Anniversary Dinner

Yesterday was me and my husband's 2 year wedding anniversary. He asked if I wanted to go out but I actually wanted to just stay in and cook a fancy meal for us, which I haven't done in a while. Dinner came out perfect (thank goodness, because I did not have a plan B!) and I got the best gift ever from my darling husband...a counter top rotisserie! I'm so excited to use it!

Here was the menu:

To drink:
Lamoreaux Landing Chardonnay

Dinner:
Bacon Wrapped Filet Mignon served with Bearnaise sauce
Grilled lobster tail served with garlic butter
Beer and Cheddar Risotto
Fresh Caesar Salad

Dessert:
Chocolate Cake with fresh raspberry filling

Needless to say we were stuffed at the end of the meal! But we had a great anniversary and I really enjoyed just staying in this year.

And now for your viewing pleasure, some of my favorite wedding photos. I don't think I'll ever tire of looking at them and remembering our day!

Christmas Dinner

This year, I had my parents and brother over to my house to celebrate Christmas. It was a small and intimate party where we all had a lot of fun and ate a lot of quality food!

This is what was on the menu:

Appetizer
Brie cheese wrapped in a puff pastry with Apricot preserves

Dinner
Venison wellington with Gravy (the recipe is for beef wellington, but I used venison since my whole family adores it!)
Creamy Potatoes Au Gratin
Whiskey Glazed Baby Carrots
Homemade Pierogi
Honey Yeast Rolls

Dessert
An assortment of Christmas Cookies
Bûche de Noël

I wish I had set aside some time to take pictures so I could blog about all of these goodies, but dinner went so fast I barely had time to eat! So if you want the recipe for these, just click the link which will take you back to the original recipe.

And since I didn't get a chance to say it before:

I wish you all wonderful holiday season and a very happy New Year!