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Christmas Dinner 2016
Dec. 25th, 2016 08:41 pmFor future reference.
Auguste Lepetit Brie
Spence & Co. bluefish paté
Sautéed Guinea hen liver
Roast Guinea hen with hazelnut-cranberry stuffing
Baked yams
Sautéed snow peas and mushrooms
Stone & Skillet whole wheat rolls
Green salad with balsamic vinaigrette
2014 Mendoza "Layer Cake" Malbec
"Lobster Tails" (actually a sort of cream puff)
Gil's Peach Wine 2005 (leftover from Thanksgiving)
Following our usual rotation, we would have had Rock Cornish hens this year, but none were to be found at Whole Foods when we looked. (Actually, neither Guinea hen nor Rock Cornish hen is readily distinguishable from chicken.)
This year's brie was nice and soft, even earlier when I took it out of the refrigerator. (We've had some in past years that never really got properly soft.)
When I saw that Malbec on the liquor store shelf, I thought, "How can I not buy a wine with that name?" It's not spectacular, but it's pretty good, and paired well with the Guinea hen.
The "Lobster Tails" had a kind of soft cheesecake filling, but the pastry shells were surprisingly tough -- very hard to get a knife through. Reasonably tasty, but I don't think we'll be having them again.
Auguste Lepetit Brie
Spence & Co. bluefish paté
Sautéed Guinea hen liver
Roast Guinea hen with hazelnut-cranberry stuffing
Baked yams
Sautéed snow peas and mushrooms
Stone & Skillet whole wheat rolls
Green salad with balsamic vinaigrette
2014 Mendoza "Layer Cake" Malbec
"Lobster Tails" (actually a sort of cream puff)
Gil's Peach Wine 2005 (leftover from Thanksgiving)
Following our usual rotation, we would have had Rock Cornish hens this year, but none were to be found at Whole Foods when we looked. (Actually, neither Guinea hen nor Rock Cornish hen is readily distinguishable from chicken.)
This year's brie was nice and soft, even earlier when I took it out of the refrigerator. (We've had some in past years that never really got properly soft.)
When I saw that Malbec on the liquor store shelf, I thought, "How can I not buy a wine with that name?" It's not spectacular, but it's pretty good, and paired well with the Guinea hen.
The "Lobster Tails" had a kind of soft cheesecake filling, but the pastry shells were surprisingly tough -- very hard to get a knife through. Reasonably tasty, but I don't think we'll be having them again.
