THE WAY CHRISTMAS SHOULD BE COOKED
So, based on prior two posts, my strengths clearly are not in moi cooking. Here, by comparison, is the Christmas dinner menu (for six) with Chef-Poet Sandy McIntosh reporting:
SANDY & BARBARA MCINTOSH'S XMAS MENU:
Homemade Gravlax Cured in Aquavit
Popovers
Evening Garlic Soup in the Manner of the Correze
Chicken with Salsify Tarts
Roasted Beets and Onion Salad with Orange Slices in Hazelnut Dressing
Potatoes with Guyere and Bacon
Glazed Ham ala Paul Prudomme
Trifle
Sandy adds, "The surprise of this dinner was the wine, brought by one of the guests who is proud of his ability (cheap bastard) to buy good wines for little money. We began with an Australian sparkling wine from Lorikeet, which was fruity without acidity and had the feel of an expensive champagne, with nothing unpleasant left on the tongue. (I think it cost him about $4.00.) Throughout the meal we enjoyed a California blended Chardonnay from Barefoot. This won a 98 point double gold rating at the 2002 California State Fair. (Amazing at, believe it or not, a case price of $2.50 per bottle.) We ended with another Lorikeet sparkling wine, this time a Shiraz. Odd to drink a red sparkling wine, but it was quite good. None of these wines seem to be on anyone's radar, so I'm glad to have tasted them."
*****
But, Sandy, WHAT THE HOO-HAA IS "IN THE MANNER OF THE CORREZE"?!
SANDY & BARBARA MCINTOSH'S XMAS MENU:
Homemade Gravlax Cured in Aquavit
Popovers
Evening Garlic Soup in the Manner of the Correze
Chicken with Salsify Tarts
Roasted Beets and Onion Salad with Orange Slices in Hazelnut Dressing
Potatoes with Guyere and Bacon
Glazed Ham ala Paul Prudomme
Trifle
Sandy adds, "The surprise of this dinner was the wine, brought by one of the guests who is proud of his ability (cheap bastard) to buy good wines for little money. We began with an Australian sparkling wine from Lorikeet, which was fruity without acidity and had the feel of an expensive champagne, with nothing unpleasant left on the tongue. (I think it cost him about $4.00.) Throughout the meal we enjoyed a California blended Chardonnay from Barefoot. This won a 98 point double gold rating at the 2002 California State Fair. (Amazing at, believe it or not, a case price of $2.50 per bottle.) We ended with another Lorikeet sparkling wine, this time a Shiraz. Odd to drink a red sparkling wine, but it was quite good. None of these wines seem to be on anyone's radar, so I'm glad to have tasted them."
*****
But, Sandy, WHAT THE HOO-HAA IS "IN THE MANNER OF THE CORREZE"?!
posted by EILEEN @ 4:07 PM
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