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on the second day of christmas...
...I got up early for a sprint planning call with my Shanghai dev team, which isn't exactly a total day off, but eh, I'm going to Disney World at the end of the week, so I'm good.
The holiday kitchen scorecard is currently:
/o\ - The gingerbread was kind of a mess. No, it was a total mess. I ended up with a bunch of crumbles to grind up and use over ice cream, but other than that, I got nothing. May try again once I find the kitchen under all the disaster.
\o/ - The mocktail bar was a big hit with the HoB's D&D crowd, as was the hot chocolate bar. I wish I could share actual recipes, but I was in a full-scale holiday panic mode, so all I know is that the mocktail bar had lots of those Simply Lemonade juice mixes, lots of sliced citrus fruits (oranges, grapefruits, lemons, limes, etc), mint syrup, ginger syrup, sparkling water, and (the biggest hit, for some reason) lots of maraschino cherries.
\o/ \o/ \o/ - I attempted Beef Wellington again, only this time, I did the tenderloin the day before in the sous vide and let it rest overnight in the fridge before I assembled it and finished off in a hot oven, and HOMG, it was amaaaazing.
I took pictures and I am not even ashamed to admit it. I will put it behind a cut, though.
If I ever get out of this dealership, I am contemplating a movie this evening--either Spidey or Mary Poppins. If either happen, I will report back.
The holiday kitchen scorecard is currently:
/o\ - The gingerbread was kind of a mess. No, it was a total mess. I ended up with a bunch of crumbles to grind up and use over ice cream, but other than that, I got nothing. May try again once I find the kitchen under all the disaster.
\o/ - The mocktail bar was a big hit with the HoB's D&D crowd, as was the hot chocolate bar. I wish I could share actual recipes, but I was in a full-scale holiday panic mode, so all I know is that the mocktail bar had lots of those Simply Lemonade juice mixes, lots of sliced citrus fruits (oranges, grapefruits, lemons, limes, etc), mint syrup, ginger syrup, sparkling water, and (the biggest hit, for some reason) lots of maraschino cherries.
\o/ \o/ \o/ - I attempted Beef Wellington again, only this time, I did the tenderloin the day before in the sous vide and let it rest overnight in the fridge before I assembled it and finished off in a hot oven, and HOMG, it was amaaaazing.
I took pictures and I am not even ashamed to admit it. I will put it behind a cut, though.
If I ever get out of this dealership, I am contemplating a movie this evening--either Spidey or Mary Poppins. If either happen, I will report back.
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Personally not big on the mocktails (this day has been all about the cocktails) but a hot chocolate bar sounds amazing. Enjoy Disney World!
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The mocktails were there mostly so people could drive home safely b/c the last time we had sangria, we also had people staying until 4 in the morning to sober up!
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And your beef wellington looks delicious!
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The Wellington turned out better than I even hoped!
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And your beef wellington looks great.
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The Wellington turned out super!
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