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Christmas Eve 2011 – Menu & Recipes

Posted in Menus, tagged on December 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

One more Christmas, one more Christmas Eve celebration with my sister Kathy, my niece Nikki and my best friends Lola and Iggy.  I usually make elaborate multi-course meals but this year I was tired and not very inspired or enthusiastic.  I wouldn’t have minded just getting Chinese takeout (our Christmas day staple), but the family […]

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Blue Cheese and Caramelized-Onion Squares

Posted in Recipes, tagged , , , on December 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

I made this very simple hors d’oeuvre/appetizer for my 2010 Xmas Eve dinner and I think it was my favorite dish of the evening. It couldn’t be simpler: just some caramelized onions and blue cheese on puff pastry – but boy, is it delicious. I plan to make it as often as I can The […]

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Oriental Tea House – San Leandro – Updated Reviews

Posted in Restaurants, tagged , , , on December 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Update 12/11 As you can see by the updates below, it’s been our custom for many years to go to to the Oriental Tea House for dinner on Christmas day.  This year it was just Mike and I, my sister and the kids having left earlier in the afternoon.  The food was good, as usual; […]

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Butternut squash soup with cider cream

Posted in Recipes, tagged , , on December 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

For some reason, my daughter Mika got it into her head that she liked butternut squash soup, and she requested that I make it for Christmas. Now, butternut squash soup is not my favorite, but she was pretty insistent, which she rarely is for any food item. I made this soup based on a (surprise, […]

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