Christmas dinner starters

[Windigo]

For our own Christmas meal (just me and the husband this year) I will make Salmon bombe's. So a round of salmon filled with cream cheese with dill and chives. Served with some garlic crostini.

 

[JAS_OH1]

I'm going to make this cold spinach dip that I make sometimes during the holidays and serve with fresh pumpernickel bread.
https://www.knorr.com/us/en/r/knorr-spinach-dip-recipe.html/68467

 

[rascal]

Daughter for lunch. Entree could be anything. Bearing in mind we have a huge meal I wont be eating anything prior. Maybe a beer though '???

Russ

 

[CookieMonster]

typically Thanksgiving / Christmas dinner is at 4pm/1600
and since 'the crowd' tends to be gathering at noon/1200+ . . .
we do a cheese/charcuterie 'platter' , , , to go with the wine . . .

so far, haven't noticed anyone being unhappy . . . might be the wine . . . ?

 

[karadekoolaid]

I was wondering what to make as an appetiser for tonight's get together, and eventually decided on cheese straws. Homemade pastry, Asiago cheese (where the heck that came from, I don't know ) and poppy seeds.
First lot came out browned on one side and white on the other. Didn't turn them. Second lot came out lightly browned. Third lot perfect.
All cooked for the same time!
I'm going to take a pot of my sweet chile jam and that'll be used for dipping, if necessary.

 

[TastyReuben]

These didn’t come out exactly as planned, but in my defense, this was the stickiest dough I’ve ever worked with.

Sausage pinwheels - still tastes good!

 

[karadekoolaid]

this was the stickiest dough I’ve ever worked with.

They look good to eat! A little flour, or water, on your mitts next time. Works for me.

 

[JAS_OH1]

Homemade pumpernickel with cold spinach dip.

 

[karadekoolaid]

Here's the cheese straws:

 

[TastyReuben]

Starting early with the starters:

 

[CookieMonster]

this is a very good one . . .

 

[CookieMonster]

Here's the cheese straws:

iffin' your keen on cheese stange - this is a "item" I "discovered" entirely by accident, and now intentionally 'remade' . . .

backstory: once made a cheese souffle. it over filled the pot and ran on to the sheetpan below.

the today's "how to" -
make a roux, add cheese, fold into stiff peak whipped egg whites.
put mixture into piping bag.
pipe strips with decorative tip of choice onto oiled flat pan . . .
bake hot&fast.

super yummy

 

[TastyReuben]

Herbs will get used later in some other dishes.

 

[Windigo]

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Herbs will get used later in some other dishes.

Gorgeous!