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rsc ([personal profile] rsc) wrote2024-12-25 08:17 pm
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Xmas dinner 2024

Another holiday, another feast.

Fromage d'Affinois (a soft, brie-like cheese)
Red Apple smoked gruyere
Assorted crackers

Roasted stuffed Cornish game hen
Yam casserole with cranberries
Sautéed eggplant with shallot and garlic

Tossed salad with mustard vinaigrette

2019 Uppercut Cabernet Sauvignon (Sonoma)

Apple tart

Spearmint tea


We hadn't had Cornish hen in a while, and we might not have had it this year, but when we tried to find a duck at the supermarket on Monday (yeah, I know, a bit late), the only one they had was over 6 pounds, which we decided was way over our limit; but there in the bin among the gargantuan turkeys were some 1½-pound Cornish hens. Roasted for 50 minutes at 425F, they were just right. The wine paired very nicely with the food.

Dessert was the apple version of our old standby fruit tart with a crumb crust, using a recipe we got from my mother many years ago.

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