| Duck breasts served with an intense sauce made with shiitake mushrooms, wine-soaked dried cherries and honey mustard is special enough for any occasion, particularly an intimate Christmas Eve dinner. This recipe calls for skinless breasts but if you like the crispy skin, leave it on and cook the breasts skin side down for the entire cooking time.
Glazed cranberries elevate this creamy potato and celery root puree to the sublime. For extra richness, use light or heavy cream in place of the milk. To get a jump-start on the meal, make this side dish the night before and reheat it in a pot, stirring in additional milk if needed.
What Christmas would be complete without holiday sugar cookies? These are gorgeous when decorated and sandwiched with raspberry jam. Likewise, the baked cookies can be topped with royal icing or colored sprinkles. |
