Christmas in Pictures

[petermarcus]

Finally posted Christmas Eve dinner. Details here: http://fotocuisine.com/2008/12/31/christmas-eve-2008/

Theme, picked by the guests: Coffee.

Amuse
Mini Eggs Benedict
Toasted English muffin, prosciutto, poached quail egg, hollandaise


First
Coffee Infused Mushroom Soup
Mushroom variety in vegetable stock, coffee, cream, bacon garnish


Second
Glazed King Clip
Coffee, honey, New Mexico red chile glazed fish. Served with coffee slaw and grilled pineapple slice.


Main
Coffee Braised Buffalo Tortelloni
Braised buffalo short ribs with a coffee cream sauce. Tortelloni filled with braised buffalo, roasted garlic, and parmesan reggiano.


Dessert
Mocha Mallow Mousse
Coffee, marshmallow, Oreo cookies, chocolate, whipped cream.

Comments

[ohmyhead.livejournal.com]

Beautiful!

[nilo.livejournal.com]

It looks and sounds amazing. Which course pleased you the most? The main is the one I'm craving...

[dawaioser.livejournal.com]

Even though I couldn't eat most of it (being a vegetarian) - as a fellow gourmet, it all sounds and looks incredible!

[oki-v2.livejournal.com]

Whoa... nice pictures.. it looks tasty!

[minouette.livejournal.com]

Oh! Mini-eggs benedict! Amazing.
My friend has a yearly feast at the Winter Solstice wherein I am but a lowly kitchen slave, and I always get the job of making mini deviled eggs with quail eggs. I have to make hundreds of them and am the only one with nimble enough fingers (or foolish enough to have the patience) to shell them all. Then people go and eat them like popcorn and they are gone in seconds (it seems). I like the idea of quails eggs benedict. More sane - and very tasty looking.