Cold weather (good), no working fireplace (bad)
Joe and I are LOVING the cold weather in Houston!! The bummer is that our fireplace isn't working (Joe put out the pilot light and we are afraid to try to light it ourselves) and we haven't had the repair people come out yet. I'm so wishing we could have a fire!!! These images look so cozy and toasty! I guess I'll just curl up under the warm blankets Mom and Doug gave us for Christmas and sip on a mug of hot chocolate instead. Hope you are staying warm!
Royal Brunch celebration - January 2, 2010
Today we had a Royal Brunch celebration with our friends, Janice and Albert, and their daughter, Jacqueline. Janice and I decided that we wanted to cook an entire meal from the cookbook written by Princess Diana's personal chef. We had a great time and the food was delicious except for one notable exception: my tomato and dill mousse. It was a gelantinous mess! I had trouble with the gelatin when I was making the dish and I thought the mousse might not set up. Boy, was I right! It was more like a cold tomato and dill soup with some random bits of gelatin in it. Oh well, I tried and I think it will be delicious if I can just get the gelatin down.
Cute gold tree Janice made with adorable seasonal sayings on it
White roses on the table
Aromatic bitters we put in the champagne along with a sugar cube
(talk about a bubbly, delicious drink!)
T
Salad: butter lettuce topped with walnuts, goat cheese and pears
and homemade balsamic vinaigrette
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