Holiday Dinner - Hits and Misses

Posted by lexophile, December 28, 2007 at 10:37 AM

I've been away for a week so forgive me if this topic has already been done to death, but I was hoping people would share their holiday dinner successful dishes and failed dishes (if there were any). It's always good to have a few tricks up your sleeve when it comes to entertaining. I followed my own advice this year and did a lot of stuff that could be cooked ahead then reheated at the last minute. Our menu consisted of a roast whole beef tenderloin (rubbed in olive oil, sea salt, crushed pepper, garlic and rosemary), mixed green veg (snap peas, asparagus, and green beans blanched in the morning then sauteed with shallots while the meat rested), a cauliflower gratin (also blanched in the morning, assembled in the afternoon, then baked while the meat rested), and roasted new potatoes (also parboiled, then baked with the meat). It was the most successful holiday dinner I've done so far (I'm a 20something). What did you make? What worked well? What didn't?

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