Christmas Eve - Celebration!

I promise this is the last Christmas Post, then back to Weddings as Usual! Okay, so the one thing I love about Christmas is the food, I just love entertaining - so for me this is the Ultimate in Entertaining!

The Prep work, after my first cup of coffee I start cooking - here's our menu:

Hor's Deavours:

• Shrimp Cocktail (Fish One)
• Smoked Salmon with Cream Cheese, Capers and Diced Onion on Mini Toasts (Fish Two)
• Goat Cheese with Fresh Rosemary and Cracked Pepper and Olive Oil
• Crab Rangoon's with an Apricot Dipping Sauce (Fish Three)
• Mushroom Turnovers
• Spinach Tartlets
• Cheese Souffles
• Blue Cheese with Fresh Honey
• Crab Stuffed Mushrooms

Dinner:

• Stuffed Calamari (Fish Four + Bonus Fish in Stuffing)
• Lobster and Crab Potatoes Au Gratin (Fish Five)
• Salmon with a Lump Crab Meat and Lemon Caper Butter Sauce
• Tilapia with an Orange Dijon Glaze (Fish Six)
• Smelts (Fish Seven)
• Inside Out Stuffed Artichokes

Dessert: (Mostly Made by Maria who is an incredible Chef and needs to open a bakery!!!)

• Homemade Cookies and Cakes
• Homemade Canolli's
• A ton of yummy'ness!!!

Here is the Photo Documenting that Greg did such a fantastic job with!!!

The Prep Work:

Me Playing with the Calamari:

The Finished Products:

My Table - wouldn't The Hostess with the Mostess be proud of me! The Dessert:

The People:

My Handsome Husband and his Mommy:Erin, Me and Barb:My Step Dad (Greg), My Mommy, Father in Law and Mother in Law:The Whole Group (Minus Greg)Me Cleaning:Erin and I:

It was such a lovely and Lively Christmas - I hope everyone had a fantabulous time! I know I did! And my apron looked so nice with my Christmas Eve outfit!