As is often the case, it has been a hectic Christmas season, and I am remiss in making a few blog entries to record our activities. First, I must report on our annual Christmas party -- which we hosted on Saturday, December 19, 2009. Despite a raging winter storm that hit on that same day (called the "Blizzard of 2009" by the press), our party was huge success. All of our guests were in attendance (no last minute cancellations!), and we had a wonderful time.
Most importantly, I was ably assisted in my preparations by (1) my sister, Lisa, who drove to our house on Friday evening and just beat out the arrival of the storm, (2) my beautiful daughter, Katherine, who is a graceful and tireless helper, (3) my steadfast son, Chris, who is invaluable for those last minute runs to the store and who also is a more than able cook, (4) my Dad, Carlo, who also proved to be a number one sous chef, and (5) Katherine's boyfriend, Tory, who was pressed into service but seemed actually to enjoy it. With this great team at my back, we cooked for two days and served up a number of wonderful delights.
Our party fare consisted of a wide variety of hors d'oeuvres (hot and cold) and several amazing desserts to top off the evening. Here is a partial list of our menu items:
* Grilled peanut chicken
* Veal meatballs in tomato sauce
* Mini twice baked potatoes
* Smoked salmon on mascarpone cheese toasts
* Grilled shrimp in hot sauce
* Mini quiche lorraines
* Apple slices wrapped in ham with honey mustard
* Nutty Napoleanos (pecans with roquefort cheese spread)
* Crab salad in wonton cups
I am hopeful that no one left hungry!
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