First- Christmas Eve dinner was requested:
Prime Rib (for daddy) and Crab Legs (for the girls).
Now, having never made Prime Rib before, of course I had to ask the butcher what the heck it even WAS... which made me look like "oh lord, this girls out of her league" to everyone waiting on their turn... BUT - I found a fantastic combination of spices (thyme, curry, paprika to name a few) for it, and according to Morgan made "the best Prime Rib ever. I don't even want to go to my favorite Prime Rib place anymore its THAT good" with Horseradish and an Aus jus sauce, with new potatoes from the crab boil and sauted mushrooms with wilted spinach. For the girls, I did a typical Crab Boil, complete with new red potatoes and corn on the cob. Since they only had King Crab and each leg was as big as my forearm, I decided to get 4 legs and a few scallops.
Adventure #2 - I had never made scallops before either! Pan seared, and I created a Sauce for the scallops that involved butter, mushrooms, garlic and truffle oil. OH MY GOODNESS they were the best scallops either of us had tasted; perfectly seasoned, cooked and actually made me debate eating my crab legs!
Unfortunately, the food was so good we forgot to take a picture... but I tell you what... I'm ready for a dinner party now!
SECOND:
Part of Amber's Christmas gift from me was a bunch of Art Supplies. Acryllic paints, and about 50 different brushes... Amber is away for the rest of the holiday, and I snuck into the paints last night.... thinking I would just play around with them....
Here's what came out of that:
I like this one the best.... Feels like Oceanic... maybe seaweed in the current?This one, I have no clue...
OH - and I remade my green stocking...
Amber bought me a sewing box to keep all my stuff in...
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