Laundry List of the Holiday Menu

Over Christmas I wanted to deliver homemade goods to all of our awesome neighbors.  I didn't want to do sweets as it just seems that we all have too many sweets as it is.  I had heard that they you can make Homemade Boursin Cheese.  We love Boursin and thought that it would be a great gift.  I had one recipe from the Pucketts.  But knowing me I have to read all the recipes available and then make it up myself.  I have to say that it tasted great, but the consistency was just not right.  I am still playing with it and will post the perfected recipe eventually.

In the meantime the neighbors enjoyed the cheese spread and it was a great addition to the Christmas festivities in our house.

I always wonder what people serve for Christmas.  It varies from family to family.  This was the menu in our house this year.

Grilled NY Strip Steaks with Boursin
Boursin Twice Baked Potatoes (Cool trick- use your cupcake decorator to pipe the potatoes back into the spud...looks so pretty)
Lemon Pepper Asparagus
Coquilles St. Jacques
Sweet Potato Casserole
Mushrooms and Onions
Sticky Toffee Pudding with hot custard

It was all delish!

On New Years Day we had the traditional Pork and Kraut.  I always crock mine with salt pepper onions and a bit of rice.  The rice gives it a really different consistency and then I usually don't make potatoes.  Although this year I did for Courtney.  She claims my potatoes are the best.