December 2011
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Christmas Dinner!
Grant’s parents came to visit us this Christmas and I got to cook dinner. So as usual I decided to go ALL OUT! So we started with a cheese plate.
Smoked Gouda, German Butterkase, Balsamic Vinegar Aged BellaVitano, and Saint Andre Double Cream.
The Main Course! Turkey roulade with apple sage stuffing, Châteaubriand steak with rosemary crust, horseradish and blue cheese sauce, herbs...
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Thanksgiving Done Our Way
Grant and I celebrated Thanksgiving a little differently this year. We brined a turkey breast for 2 days in salt, brown sugar, pepper corns, clove, bay leaves, rosemary, star anise, cinnamon sticks, and sage. I used the turkey to make a roulade and stuffed it with homemade apple and sage stuffing. The whole breast was trussed and wrapped in the turkey skin. It was slow roasted for a few hours...
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