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I was so pleased to receive so many amazing cookbooks as gifts this Christmas. Each book is truly inspiring, both in the exquisite photographs and culinary treasures they contain. I'm looking forward to delving into the new gastronomic adventures through their pages.
- The Foothills Cuisine - Sam Beal via Blackberry Farm
- the Smitten Kitchen cookbook - Deb Perlman
- Around my French Table - Dorie Greenspan
- French Cuisine for All - a vintage treasure by Louisette Bertholle ( friend of Julia Childs)
- NOMA, a time and place in nordic cuisine - Rene Redzepi
- my husband is from Denmark, and we can't wait to visit NOMA on our next trip!
I've been quite busy
since my last post in NOVEMBER. On Thanksgiving we hosted a seated
dinner for 23 guests. We roasted TWO 17 lb Heritage Turkeys! I was so
overwhelmed getting everything ready for that day, that I didn't take a
single photo!
I received the most decadent treat from
Fran's Chocolates
to put me in the holiday spirit! Turkish Figs filled with chocolate
ganache. I'll be writing more about these babies in the future - oh,
my.
Over Christmas, we traveled to Nashville, TN where we shared a beautiful holiday with my mother's family. For Christmas dinner we had beef tenderloin, mashed potatoes, roasted cauliflower and several other yummy sides. Sometimes the leftovers are even better than the first meal! We departed late Christmas day and shared a midnight snack when we finally arrived at home.
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| leftover beef tenderloin w/ sea salt, apple pie and pecan pie |
Since then we've had our bellies filled with delicious meals such as....
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| Paella prepared by some of our dear friends! |
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I made
Dorie Greenspan's Caramel-topped Semolina cake for dessert. Her cookbook,
Around my French Table is full of elegant dishes that are fairly simple to prepare. I've
tweeted about her new cookie line,
Buerre & Sel. These are a MUST have for any pantry. Just don't open them until you're prepared to eat them, every last one!
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| semolina, golden raisins, and vanilla |
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We hosted our last dinner party of the season on New Year's Eve. I served
Beef Bourguignon as the main course, and for dessert I used
April Bloomfield's recipe for
chocolate-orange cake with bourbon. It's always fun to play with fire in the kitchen!
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| bourbon on fire! |
Thankfully there was just a sliver leftover for breakfast the next morning.....
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| chocolate cake for breakfast |
Because I needed something to get me through the clean-up process!
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| many many dirty dishes |
Here's to a very happy 2013 and a pantry full of goodies!
