Christmas Dinner Menu
December 17, 2006
Here is our menu (unless I change my mind : -) for Christmas dinner. We usually have a causally seafood dinner on Christmas Eve and a formal dinner on Christmas day. But things are a little different this year. So here is our menu. I want to say that this is my goal but life happens. If I can not do all I want to do I will buy some sorbet, make just the mousse and simply roast the meat and sauté some wild mushrooms on the side. I want to be honest here on the blog. I always pick a menu were I can do part of the cooking before hand. I do not want to be a slave in the kitchen all day.
On Monday I will make the mousse and the bread pudding in put in the freezer.
On Wednesday I will make the chocolate sauce and sorbet
On Friday I will make the meringues.
On Christmas Eve Morning (We are having our dinner on Christmas eve) I will prep-veggies and prep meat and wrap with puff pastry. My mother is making the crab Louie. My sister and MIL will be there to help me. So that is my game plan. Since I wing what I cook, here are recipes similar to what I am making.
Beef Wellington (although I am not doing the pancake part and can not afford truffles)
Zuccine with Cinnamon and garlic
Kale with Pinenuts and Currents
Frozen Raspberry Mousse on Meringues with Chocolate Sauce
Now I am off to plan Christmas morning breakfast !!
I just love that you are doing a seafood christmas! For years my mum would change the menu on a whim, one year goose, the next trout... we couldn't keep up, but we always enjoyed the ocean-themed meals the best!!!
Posted by: Ulla | December 21, 2006 at 06:12 PM
Everything sounds delicious and your printed menu is just gorgeous!
Kelli
Posted by: Kelli | December 19, 2006 at 12:32 PM
Look at that lovely menu...so fancy, so elegant!
And the best part is that
We've all been invited!
Oh thank you Clarice!
I have always wanted to dine at your home and now you've given us the invitaion.
You are just too sweet!
Well...
That was all in my dreams and I shall have to live vicariously through you!
We are having a Chinese Christmas due to the fact that we want to remember our dd who is in China for this Christmas Season.
So our menu will look quite different, complete with chopsticks!
Posted by: Joanne | December 18, 2006 at 03:17 AM
Wow!
Posted by: carolyn | December 18, 2006 at 02:46 AM
Sounds elegantly scrumptious!!
Posted by: Debi | December 17, 2006 at 10:16 PM
I'm so glad to see that Beef is on the menu. It sounds lucsious and I think we'll have beef and pork for Christmas Day Dinner.
The frozen raspberry mousse sounds really yummy and such a unique dessert.
YUM! Merry Christmas!
~Jody
Posted by: Jody | December 17, 2006 at 05:39 PM
Clarice,
Sounds like the perfect Christmas menu to me, yummy..
I love bread pudding!
I wonder if Figgy pudding was a kick off from bread pudding?
Merry, Merry, Christmas!!!
Posted by: Jill | December 17, 2006 at 04:56 PM
Sounds absolutely yummy! What a wonderful dinner you are preparing! Lucky guests!
Kim
Posted by: Daisy Cottage | December 17, 2006 at 03:47 PM
Ooooh---can I come:-) Sounds delicious! I make a French bread pudding for dessert too,yummy!All your decorations look lovely Clarice.
Posted by: Suzanne | December 17, 2006 at 02:48 PM
Your menu sounds so good! The sorbet, wild mushrooms, and bread pudding especially appeal to me (although as separate courses! LOL!). I recently went to a Victorian tea where they served the BEST bread pudding I've ever had. It looked like Christmas Fruit Cake, but has the softness of bread. . .oh, so good! Have fun planning your breakfast menu.
Posted by: LaTeaDah | December 17, 2006 at 01:07 PM
Sounds superb. I think I want to be lazy and just have pizza this year, lol.
Posted by: Sarah | December 17, 2006 at 11:47 AM