Christmas breakfast I made crepes for the family, had a variety of fillings for them, including:
Stewed cherries spiced with cinnamon and allspice
Strawberries
Raspberries
Mango
Blueberries
Bacon
Cottage Cheese
Mushrooms in butter
Sour cream
Greek yoghurt
People just mixed and matched for their own preferences.
For the main meal:
Fig, Prosciutto, Mozarella and Basil salad (with honey, ev-oo and lemon juice dressing). This was absolutely amazing, far exceeded my expectations and that of my family and girlfriend. We all could of had just the dressing with fresh, hot turkish bread.
Chicken, Grapefruit and Pistachio salad with ev-oo and lemon juice yoghurt dressing. Different, and very refreshing. The combination of grapefruit, mint, parsley and the yoghurt dressing went well.
Pancetta, Croutons and Poached Egg salad. Reminiscent of a Caesar salad without the dressing. The inclusion of rocket adds something as it is more than just filler, it adds a certain taste of its own.
For dessert was Strawberry Jelly and Vanilla Bavarois. Unfourtunately I didn't have a big enough mould to hold it all so I resorted to creating individual desserts in largish wine goblets. Perhaps a bit more vanilla was needed in the bavarois, but otherwise very nice.
For Boxing Day (26th december, Australian holiday) for lunch I made Barbecued Garlic prawns and Honey prawns and a simple green salad. Then for dinner I made the family Pancetta, Rosemary and Borlotti Bean Rissotto with Siciliana Cannoli with a raspberry sauce for dessert.
All in all it was a gigantic success, very pleased with the results as was the rest of the family and my girlfriend.