My mom got home on Tuesday night (Christmas eve EVE) and we got to work on the food. My mom is an amazing chef (I don't use that word lightly either) Since we were having a Christmas Eve party the next day, we started getting everything ready. I was EXHAUSTED when we got finished sometime after 1 a.m....
Wednesday I got up around 10 or so and got to work. We made quite a lot of food and I didn't get ANY pictures of the main course! Ridiculous! It was yummy though! I am really grateful that I come home for holidays because my mom teaches me how to cook. (Growing up we weren't allowed in the kitchen unless we were doing the dishes at the end! :)
Finished ottoman with Appetizers:
The Main table (the young adult table was similar to this one)
Livi and Spencer's table
Hot Wassail Drink (YUM!)
Dinner buffet table:
Dessert Table:
Homemade ice cream bowls w/peppermint ice cream!
Boston Cream Pie w/white chocolate bow (she makes this intricate bow EVERY YEAR!)
Bienenstitch cake
Here's the menu. It makes me want to go back to Chicago and eat..it was good!
Menu:
Appetizers:
-Shrimp w/cocktail sauce
-Olive marinade
-Cheese and crackers
-Phyllo bites
-We forgot to put out the smoked salmon/crackers/garnish..oops!
Dinner:
-2 Prime rib roasts w/ au jus and horseradish
-Pork loin on a bed of baked apples w/gravy
-Roasted mini potatoes
-Sweet/sour red cabbage
-Stuffed mushrooms
-Spring vegetable bundles (I made ALL BY MYSELF and they were SO CUTE!!)
-Asparagus w/hollandaise
-Frosted cauliflower
-Rolls/Butter
-Spinach/cranberry salad
Desserts:
-Bienenstitch cake
-Boston cream pie
-Trifle
-Ginger poached pears in cranberry broth
-Chocolate mousse in chocolate cups
-Peppermint Ice cream in cookie cups
-3-layer mini cheesecakes
12 comments:
Holy cow all of that food is impressive!!! The ottoman turned out really good!
the food sounds yummy!!! Glad you had a great christmas!!
Oh my goodness! You guys go ALL out! It sounds so yummy! And the table settings are so nice. I like that you had a buffet and dessert table. What great ideas! A lot of work!
Wow, that's truly gourmet! What a talent, I'd be taking major notes! It's like you had your own restaurant with all those buffet talbes! (And I loved how you made the kids table look elegant too!)
That sounds AMAZING! I am not sure I have ever spent that much time in the kitchen. The ottomen looks great. I miss you family. Your mom was the one that introduced me to the bagel with cream cheese and cucumbers. Still a classic in my book.
Wow! YOu really did go all out! We had a table cloth...and I thought that was fancy! :) (okay, for an 19 month old and a month old...not bad!)
YUMMY! Okay, all I can say is just reading that menu and thinking about all that work, wore me out. You're mom is amazing! Seriously.
But it did make me HUNGRY! =)
I'm going to drive to Batavia and visit YOUR family next year for Christmas!!! Better warn your mom... and don't tell my parents! Haha!
I love going to dinners like that but would never prepare one. I got tired just thinking about it. I'm glad that you got to go home.
Mmmm...now I'm hungry!! Did you know your baby is due on my birthday?? Be prepared for a gemini, I was a brat! :)
ok i am so there next year!
Wow! Your mom must be quite the cook.
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