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[BonitaApplebum]

we got a bit of a thaw, so I managed to get out and dig up some horseradish and some sunchokes... pretty excited about both

we are going to try and keep things on the simple side:
prime rib roast
horseradish
red wine jus
yorkshire pudding
rapini
roasted sunchokes

That's pretty much my idea of a perfect Christmas dinner. Yum!

[radial]

we got a bit of a thaw, so I managed to get out and dig up some horseradish and some sunchokes... pretty excited about both

we are going to try and keep things on the simple side:
prime rib roast
horseradish
red wine jus
yorkshire pudding
rapini
roasted sunchokes

That would be Christmas dinner at my English grandmother's house.  Except I don't think they invented rapini until a little after her time.  But she grew her own horseradish and sunchokes.  And roast beef and Yorkshire pudding were mainstays.  Yum.

[nadra24]

My sister made this super delicious brown sugar baked ham, funeral potatoes, green beans, and rolls. We brought ice cream sundae fixings.

[merigayle]

I made this to bring to Xmas dinner tonight in VA since it is a traditional Turkey dinner (ala Thanksgiving style)
https://cookieandkate.com/2017/thai-peanut-quinoa-salad-recipe/
I subbed edamame instead of snap peas and OMFG I could not stop eating it last night.

[BonitaApplebum]

My goose was cooked!

I was a little nervous because I never made one before, but it came out pretty well if I do say so myself.

Everything else was good too, and now we have loads of leftovers so I won't have to cook for a few days.

[Run Amok]

That's fun BA!

[DocBuzzkill]

we got a bit of a thaw, so I managed to get out and dig up some horseradish and some sunchokes... pretty excited about both

we are going to try and keep things on the simple side:
prime rib roast
horseradish
red wine jus
yorkshire pudding
rapini
roasted sunchokes

Our prime rib was amazing - incredibly "beefy" flavor (grass-fed, local beasties).  Spawn the Elder gave me a "smart" meat thermometer that connects into my phone, so it was cooked to medium-rare perfectly.  Really a neat gadget.  Yorkshire pudding turned out well, which was a relief as I haven't made it in years (used my mom's recipe and technique). 

[seattlegirl]

I ended up making a butternut squash and feta rustic pie.  It was good!

[BonitaApplebum]

I ended up making a butternut squash and feta rustic pie.  It was good!

That sounds yummy! Recipe?

[seattlegirl]

Squash and Feta Pie, from Kay Scarlett's Veggie Food  (Directions simplified to avoid typing so much, haha)

1 lb 9 oz butternut squash, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch pieces. 
4 garlic cloves, unpeeled
4 T olive oil
2 small red onions, halved and sliced
1 T balsamic vinegar
1 T brown sugar
3 1/2 oz feta cheese, crumbled
1 T chopped rosemary
1 large sheet piecrust

Preheat oven to 400.  Roast squash and garlic cloves on a baking sheet drizzled w 2T olive oil.  (25-30min)  Transfer squash to a bowl and set aside garlic cloves

Meanwhile, heat 2T oil in a pan, add onion, and cook over medium heat for 10 min.  Then add sugar and vinegar and cook for 15min more till caramelized. Add to the squash and let cool.

Add feta and rosemary to squash.  Squeeze out garlic flesh and mix in.  Add salt and pepper to taste.

Roll out piecrust between 2 sheets of parchment to a 14-in circle.  Remove top sheet and place bottom sheet with pastry on a sheet pan.  Arrange squash mixture on top, leaving a 1 1/2 in border.  Fold over the edges, pleating as you go, and bake 30 min.


My squash was small, so I added a couple of parsnips.  Also I used a Pillsbury refrigerated pie crust, which was super easy!

[BonitaApplebum]

Looks great, I will try it. Thanks for sharing!