BEST WISHES FOR CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR 2013

You too or as we say . A'ra best for 2013!!

Auguri a tutti, Buon Natale.....

Best wishes to all, and to you Gala and the family.

Thanks Gala merry christmas to you, without your contributions this site would be so much poorer may you continue your good work and continue to give us all so much help withy our new lives-

Thanks Gala, Wishing you and everyone on the Forum the happiest of holidays.

BUON NATALE E FELICE ANNO NUOVO A TUTTI ... ma proprio a tutti ! :)

Buon Natale Gala Have just had our 24th Dec dinner of roast deer haunch with red cabbage etc.

Yummy, in San Francisco we had Roasted Tomatoes and Leek soup, boned leg of lamb with garlic and rosemary, braised Brussels sprouts with coppa, "gratin dauphinois" , red cabbage braised with balsamic vinegar and red wine and a Christmas compote with a variety of dried fruits cooked very slowly in red wine, sugar and spices. Delicious!

Must admit Gala, that the hardest part was finding the buttermilk to marinade the deer in over here. Thankfully, our friendly cheese making farmer came up with it, so 30hrs marinating, with lardons inserted. Quickly seared in a pan and then oven cooked on high heat for 20 mins. Beautiful and pink,tender as well. The red cabbage, is to a German recipe. Finely chopped onions fried in lard, chopped apple, red wine vinegar, so very similar to what you had made.  

You are right, buttermilk is the big unknown in many EU countries. I add some lemon juice to milk...but it is not the same.  Anyway, I wish that everyone will be enjoying Christmas Day. Raining in San Franciso and I have to nurse a nasty cold