It was really nice to spend the past couple of days in the kitchen with my mother and sister Susan, preparing Christmas dinner.  We spent the days making Christmas wreath bread, homemade baguettes, roasted ham & lamb, butter, apple/cranberry pie, bittersweet chocolate tart and just bonding.  At one point I looked around the kitchen and realized that all that was missing was Tia Anne.  We did not have a pre-decided menu nor was it going to be a formal occasion, we just knew that we wanted to make food that would be comfortable, traditional and even new – it was a Basque/American Christmas dinner.

Basque style clams

Roasted Leg of Lamb

Butter Lettuce w/Pomergrantes and drizzled with Lemon/Mustard dressing

Mini twice baked potatoes

Apple Cranberry Pie with Dorie’s Perfect PIe Crust

Bittersweet Chocolate Tart with crushed Candy Canes

Merry Christmas to all & to all a good night!