favorite holiday indulgence
I just wrote about the amazing smoked duck (see smoked duck insanity) and it got me thinking about favorite holiday food. I love to plan my Xmas party because I get to make all the indulgent and/or expensive party food that I can't do the rest of the year. I save my notes from each year and it's a great help when planning the current party.
Over the past few years we've found different things that have been definite crowd pleasers. Obviously, everyone has favorite recipes, but what are some of your favorites that can be purchased and pretty much served as is? What's the brand (if you know) and where do you find them? (I have post-party depression and want to plan for next year already!)
Some of my own:
snow crab claws (already cut with a little morsel of meat exposed;great finger food!) from Safeway
Coarse cut Pate au poivre from Whole Foods
Mousse au poivre pate from Woodlands
Wasabi Caviar (can be used in a bunch of fun ways)
Colton Bassett English Stilton (great with homemade port-fig "tapenade")
Niman Ranch Applewood Smoked boneless ham
Niman Ranch Applewood Smoked pepper bacon (rub it with brown sugar, cook and cut into bite sized pieces for another finger food people snap up)
So what else do people like?
By babyfork
on Dec 17, 2002 02:31 PM
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Not off the shelf, but super easy.
Ahi tartare on Belgian endive. Dice up the Ahi, drizzle with XVOO, season with a little S&P, and serve on the endive leaves. Serve with Champagne and you'll have many friends.
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Neals Yard Stilton and a very old port.
Small chorizo sausauges from the Spanish Table.
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Where and what is the Spanish Table? I am always on the lookout for sources of Spanish food and cooking utensils.
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Where and what is the Spanish Table? I am always on the lookout for sources of Spanish food and cooking utensils.
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A store specializing in just that. 1814 San Pablo in Berkeley.
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And they have everything, from cookbooks,casuelas(sp)food ect.
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I forgot one!
Aidell's Mini Chicken Apple Sausage with
Terrapin Ridge Wasabi Lime Mustard
(replaces the mini franks I remember at parents' parties when I was a kid!)
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i shucked 6 dozen blue point oysters for a little deal we had sunday and people thought that was really nice. osprey seafood, napa.
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Top or second from top grade salmon caviar from the European Market on on Clement(they have about 5 grades)! Had this with creme fraiche on toasted white bread rounds, alternated with smoked salmon tartare on same for champagne party last Sunday.
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