Category Archives: New Years Eve

The Final Course – Profiteroles with Vanilla Ice Cream and Orange Chocolate Sauce

Posted on January 9, 2013 by

Well here it is folks, the final course of our New Year’s Eve dinner.  This course sounds complicated.  Heck, profiteroles even seems hard to spell.  But trust me, this is pretty easy.  The truth is I used to make profiteroles with … Continue reading →

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Individual Beef Wellingtons

Posted on January 7, 2013 by

Beef Wellington is a marvelous dish.  In its basic form it is essentially meat, covered in mushrooms and more meat and wrapped in dough.   Doesn’t sound very glamorous when you describe it that way.  But trust me, this dish takes you … Continue reading →

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Salad Course – Butter Lettuce Salad with Dried Cranberries and Oranges

Posted on January 5, 2013 by

Following the fish course of our New Year’s Eve dinner, we had salad.  I know that normally, when doing a formal dinner, the salad comes after the entree.  I’m not a slave to fashion.  This particular dinner the salad preceded the entree.  The salad … Continue reading →

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The Fish Course – Scallops with Wild Mushroom Ragout in Swiss Chard

Posted on January 4, 2013 by

It is a goal of mine that at least one of my New Year’s Eve courses must come from one of Charlie Trotter’s cook books.  I don’t know why I set this goal.  Maybe to prove to myself that I have the … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Eve 2012 – Soup Course

Posted on January 3, 2013 by

I have found that it is best to have a mix of hot and cold courses at multi-course meals like this.  Cold courses can, for the most part, be staged in advance; most helpful when you don’t have hired help! … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Eve 2012 Appetizer – A Trio of Endive

Posted on January 2, 2013 by

The first of our six New Year’s Eve Dinner courses was a Trio of Endive Leaves with three fillings; smoked trout,  egg salad with capers and olives and avocado whip.  Not terribly ornate or fancy but something with different but complimentary tastes and … Continue reading →

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Another New Year

Posted on January 1, 2013 by

Happy New Year!   Can’t believe it is 2013.  Kinda missing 2012; 2013 just doesn’t seem to have the same ring.  We did our best to welcome 2013 in with style.  As usual we had a New Years eve dinner … Continue reading →

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A Formal Dinner

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

Yesterday I shared the Lowney’s cookbook description of the 12 courses in a formal dinner party.  Lowney’s actually has a sample menu for a formal dinner and here it is; First Course – Oysters or Clams in Shells, Brown Bread Sandwiches … Continue reading →

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Better Late Than Never – Entree

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

Ok, we’re down to the New Years Eve entrée.  I’ve already published the recipe for the dessert course so probably won’t repeat it tomorrow.  As I mentioned in a previous blog, I intended to do a salmon in puff pastry.  … Continue reading →

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Better Late Than Never – Salad Course

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

Our New Years Eve Salad Course was Beet Salad with Tangerines.  At a formal dinner such as  this, I usually serve the salad after the entrée.  But this salad made more sense coming between the fish course and the entrée.  I … Continue reading →

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