"Cindy Fuller" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> "Ophelia" > wrote:
>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Fri, 29 Nov 2013 08:49:01 -0800 (PST), Kalmia
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> >> BUFFET!!! is the name of the game.
>> >
>> > Totally agree. I hate cluttering up valuable table space with food.
>> > Okay, a few of the smaller items can be on the table besides candles
>> > and flowers... but not everything, for god sake.
>>
>> Depends on how big your table is I suppose.
>
> We went to a small (6 person) dinner, so passing stuff around the table
> worked. A buffet wouldn't have worked, given that our host has a dog
> that would like nothing better than a turkey carcass.
>
> My experiments this year involved apple pie and stuffing. Normally I do
> pie crust in the food processor, but went back to the old-school method
> this year. The crust came out well. I also tried the spiced sherry apple
> pie filling from the Fannie Farmer Baking Book. I was worried that our
> host's son would be put off, since he has a pretty basic flavor palate.
> However, he approved. I had a recipe in my files for stuffing bread that
> I used. It's basically an herb bread. It smelled great coming out of the
> oven, but I still had to add plenty of herbs to produce a stuffing
> (actually dressing) that met my standards. The SO stayed within his
> comfort zone and made key lime pie.

All sounds lovely)))))) Well done)


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