/ck/ - Food & Cooking

hey anon,

i used to be the head chef of a couple fine dining restaurants- here's what i would make

my favorite christmas dish is beef bourguignon. this is a solid rendition
https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/julia-childs-beef-bourguignon-50159695
it's a very rich stew that only improves in the following days, very good for leftovers. you will need roughly a pound of meat per person, and must begin cooking several hours before dinner
serve with several loaves of fresh french bread (buy at store)

green bean casserole- old country food, canned green beans, cream of mushroom, topped with fried onion crisps and baked into a casserole. tastier than it sounds.

stuffing- this is your time to shine. look up some recipes and figure out what works best. you'll be a much better cook for it

everyone likes scalloped potatoes. in a casserole dish- butter cheese milk sliced potatoes salt pepper chives. make sure the potatoes cook thru.

walnut, pomegranite, and golden raisin salad (greens not romaine) with any sweeter vinaigrette (just taste)

for dessert, make 4 cheesecakes the day before
http://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/new-york-cheesecake-57025
top two with Bonne Maman's blueberry jelly (2 jars) and melted drizzled white chocolate. two plain

find a plain chocolate mousse and whipped cream recipe- make a couple gallons of it. great for feeding guests


do candied orange peels if you're up to it. they're very good. always boil them 3x- the bitterness is stubborn.