Christmas Dinner

So, my husband and I decided to make Prime Rib Roast. He came up with his own dry rub, which was extremely tasty. We wanted to try Yorkshire pudding as we have heard so much about it.

Off I went to find a recipe on-line. I came across this site: http://www.recipetips.com/recipe-cards/t--3612/yorkshire-pudding-with-prime-rib.asp

If you have never made Yorkshire pudding, I have to say, it is one of the EASIEST recipes ever. And, very tasty.

Our Christmas dinner was excellent. Made a sauce with horseradish, shallot and mayo for the Prime Rib. I truly hope you decide to make Yorkshire pudding one day. You will be glad you did.

PS - dinner tonight? Leftovers :)

Holiday Mashed Potatoes

This is my sister's recipe (Gail). She so kindly gave me this recipe YEARS ago and I have been making it for Thanksgiving and Christmas ever since. It can be made 1-2 days ahead of time.

3 lbs potatoes, cooked, peeled (I don't always) and hot.
8 oz cream cheese
1/4 cup margerine (I use butter)
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup milk (I use cream. Why not?)
2 eggs
1/4 cup chopped onions (optional)

Mash potatoes in mixer. Add cream cheese in small pieces, then margerine, sour cream. Beat eggs with milk & add to potatoes. Beat and pour into a greased casserole dish (I use a 9x13 pan). Bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until browned lightly on top.

What I do: I usully make two batches for the holidays. One batch plain (no onion) and then the second batch I either add sauteed onions or roasted garlic. For Christmas, I put paprika on one batch and parsley on the other. Makes it a little festive.

Sweet Potato Pie

Growing up, I never liked sweet potatoes. I don't know why. I just didn't. As an adult, I like them. Especially this way.
One change I did was to use 1/2 c brown sugar and 1/2 c white sugar instead of all white sugar.

Sweet Potato Pie I By: COUGAAR (from allrecipes.com)
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Prep Time:
30 MinCook Time:
1 Hr 50 MinReady In:
2 Hrs 20 Min
Servings (Help)

Original Recipe Yield 1 - 9 inch pie
Ingredients
1 (1 pound) sweet potato
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup milk
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust
Directions
1.Boil sweet potato whole in skin for 40 to 50 minutes, or until done. Run cold water over the sweet potato, and remove the skin.
2.Break apart sweet potato in a bowl. Add butter, and mix well with mixer. Stir in sugar, milk, eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla. Beat on medium speed until mixture is smooth. Pour filling into an unbaked pie crust.
3.Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 55 to 60 minutes, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Pie will puff up like a souffle, and then will sink down as it cools.
Nutritional Information
Amount Per Serving Calories: 389 | Total Fat: 20.6g | Cholesterol: 85mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

Haven't been great about posting here

However, Ken & I have been doing lots of cooking lately.
One of the things we made last week was a seafood quiche. Got the recipe from Cooks.com, and tweeked it just for us. We didn't have any sherry, so we used Cognac. We used a combination of Swiss and pepperjack cheeses. It was very yummy. And easy. You should really try it.
SEAFOOD QUICHE

Read more about it at www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1745,154168-242204,00.html
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1 (9 inch) pie shell
1/2 lb. Swiss cheese, grated
1/2 lb. crab meat
1/4 lb. sm. shrimp
2 eggs, beaten
1 c. cream or 1/2 c. milk can be substituted
2 tsp. flour
1 tbsp. butter
1 tbsp. dry sherry
Salt
Pepper
Cayenne pepper
Nutmeg

Fill pie shell with cheese, crab meat and shrimp. Combine eggs, cream and flour; season to taste. Stir in butter and sherry. Pour over seafood. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes.