Holiday Taste Tests

So I am planning on cooking Christmas dinner with my Papa over Christmas and he is an amazing chef so I am planning on trying at least 30 new recipes for just the holidays and 10 of those recipes are desserts. I want to be able to wow the family and I also just want to find that amazing recipe that everyone wants again and again. Yes Christmas is my favorite holiday and some say I am obsessed with planning for it waaaay too far in advance... But I don't care because I love it!

So here is a preview to what I plan on making over the next few weeks....

Bacon water chestnut wraps

Goat cheese crostini with orange marmalade

Belgian endive with Bay shrimp

Cranberry compote with mascarpone cheese

2 different Butternut squash soups

Spiced pecan pumpkin bread

Popovers

Classic dinner rolls

Wild mushroom risotto

Butternut risotto

Orzo with yellow squash

Mustard roasted potatoes

Stewed white beans with tomatoes and rosemary

Sweet potato and sage-butter casserole

Creamy broccoli soup

Oven roasted fall veggies

Cranberry salad

Mulled pomegranate sipper

Homemade apple cider

Desserts:

Sparkling oranges

Pineapple Daze

Apple pie bites

Poached pears

Brownie Thins

Melted Fontina with White Truffles

Milk Chocolate mousse cake with cashew brittle

Double nut Baklava

Orange blossom cheesecake with raspberry and pomegranate sauce

Pecan pumpkin butter pie

Chocolate peanut butter surprise cupcakes

Chocolate popcorn balls

Stay tuned!!!