Feeling better? All the presents put away? Now is the time to go to a movie, a short trip or just a hike in the woods. I am feeling housebound. I think I need a few more days to totally recover but I am definitely on the mend.
William has been here for nine days and is leaving tomorrow. It has been a very happy and satisfying Christmas. I love having him here.
As promised yesterday, the New Orleans Christmas day food included: A cocktail that William and Michael went crazy over. The recipe is above. It began with a very small amount of 90 proof liquor from New Orleans swirled in a glass. In a shaker, combine whiskey, super fine sugar, bitters and lemon rind, shaken with ice then poured into the glass. Michael kept saying that it was “dangerous!” I drove home!
Lunch was a classic New Orleans huge sandwich cut into serving slices called a muffuletta. It is made with specific cured meats, provolone cheese and chopped olives. Delicious!
Appetizers of hot prawns in cilantro oil and covered in a homemade salsa were served. Amazing combination of flavors. Also, crab cakes and andouille sausage. The first course was gumbo made with chicken andouille sausage and chicken thighs. Delicious! The main course was a beef filet stuffed with crab and good New Orleans red beans and rice. Perfect flavor. Took us right back to our trip in May. For dessert, we had apple pie with a whiskey cream sauce. I died. Others licked their plates. Others returned for seconds. It was a spectacular ending to a great Christmas with the family.
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