Then my traditional Beef Wellington, individual, with duxelles and foie gras. Perfectly rare this year!
The duxelles were made with mushrooms? What variety did you use, baby bellas?
I had a martini without the gin while I was babysitting. Then, when I got home, I had an Argentinean Malbec made by Bota Box. I've started getting a box wine because I usually don't finish a bottle of wine before it goes stale, and the Bota Box wine stays fresh for 30 days. I listened to Hauser, as usual.
I did have artichokes...chopped up with spinach, garlic, and melted cheese in a dip. I sliced up a take-and-bake sourdough baguette to scoop up the dip. Along with that I had grilled salmon in a citrus-mustard sauce, rice cooked with carrots, and pickled red cabbage. Home made mince meat pie for dessert.
Would've liked EdelMar to join me but he had a party to go to, one where women were probably not present.