We hosted the Christmas Eve Feast this year. I spent HOURS outside cooking, I had every cooker I have running, with the exception of the deep fryer.
I bought a whole prime rib and trimmed it. I took off the ribs and used them to make a jus, cooked it for hours the day before, ate the ribs, then strained it, put it in the fridge which made it easy to remove the fat, then reduced the liquid down to 2 cups (it started with a whole bottle of wine and 4 cups of beef stock).
I also made a horseradish cream sauce, and a nice bearnaise.
I made focaccia, mainly because its pretty easy, and delicious.
The last pic is my 'helpers' hanging out and watching movies while I was cooking.
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