Sep 222007
 

My mother used to make this eggnog for an annual holiday party when I was a kid. It was legendary for its potency. I got her to fax me the recipe earlier this year. I’m going to make it this year.

Here it is:

50 Servings

1 dozen eggs 2 cups sugar
3 cups apricot brandy 1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups rum 2 tablespoons vanilla
2 cups Grand Marnier 3 pints whipping cream
3 cups bourbon 1 gallon milk
1 1/2 cups Drambuie

16 Servings

4 eggs 3/4 cup sugar
1 cup apricot brandy Dash of salt
1 cup rum 1 tablespoon vanilla
3/4 cup Grand Marnier 1 pint whipping cream
1 cup bourbon 1 quart plus 1 1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup Drambuie

Separate eggs, beat yolks, add sugar, brandy, rum, Grand Marnier, bourbon, Drambuie, salt and vanilla. Chill. Beat egg whites until stiff. Beat whipping cream until peaks form, fold in egg whites and add to milk. Stir; then stir both milk and liquor mixtures together. Chill at least 1 hour before serving. Will keep 2 weeks in refrigerator.

Aug 212007
 

We were invited to a birthday dinner party for a friend. Her husband is an owner of a local restaurant, so they prepared a special tasting menu just for the occasion. Here’s what we had (more for my memory than anything else because I’ll forget):

Reception – Veuve Cliquot

Primer Curso – Sweet Corn Pann Cotta, Cucumber Aspic and Marinated Tasmanian Crab Meat
(Wine: Sancerre, Daniel Chotard)

Antipasti – Belgium White Endive with Rabbit Confit, Concord Grapes, Marcona Almonds and Honey AioliĀ  (Wine: Chassagne – Montrachet “Vielles Vignes”, Domaine Amoit & Fils 2005)

Pasta – Housemade Taccheroni Pasta with Tomato Conserva, White Mushrooms and Prawns (Wine: Gevre-Chambertin, Primer Cru “La Perriere”, Domaine L. Boillot 2005)

Piatti Fuerte – Prime Beef Tenderloin, Point Reyes Blue Cheese, Crispy Faro Olives and Sauce Bordelaise (Wine: Chateau Lynch Bages, Grand Cru Classe, Pauillac 2003)

Dolci – An assortment of desserts shared by everyone

The wines and food were amazing. I’m not sure who got the treat out of this one, the birthday girl or the guests.

Jun 072007
 

I don’t know what it is, but lately I’ve been getting hammered with comment spam, which seems really odd since this blog has essentially become a mirror of my delicious links with a few legitimate posts thrown in for good measure.

I’ve got a few posts that I’ve been meaning to complete for several weeks, but for now I’ll pass on from Kristy that Sonic is having free root beer floats from 8pm-midnight tonight to promote their later hours. Mmmmm…root beer. Anybody know if they use real root beer or that caffeine-laced stuff like Barq’s?