Planning for our annual English-style Christmas Eve Dinner began back in August when we ordered a fresh goose from Cota Farms. We pick up the bird at noon and will be cooking all day. Lil will help cook in her newly dyed and embroidered apron, an early present from me. This year our entire immediate family is joining us for this menu:
First course
Green salad
Roasted local pumpkin soup
Passed entrée and sides
Stuffed roasted goose with sour cherry sauce
Mushroom and walnut dressing
Roasted root vegetable medley of potatoes, parsnips, beets, and fennel
Orange-cranberry sauce
Popovers
Dessert
Buche de Noel
What are you cooking and eating tonight?