TIPS FOR CHRISTMAS MENU ORGANIZATION

Asleep in the kitchen
Photo from: sfgirl

Special menus require overtime in the kitchen. There is nothing worse than the cook falling asleep over Hors Oeuvres on the day of the grand feast. To prevent this the following preparations are suggested:

in the autumn:

       marinate Olives, see aceituna posted October 10, 2010

        brew after dinner liquors

weeks before buy ingredients for and prepare (but do not fry if applicable) and freeze:

Cebollada - An Onion Quiche
Photo by: Lord-Williams

      Mock Cheese, see cebo, posted September 26, 2012

      Meat or fish pastry, see Ave María, posted December 26, 2011

      Onion Ragout/Quiche, see cebollada, posted October 1, 2010

      Crab croquets see congrejo del mar, posted July 19, 2012

      Fried eggplant cakes, see chatchuca, posted December 14, 2012

      Charoset Truffles, see castaña, posted September 6, 2012 but do not roll in sugar at the end

Orange Sherbert The Red Barn,...
from SpartacuSparta

the day before:

weeks before buy:

       frozen berries for Honey Meringue With Almonds, see cardo burrero, posted August 17, 2012

        Wines

        Orange sherbet

days before buy ingredients for:
 Acorn Bread Recipe see bellota, posted September 12, 2011
 Pancakes see carnestolendas, posted August 31, 2012 but do not fry until the next day.

 Prepare the ingredients for: 

            Acorn Bread Recipe see bellota, posted September 12, 2011 and set aside to bake the next day
            Pancakes see carnestolendas, posted August 31, 2012 but do not fry until the next day.
       Make: Meringues for Honey Meringue With Almonds, see cardo burrero, posted August 17, 2012

      Buy:

            dates 
            pistachios
            oranges to hollow out for sherbet

   ingredients for hake and clams etc for Asturian Hake, see chamusquina, posted December 7, 2012
Defrost: all frozen items listed above.

   

Boiled Crab
Photo by: MR Samper

THE DAY OF THE CELEBRATION:

-       
     Bake the bread as per Acorn Bread Recipe, see bellota, posted September 12, 2011

HORS D'ŒUVRE
RELEVÉS
MAIN COURSE

Put olives and pitachios in bowls; take out an extra bowl for pits 

-                    Fry mock cheese balls and sauce, see cebo, posted September 26, 2012

-                   Fry meat or fish pastries, see Ave María, posted December 26, 2012

ENTRÉE

-       Heat Onion Ragout, see cebollada, posted October 1, 2010

-       Fry crab croquets see congrejo del mar, posted July 19, 2012

-       Fry eggplant cakes, see chatchuca, posted December 14, 2012

     ENTREMET
Hollow out orange peels and stuff with Orange Sherbet 

-       Prepare Asturian Hake, see chamusquina, posted December 7, 2012

Fried Pancakes
Photo by: Lord-Williams

     
    DESSERT

            Fry pancakes see carnestolendas, posted
     August 31, 2012

            Add fruit to Honey Meringue With Almonds, see cardo burrero, posted August 17, 2012

AFTER DINNER COFFEE AND LIQUOR

     Prepare coffee and or herbal infusions and out into thermos until ready to serve             

     Roll in powdered sugar before serving Charoset Truffles, see castaña, posted September 6, 2012

       Serve liquors