggs… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voyager Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Blistered green beans? Scorched Brussels? Padron/shishito peppers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieL Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Yotam Ottolenghi's ham recipe from last week's NY Times Magazine, plus roasted potatoes and Brussels sprouts, maybe mulled wine to drink. We'll probably start the day with stollen, and there's bourbon-ginger Christmas pudding and Walker's Strathspey fruitcake (which has been marinating in Scotch for the last couple of weeks) for dessert after the main Christmas lunch. So, lots of sweets that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diancecht Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 we kept it simple this year xmas/birthday lunch for three caesar’s salad roast chicken, roasted vegetables homemade strawberry ice cream; chocolates with liqueurs; cookie plate (cookies from a bakery in north beach, sf) the chicken gravy had madeira stirred in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diancecht Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 hubby wants to do a standing rib roast and twice-baked potatoes for new year’s eve lunch so we just need to figure out the vegetables and dessert. one of the guests is an extremely picky eater….i have mentioned him before. disinviting him is not in the cards. 🫤 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted December 27, 2023 Author Share Posted December 27, 2023 We ended up on holiday eve with: - Little pastry canapé cups filled with either oysters or smoked salmon (latter with sour cream), both topped with salmon eggs. - A crustless quiche with bacon, mushrooms and tomatoes. - Blistered Brussels sprouts cooked with the fat trimmed from the above bacon. - Deep fried lobster balls from Chinatown, soy sauce. - Tacos with red wine-braised, sliced boneless rabbit saddles, fresh cilantro and sour cream. - Warm mince pies from Myers of Keswick. - L’Abondance, Valencay Affines. Deliberately there is stuff bought there and easy stuff because I just didn’t want to cook another multi-course dinner from scratch for everyone. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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