dinner party to ring in 2011

To ring in 2011 I hosted my first dinner party for some friends at my apartment.  For those of you who follow my blog, you may notice the menu looks a little familiar!  To decorate my little kitchen table I bought a scarf that I could use as a tablecloth and arranged a bouquet of new years horns to add a festive touch.

hors d'oeuvres:
holiday goat cheese log w rosemary flatbreads
gruyere puffs
mexican dip (brought by my friend Meredith)

main course:
chive popovers
roast beef tenderloin with merlot and shallots
spinach gratin (brought by the lovely Christina)

dessert:
caramel topped semolina cake (from Around My French Table, which I got for Christmas from my sister!)
assorted christmas cookies

**please excuse my dessert picture.  By the time dessert rolled around I had had one too many glasses of champagne and taking pictures of the table slipped my mind (gasp!).  Above is a picture I'd taken earlier on my phone!

As always, I've linked all the recipes I could find online, but if you'd like a recipe that I haven't posted just ask!

christmas dinner menu

hors d'oeuvres:
holiday goat cheese log
eggplant and sausage tartlets
gruyere puffs

main course:
butternut squash soup
roast beef tenderloin with merlot and shallots
chive popovers
brussels sprouts with marjoram and pine nuts
maple glazed yams with pecan topping
broccoli casserole

recipes from sweet stuff by karen barker

dessert:
peppermint pattie cake
peppermint stick ice cream
assorted christmas cookies

**I tried to link all recipes I could find online.  If you'd like a recipe of anything above, as always please contact me directly!