Today marks what we observe in our house to be the First day of Christmas. For you traditionalists out there, I KNOW that the first day of Christmas is Christmas. But because I love this season, I always start with a little something - a stocking stuffer kind of thing - for each of the 12 days before Christmas.
The next 12 days including today are going to be extraordinarily busy. My shopping is done, but not wrapped, and the house looks gorgeously Christmas-y.
I have decided to simutaneously completely paint and redecorate my dining room, prepare for an extraordinary Family Christmas Eve Feast, and boost my own health by eating right again and exercising to survive the holidays. Not to mention work all next week to achieve three weeks worth of fundraising in five days.
So? I am fuelling this ambititon with smoothies, coffee, and music - while forgoing alcohol, most TV, and "vegging".
I hope what I am left with on December 26 is a camera full of gorgeous pictures of our Ukrainian Christmas Eve and two full dishwashers.
Here is my menu:
Kolach - One for the table and one wreathed loaf for dipping in a honey garlic sauce
Opening Course (1) Kutya - a wheat and poppyseed porridge with fruit and nuts
Amuse Bouche (2) Crispy fish croquettes in a savory tomato and onion sauce
Appetizer (3) Pickled Mushrooms on toasted Ukrainian bread with olive oil and garlic
Jellied Fish Course (4) Poached whitefish in a lemon jelly with capers, peas and red pepper specks
Salad Course (5) Raw beet and Granny Smith Apple slaw with orange honey vinaigrette with candied orange slivers
Soup Course (6) Borscht with mushroom vushka
Potato Course (7) Perogies with carmelized onions
Vegetable Course (8) Cabbage rolls stuffed with brown rice and lentils
Main Course (9) Beet Marinated Salmon over Candy Cane Beets and Wilted Kale
Cake Course (10) Orange Honey Cake with Apricot Compote
Pampushky (11) Filled puffed doughnuts with white peach vanilla jelly
Pastry Course (12) Hrusty with powdered sugar
I want these to look absolutely spectacular. Much of it will depend on having things done ahead of time, so I am off to Home Depot to get some paint and start filling the holes in our dining room and priming the walls!!!
Starbucks anyone?
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