Thursday
Jan082009
The Christmas Feasts (Eve)
Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 7:58AM
The initial plan for the Christmas feasts this year was to work of local ingredients like we do most of the year... but with several people not being fans of the foods provided by the squash family (myself included) and not having time to go ice fishing for some seafood... the idea of local foods - only - in a large holiday setting... well... not so much.
So - with the expectation of 10 people Christmas Eve (not counting the wind storm, roof damage and running on generator for several hours) - here's the menu as served:
Shrimp Cocktail
Mozzarella in Carrozza
Oysters Prior
Chicken Thistle Farm Smoked Salmon Spread
Lettuce Wraps
Clementine + Pineapple + Pomegranate Platter
Shiitake Frittata Squares with Prosciutto
We never made it to the crab because people got full - and, well, the wind ripped the roof off and took out power to our road and 2 others we could see... so in favor of not making crab - instead we enjoyed Andy in the barn with massive wind gusts - and hooking the generator up (stupid me bought the correct connectors, plugs, cable, etc months ago - but never finished the job) in 68 MPH winds... and the party inside continued in the dark - and people enjoyed Jeph's Yule Log.
Certainly I was a little stressed as it rained shingles in the front yard - but in hindsight - one of the best Christmas Eve's... family, friends and food... around the lit tree, amongst the gusts of wind and the distant purr of the Honda generator.
So - with the expectation of 10 people Christmas Eve (not counting the wind storm, roof damage and running on generator for several hours) - here's the menu as served:
Shrimp Cocktail
Mozzarella in Carrozza
Oysters Prior
Chicken Thistle Farm Smoked Salmon Spread
Lettuce Wraps
Clementine + Pineapple + Pomegranate Platter
Shiitake Frittata Squares with Prosciutto
We never made it to the crab because people got full - and, well, the wind ripped the roof off and took out power to our road and 2 others we could see... so in favor of not making crab - instead we enjoyed Andy in the barn with massive wind gusts - and hooking the generator up (stupid me bought the correct connectors, plugs, cable, etc months ago - but never finished the job) in 68 MPH winds... and the party inside continued in the dark - and people enjoyed Jeph's Yule Log.
Certainly I was a little stressed as it rained shingles in the front yard - but in hindsight - one of the best Christmas Eve's... family, friends and food... around the lit tree, amongst the gusts of wind and the distant purr of the Honda generator.
Reader Comments (3)
You handled all the chaos really well! I think you only snapped once, and that wasn't directed at your guests if I remember correctly? ;-) (I would've done the same!)
yeah - I think it was trying to figure out how to find the phone number for the power company...without Google!
If only you'd had an iPhone! ;-)