holidays

The holidays were delicious and very enjoyable. Austin had his birthday on the 9th. We attended a bacon and Champaign tasting, and then Sam, Chris, and Debbie made a wonderful homemade rib eye, veggie turkey patty, spinach, mashed potatoes, and strawberry shortcake dinner. Throughout Hanukkah, I cooked some fried tofu, and well, that was probably the closest traditional food preparation that took place. Austin cooked us all a five course dinner Christmas Eve. This consisted of homemade pasta, mussels, butternut squash ravioli, scallop and short-rib surf and turf, tofu, white bean ragout, lemon curd white chocolate cheesecake tart, and many other components. We opened presents in between courses, and then still had a bunch to open at the end. Everything was incredible, and the gifts we all fantastic. Chris made Christmas morning Brunch; biscuits, poached egg, spinach and gravy. This was a first for me, and I absolutely loved it. I think he may be the biscuit master. For Christmas dinner, Sam made a smoked macaroni and cheese bake and pumpkin pie with a spelt crust, Chris made pork tender loin, braised fennel, and carrots, Deb made lasagna and salad, and Austin made chocolate peanut butter whipped ganache. I don’t know where the superstition of gaining weight around the holidays comes from