With rain coming in low and hard over the Bay, Katie and I spent Christmas Day hidden away. Candles, old Holiday films, and good food the recipe for a fine day. Began with veal sausage, poached eggs, and rapini with lots of garlic and Calabrian chilis.... Ahhhh! Just a bit of sparkling (a simple, but satisfying Crément de Bourgogne) to help it all down. A Christmas Story the first movie to catch the screen.
As the soggy day turned dark, we rallied for Miyagi oysters with just lemon to go with the soft briny finish, and a cool '04 Meurseult Genevriéres by Bouchard. Roasted quail (seasoned and drying for the past few days) stuffed with only lemon peel and thyme, a few Chantrelle scattered about the plate, was next up along with an '05 Morey-Saint-Denis (Les Ruchots) by Olivier Jouan. (Burgundy set the wine theme of the day by default.) A gratin of cauliflower and fennel represented the butter and cream requirement, because we haven't had enough in the past few days! It's A Wonderful Life carried us through dinner, a cliché perhaps, but still damn good.
Somehow managed to squeeze in a few of Katie's ginger cookies and a bit of a friend's chocolate toffee, a taste of a Charmé neighbor's cognac to settle it all down. We're No Angels (the Bogart version) kept us awake just long enough to make the day complete. Hit the sheets content, if a bit full, but feeling very, very special. Hope the same for you. (Recipes on request.)
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