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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sounds yummy, OP!  I like it all!

I don't have mine totally hammered out yet but here is what I am thinking.

Hors d'oeuvres
- hot crab dip
- stuffed mushroom caps
- fresh fruit skewers w/dips

Dinner
- soup (considering 1 of 3 different options:  butternut squash soup or a lobster bisque or oyster stew)
- salad
- either Cornish hens or individual Beef Wellingtons (both are easily prepped ahead of time & then can be popped into the oven)
- veggie (depends on the entree)
- starch (depends on the entree)
- rolls & biscuits

Dessert
- trifle (another thing very easy to make ahead)
- vanilla ice cream with crushed peppermint topping (if I could figure out a way to serve the Chick-Fil-A peppermint shakes I would) & Christmas cookies[/quote]

OP here—sounds great! May I ask for your trifle recipe? Do you have a proper trifle dish? I don’t, and I kind of hesitate to buy another Thing to Store, but I’m tempted. I love make-ahead options. I like the way you think. I’ve also made Martha’s mini-Beef Wellingtons ahead of time, and they are so great because you can even make ahead, freeze, and bake from frozen.[/quote]

Oh, I hope you LOVE "my" trifle recipe.  It is Nigella Lawson's.  I literally stumbled on the recipe when reading Parade magazine (comes with the Post).  It is a winner!  Here is the link.  Be sure to make this recipe at least 2-3 days before serving if you can.  All the flavors need time to meld.

I make one switch - I use lady fingers, not pound cake.  I think the pound cake is more traditional but the people in my family seem to prefer the lady fingers.  FYI that the pistachio nuts are the only thing that I sometimes have trouble finding.

I cannot remember where I got my trifle dish.  The bowl part actually looks a lot like the picture and I think it came from a plant store of all places.  I remember that it was less than $10, which is crazy cheap.  I think any cut glass or clear bowl would work well.

And I completely agree with you about the Beef Wellingtons.  They are so easy to prep ahead of time and the presentation is so opulent ... yet they are pretty much a breeze to make!

[url]https://parade.com/28354/nigellalawson/the-boozy-british-trifle/[/url]

[img]https://static.parade.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/boozytrifle_lisparsons1.jpg[/img][/quote]

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