Tuesday, December 21, 2010

link-o-rama, holiday edition

Christmas is only five days away, can you believe it? If you're in need of some menu inspiration, look no further:

A whopping 29 Christmas menus [via Bon Appetit]

"Centerpiece roasts" for the holidays [via F&W]

A holiday brunch with recipes from my favorite cookbook, the Joy of Cooking [via Epicurious]

For an international feast, Christmas recipes from around the world [via Saveur]

A side dish of sweet corn spoonbread [via Smitten Kitchen]

Recipes for egg nog, stollen, appetizers, cookies of all sorts, and more [via NYT]

And from the Dinner Party archives:


Drinks:
Sparkling ginger cocktail
Cranberry-pomegranate bellinis

Cranberry-lime sparkler

The Big Apple

Fall sangria


Snacks:
Bacon-wrapped dates with parmesan

Roasted veggie plate

Salami-wrapped Mean Beans

Sweet potato pancakes

Stuffed mushrooms


Sides:
Apple salad with toasted walnuts, blue cheese and pomegranate vinaigrette

Butternut squash and carrot soup

Roasted beets with horseradish and fried capers

Celery root puree

Roasted brussels sprouts with bacon and lemon

Roasted acorn squash with maple syrup and nutmeg


Desserts:
Apple cake with cinnamon cream cheese frosting

Flourless chocolate cake

Gingerbread with lemon icing

Sweet potato pie

Pumpkin mousse parfaits


I wish you all happy holidays and a fantastic new year! I'll be back to posting in a few weeks. See you soon, Lisa

2 comments:

Julie said...

Thanks for this great list! Your mantle looks so lovely and festive.

Wishing you a very happy holiday week!

Lisa said...

You too, Julie! Have a great one.

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