I am waiting for our dinner guests to arrive, my in-law and my brother-in-law. The smells from the kitchen (from which I am banished) smell delicious. Here’s what we are serving:

 

WINTER SOLSTICE FEAST
December 22, 2007

APPETIZER
Baked mushrooms stuffed with herbed fennel duxelles

MAIN COURSE
Salad with balsamic mustard vinaigrette
Gruyère Cheese Gougères
Beef Wellington ala Ramsey
Herbed potato galettes

DESSERT
Chocolate mousse and assorted sweets

Yes, I am a lucky, lucky, woman to be married to someone who loves to cook as much as my husband does.