We Smelled It ... It Had To Be Eaten! Christmas Eve Food Porn posts #1170 & #1171!!

[TigerKat]

Anyhoo ... enough tipsy rambling from me. I'm going to bread ... uh, bed.

You are too funny woman!

 

[oybolshoi]

You are too funny woman!

Awww, thanks! I aim to please.

 

[TDC Nala]

Tonight my department went out for a holiday dinner ... yum yum in my tum! Just got home a pfew .... er, few minutes ago and I ordered seared foie gras as my appetizer!!!

And ya can't get that at Disney World, unless you know Todd English.

 

[DisneyMom5]

Tonight my department went out for a holiday dinner ... yum yum in my tum! Just got home a pfew .... er, few minutes ago and I ordered seared foie gras as my appetizer!!!

And I even took a picture and will post it here tomorrow for all you lovers of fatty liver ... ah, there is joy in Stinktown tonight!

I only had two drinks but I forgot that I shouldn't take all my meds at the same time with booze and well .... let's just say I can't feel my face.

It was a fine evening ... lots of fun and good food with no picture taking by yours truly (other than the foie gras). I posted a review of this restaurant on my blog back in February when we treated Jay's parents to dinner there one night (Annie Gunn's ... go read my blog if you want to know about their food).

Anyhoo ... enough tipsy rambling from me. I'm going to bread ... uh, bed. I hope to post an update later this weekend but it's really going to depend on how much of the other stuff (holiday and work related) that I get done first.

Hugs to you all, because who couldn't use an extra huggle?

Sounds yummy.

And, the huggle is appreciated, because at a wind chill of 4 deg., I need all the hugs I can get.

 

[Tink rules]

Tonight my department went out for a holiday dinner ... yum yum in my tum! Just got home a pfew .... er, few minutes ago and I ordered seared foie gras as my appetizer!!!

And I even took a picture and will post it here tomorrow for all you lovers of fatty liver ... ah, there is joy in Stinktown tonight!

I only had two drinks but I forgot that I shouldn't take all my meds at the same time with booze and well .... let's just say I can't feel my face.

It was a fine evening ... lots of fun and good food with no picture taking by yours truly (other than the foie gras). I posted a review of this restaurant on my blog back in February when we treated Jay's parents to dinner there one night (Annie Gunn's ... go read my blog if you want to know about their food).

Anyhoo ... enough tipsy rambling from me. I'm going to bread ... uh, bed. I hope to post an update later this weekend but it's really going to depend on how much of the other stuff (holiday and work related) that I get done first.

Hugs to you all, because who couldn't use an extra huggle?

We love tipsy rambling... especially when we're tipsy reading...

 

[travelmel]

Two way Tuna with Voodoo Drizzle

You made that up, didn't you? that sounds like a San Francisco-Creole Dish. Friscreole. It's a new food concept

Lamb Loin with Berbere-Spiced Lentils

At first I thought it was Lamb Lion. Lamb Lion? Is that like Turduckin? Stuffed Lamb eaten by a lion shoved inside a zebra for good measure?

It sounds like you weren't thrilled with the "ambiance" this year. The food looks like alotta fun though! That price makes my senses wanna run and hide under the bed though.

 

[travelmel]

[ leaving a trail of noxious fart gas in our wake.

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I wish that were true! But, I have a feeling you're pulling my leg.

That rose/champagne cake looked amazing. THat was my favorite thing that I saw/imagined you ate. LOL

I bought a white chocolate with blueberry bits for my own stocking to be stuffed with. That's as close to exotic as I'll get this year.

We have a swanky chocolate place that I have been to and enjoyed lavendar white chocolate and the mexican stuff with a bit of a spicy kick. I love exotic stuff!

 

[oybolshoi]

And ya can't get that at Disney World, unless you know Todd English.

Oh sure ... rub it in!

Our Friday night foie gras was good, but nowhere near the taste or presentation that we received at V&A ... but at least we were able to order some. And we managed to convince three people at our table of eleven (yes ... it goes to eleven) to give it a try and they were all pleasantly surprised by how good it was.

Sounds yummy.

And, the huggle is appreciated, because at a wind chill of 4 deg., I need all the hugs I can get.

We feel your cold pain ... we're in the single digits with wind chills well below zero thanks to an obnoxious wind that is rattling the house. You guys probably have lots of snow to at least make things look pretty ... we've just got lots of "sleeping" trees and dead grass.

Here's another huggle for the holidays!

We love tipsy rambling... especially when we're tipsy reading...

Ya know ... as much as I tipsy write I'm not sure if I've ever actually done any tipsy reading. I think I usually end up sleepy if I try to read too much while gently buzzing.

You made that up, didn't you? that sounds like a San Francisco-Creole Dish. Friscreole. It's a new food concept

At first I thought it was Lamb Lion. Lamb Lion? Is that like Turduckin? Stuffed Lamb eaten by a lion shoved inside a zebra for good measure?

It sounds like you weren't thrilled with the "ambiance" this year. The food looks like alotta fun though! That price makes my senses wanna run and hide under the bed though.

Sadly, no, I didn't make up the voodoo tuna. I wish I had because it's a great name, isn't it?!

Lamb lion ... ... if you add the zebra you could call it zeblaloin - ze-bla-loin.

As for the party ambience ... it was OK. I just get annoyed when Disney "talks it up" like the event is going to be the most awesome thing anyone has ever seen and then it's just ... a repeat of the previous year's decorations. And the fact is that the event description shouldn't even be about the entertainment or decor ... it should be about the food. We don't pay that price to spend two-three hours being wowed by the weird performance art or colorful banners hanging from the ceiling. We want to be wowed by the food and the drink and I'm willing to bet that most attendees feel the same way.

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I wish that were true! But, I have a feeling you're pulling my leg.

That rose/champagne cake looked amazing. THat was my favorite thing that I saw/imagined you ate. LOL

I bought a white chocolate with blueberry bits for my own stocking to be stuffed with. That's as close to exotic as I'll get this year.

We have a swanky chocolate place that I have been to and enjoyed lavendar white chocolate and the mexican stuff with a bit of a spicy kick. I love exotic stuff!

Actually, Jason has reached a point where he can almost fart on cue ... almost. So in one instance where the people were very rude indeed, he managed to leave them a little gas cloud as a parting gift (or should I say farting gift?).

The rose / champagne cake was lovely - both to look at and to eat! As for your swanky chocolate place ... do they have a website? I know that my hubby would love some dark chocolate with spice ...

 

[Tink rules]

Ya know ... as much as I tipsy write I'm not sure if I've ever actually done any tipsy reading. I think I usually end up sleepy if I try to read too much while gently buzzing.

I just like to keep reading over and over the same Mr. Darcy paragraphs...

Oh and just so you know...

I'm in the middle of reading a very, well shall I say, what's a good word... ripoff... of yet another Pride & Prejudice sequel - this time from Lydia's point of view... It's just a bit higher than a harlequin romance, but since my brain is seriously fuzzy this week... it's about as high an intelligent read as I can manage...

 

[oybolshoi]

I've finished all my chores except for washing the dishes and the stuff I was supposed to review for work. BUT ... I have managed to work out our holidays menus so I thought I'd share them with ya here!

Christmas Eve

Jay and I both have to work on Wednesday so we're keeping the evening to ourselves (we tried inviting Jay's parents over for dinner but they said they have to go to Church instead ... wow ... I had no idea being around us was a sin ... ).

Our dinner will be:

sushi
brie topped with raspberry jam baked inside puff pastry
spinach salad
various chocolates (we are bursting at the seams with chocolate this year)
some kind of tasty beverage(s).

Christmas Day

For breakfast we'll be indulging in brandy milk punch and fresh croissants (thank you Williams Sonoma).

Dinner and snackable include the following:

Beef tenderloin stuffed with goat cheese
arancini stuffed with more cheese
several yummy artisan cheeses with bread and other accompaniments
asparagoose
bird rolls (thanks Jon - this time he's making a double batch!)
cheesecake ice cream
spiced gingerbread cake
eggnog bread
chocolate dominoes filled with caramel

more tasty beverage(s) as yet to be determined.

I even know what we're doing for New Year's Eve and hopefully for brunch on New Year's Day, but one week at a time!

I will post the food porn on the blog this time and will let everyone know when it's ready ... probably some time on Friday because I have that day off from work!

Happy Holidays to everyone!!!

 

[KristinAnne]

Ooh that meal sounds good!! Love that beef tenderloin! We have baked brie too, but I make mine with brown sugar and walnuts.

 

[Tink rules]

Cheese... Glorious CHEESE!!!

(who needs Xmas carols... we've got CHEESE!!!)

 

[oybolshoi]

Ooh that meal sounds good!! Love that beef tenderloin! We have baked brie too, but I make mine with brown sugar and walnuts.

The tenderloin has become a holiday favorite ... it's the one meat that everyone can agree on and digest easily.

We've never tried baking our brie before but we had such tasty little raspberry / brie bites while we were enjoying Jay's anniversary trip in Florida in August that we thought we'd try it ourselves.

Cheese... Glorious CHEESE!!!

(who needs Xmas carols... we've got CHEESE!!!)

It's true ... all true!

 

[whogirl'smom]

Wow, I'm a weensy bit jealous of your Christmas menu. I'd love to try something different, but nobody on either side of the family feels the same way (sigh). The one year I made lasagna for Thanksgiving my mom and my aunt both went home afterwards and baked a turkey anyway "just to have it to nibble on". Yeah, okay. It's okay, we get plenty of alcohol at my parents' even if it's taboo at the inlaws'!

Side note: We bought our first bottle of sherry last night; it has become dh's favorite holiday relaxation assistant!

 

[MA pigletfan]

Brenda!!!
I have so much to catch up on me thinks!
First : i totally agree with what you said about books..i don't think i could really get into the kindle...i like the feel of books so much, and there is something satisfying seeing how far you have read via the wonderful bookmark.

PFTS...hmmmm....i am still quite curious about this spectacle, but if the crowds are always so big like that, without a definite seat to be had, i am not so sure i could handle that without either dropping many a cheese or elbowing rude party guests. Your pictures looked great though, despite the questionable items

Christmas menu sounds DE-Lightful! We are doing a 3 stop Christmas.. it will be a wild one with a mix o food i am sure..i will be sure to bring the tums. I am sure i will enjoy though, considering once the calendar turns i am going on Weight Watchers...i have a wedding to be in next year after all

 

[oybolshoi]

Wow, I'm a weensy bit jealous of your Christmas menu. I'd love to try something different, but nobody on either side of the family feels the same way (sigh). The one year I made lasagna for Thanksgiving my mom and my aunt both went home afterwards and baked a turkey anyway "just to have it to nibble on". Yeah, okay. It's okay, we get plenty of alcohol at my parents' even if it's taboo at the inlaws'!

Side note: We bought our first bottle of sherry last night; it has become dh's favorite holiday relaxation assistant!

I hear ya! It's taken me years to wean my mother from "Christmas dinner is always ham." I figure if we're fixing the food at my house then I get to decide on the menu ... but I'm nice and I do ask first if something sounds particularly disgusting.

Oooooh, sherry! Yummy! We stocked up yesterday on booze and got ourselves some sake, and a whisky sampler, and a few bottles of wine, and the last two bottles of Rosa Regale in St. Louis (or so it seemed). We also bought boozie goodness for others, too.

 

[oybolshoi]

Brenda!!!
I have so much to catch up on me thinks!
First : i totally agree with what you said about books..i don't think i could really get into the kindle...i like the feel of books so much, and there is something satisfying seeing how far you have read via the wonderful bookmark.

PFTS...hmmmm....i am still quite curious about this spectacle, but if the crowds are always so big like that, without a definite seat to be had, i am not so sure i could handle that without either dropping many a cheese or elbowing rude party guests. Your pictures looked great though, despite the questionable items

Christmas menu sounds DE-Lightful! We are doing a 3 stop Christmas.. it will be a wild one with a mix o food i am sure..i will be sure to bring the tums. I am sure i will enjoy though, considering once the calendar turns i am going on Weight Watchers...i have a wedding to be in next year after all

Hi Gina!

I know what you mean ... I loves me my books!

PFTS is fun but it can get a little overwhelming sometimes, especially if it's crowded. Food is usually tasty though. Yum!

Have fun with all your holiday meals and don't worry about it until January ... that's what we've decided to do. Besides, by then our wallets will be on a diet, too.

 

[winkers]

If you offered me sushi for christmas eve, I'd probably go to church too!
Raw fish just doesn't say merry Christmas to me.

Egg nog bread, huh? Do you have a recipe or is it bought?

 

[oybolshoi]

If you offered me sushi for christmas eve, I'd probably go to church too!
Raw fish just doesn't say merry Christmas to me.

Egg nog bread, huh? Do you have a recipe or is it bought?

We weren't offering the in-laws sushi for dinner ... we were actually going to have roast pork loin if they came over. But since they don't want to we're going to have sushi instead. Guess I should have made that a bit more clear.

I do have a recipe for the egg nog bread. And I also have the recipe for Jon's bird rolls that some people were asking for. I'll post them tomorrow ... I've gotta go work on some numbers for a loan request I brought him this weekend and have been putting off as long as possible.

I may be the ultimate procrastinator except when it comes to vacation!

 

[BoosGram]

Bendy, your Christmas menu sounds delicious; we'll be right over . I'm making Thanksgiving part II; one of my DDs has decided she's not eating mammals anymore , so turkey is one thing I can get my clan to agree on (and I love stuffing and gravy, so it's all good).

TIA for the recipes; they sound terrific (love the little bird rolls).

This Christmas will be kind of tough for us. It's the first one without DH's or my mom (they both passed this summer within 3 weeks of each other, which is why you didn't see me around much). If you don't mind, give Grimace an extra squinch for me, just because. (I think an extra eggnog w/some Myer's Dark is in order at this point. Or some Grand Marnier. Or something.)

We did have the joy of a new DGD in May at least (another reason I wasn't on the boards since her mommy had a C-section and they stayed w/us for a month and change). Ah, well, life goes on and we should enjoy while we can, so more food porn, please.