Christmas Eats
27 Dec 07 | by Lorraine in: Christmas, Food, Sweet Stuff
Merry Christmas, everyone! The husband and I spent an quiet eve alone, opening presents, feasting on chinese food, and having a Christmas movie marathon. But I’m not here to tell you about the tears I shed while watching It’s a Wonderful Life, I wanted to share with you all the holiday goodies we’ve been enjoying (too much!):
Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
I mentioned previously that I would be baking these and giving them away to close friends and family. Each batch, of course, required a taste test… which we were more than happy to do! Never mind that our recipe, based loosely on Alton Brown’s The Chewy, is something we’ve perfected in the past.
Frozen Brazo de Mercedes
My best friend gifted us with a gigantic tray of this, one of the most decadent, delicious things I’ve ever put in my mouth. I know I should post the telephone number of where it came from, but I’m too lazy to go to the freezer and write it down. I will soon, though. You simply MUST try it. *UPDATE: The frozen brazo is from Ana’s Kitchen, telephone 852-8224.
Christmas Ham from Santis
I love ham, especially Santis ham, anytime of the year, but Christmas ham is somehow more special. Taken with some thinly sliced queso de bola, it’s a holiday must-eat for me.
Queso de Bola
I love having one (or two) of these shiny red balls around. For breakfast today, I grated some up and made giant cheese omelettes for us. Creamy, salty, and awesome.
I could go on, I suppose- listing every naughty treat we’ve received from well-meaning friends and neighbors (don’t you love having neighbors? I LOVE having neighbors!) this year, but I need to go have a cup of hot chocolate and watch Home Alone on DVD now. What goodies are you enjoying this season?
Altons browms recipes rocks.. i revised it a bit for my cookies
Posted by jeff on 3 January 2008 @ 3pm
I have not tried Santis’ Ham . For Christmas, I prefer the Majestic Ham . The combination of queso de bola, ham and pan de sal is just divine. It’s only once a year. The saltiness is bad for my health. AH I miss brazos de mercedes. My mom used to make it a lot and even sold it through her bakeshop. Maybe I should try that recipe again.
Posted by noemi on 6 January 2008 @ 1pm
i want to get my hands on that frozen brazo. thanks for posting the number. 
Posted by dyosa on 9 January 2008 @ 3am
Mike, we had a LOT of fun.
Jeff, I also revised the Alton Brown Chewy recipe- a little more vanilla, a little less sugar. The cookies are addicting.
Noemi, I LOVE Majestic Ham as well, especially with pan de sal…mmmm. Sometimes I buy the ham bits and use it in our stews.
Dyosa, you won’t regret it. The frozen brazo is… well, it’s super sarap
Posted by lorrainemarie on 10 January 2008 @ 12am
THe chewy is a great recipe
Posted by Hiro on 1 February 2008 @ 9pm
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