I am sure by now everyone knows for whom and why we host a “Lead In To Christmas” dinner every first Saturday in December. This year we are doing it New Orleans style. We were there last Christmas and attended the Cooking School of New Orleans. Reveillon means “reawakening” to family, friends and always using the secret family receipes of 100 years ago or more. All the recipes being used are original and I think it will go over well.
Our menu is this:
- Festive Kir Cocktail With Hibiscus Flower Welcome
- Shrimp Dip With Crackers
- Homemade Antipasto
- Prawn and Artichoke Soup (Wow, so yummy)
Langostine and Scallop Etouffee (yummmmmm)
Boudin Blanc-stuffed Turkey Breasts With chestnuts
Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce
Wine/Coffee/Tea
On each place setting is a mini stocking with a baby orange, 2 homemade Pralines and a candy cane. Also, a copy of the evening menu is at each place as well. When our guests will be leaving, they will each be given miniature Panettone cakes.
The picture here is the table setting without the candles actually being lit. More to come
Thanksgiving Dinner With Friends
We are having a Thanksgiving celebration dinner with friends tonight and thought I would share our menu with you. Tomorrow, hopefully, we will have pictures for you from the table to the food. I have started already with the table and the dessert.
We are starting off with:
Hors d’Oeurves
- homemade tapenade and homemade rosemary flatbread
- Parmesan asparagus on puff pastry
- Pinot Gris Wine
Appetizer
Lobster Shrimp Cakes with red pepper aioli
Watermelon Triangles
Entree
- Garlic mashed potatoes
- Butternut Squash baked in butter and brown sugar
- Crown Roast of Pork with Apple Stuffing
- Tin Horn Creek Character 2013 Wine
Dessert
- Apple Cobbler With Cheddar Crust Topping and Vanilla Ice Cream
- Tea/Coffee
One of our friends is moving away at month’s end, so we will have a little surprise for her to take to her new home.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Hopefully you, as well as us, are so very thanksful for all we have.