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'Tis the season for a resurrection, though certain ecclesiastical calendars may disagree. Yes, after many years of neglect, we're pulling the dust covers off this food blog and bringing it back to life. Why? Well, I just looked up the Tarte Tatin recipe and felt the pangs of shame when Toby remarked on the date of the last entry. But he has been taunting me about my digital irrelevancy for years now. So the real reason: it's because we bought a house in San Francisco this December, three years since leaving Paris, putting a stop to our global nomadic movements, at least for a while.
Therefore, in honour of this propitious move, I publish the menu of our first Christmas Eve dinner in our new house, for sixteen dear friends and a smattering of little ones, featuring an array of dishes that respect both European and North American traditions (and a few vegetarians as well.) Even though some of our friends thought we were mad to host such an event, this festive deadline certainly expedited the unpacking process and put our new kitchen in working order, not to mention grounding us immensely in the pleasures of being homeowners. Blessings indeed. Let’s hope consistency is a new virtue I adopt in this new decade approaching.
Smoked Salmon Crackers
Veuve Clicquot Champagne
Celery Root and Parsnip Soup with Truffle Oil
Veuve Clicquot Champagne
Roast Goose with Prune, Chestnut and Sherry Stuffing
Slow Cooked Pork Loin with Molasses and Balsamic Vinegar Glaze *
Cauliflower Gratin
Butternut Squash Puree
Toby’s Roasted Potatoes
Green Bean Salad with Walnuts and Pomegranate Seeds
Spinach Salad with Chopped Egg, Red Onion and Yellow Beets
Dinner Rolls
Many bottles of various Pinot Noirs
Mince Pies with Marsala Whipped Cream**
Assorted Citrus Fruit
Liquors
(including the dreaded
Latvian Black Balsam)
* Chef Scott Conant's recipe in Food & Wine adapted for our Big Green Egg
** From John Campbell’s Irish Bakery on Geary Street. Fortuitously, we procured the last 15 pies in the city.