Sitting at the kitchen table in the glowing main room of my parents' house, deep in the soggy, dripping woods on the Sunday after Christmas. My dad is reading Oliver "The Little Engine That Could," Sarah is immersed in the new book by Barbara Kingsolver, Alonso is lost in the world of a novel and Mom and I are getting ready to finish making our seed order while rain drums on the roof. Bliss! This has been a particularly lovely Christmas--a cheerful hubbub of voices, laughter, pots and dishes clinking, the fire roaring, and a gorgeous cedar filling the center of the room. Among other things we've had a lot of very good food.
Christmas Eve Menu
Leek and Potato Soup (leeks from the garden the highlight of this delicate soup)
Four Pizzas: potato and creme fresh with rosemary; caramelized onions with olives, goat cheese and Gruyere; tomato sauce, mushrooms and olives; tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella and baby spinach (the spinach goes on after the pizza come out of the oven).
Green Salad
Pumpkin Cobbler
Christmas Menu
Leek and Mushroom Gallettes (one with goat cheese, one with Gruyere)
Wild rice and hazelnut salad
Roasted butternut squash (from the garden!)
Cranberries two ways--cooked with apple juice and cranberry orange relish
Pumpkin Pie with Blackberry Ice Cream
Blender Tuts
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