I love throwing an annual Christmas party for friends and family. Over the years though I have realize there is no reason to make everything from scratch. I have a few simple recipes that happen to be from scratch. For the most part a lot of my Christmas party recipes are semi pre made at the grocery store. This is a great way to save time, but still look like you went to a lot of effort.
Naturally no meal is complete without having dessert. Do not be concerned, there are numerous slow cooker meatballs in the crockpot recipes for desserts. You are going to have to save room for desserts including Bananas Foster, Pumpkin-Cranberry Custard or especially for Homestyle Apple Brown Betty. You will discover great tasting treats to help you finish off just about any meal.
The following week, I was in a loca l supermarket. They had some gorgeous looking peppers (3 to a package - 1 each of red, green and yellow). 3 packages cost $8. Ground beef, rice, rolls, butter, salad fixings and dressing came to another $14. They had wine on sale and swedish meatballs bottles totalled another The total bill, including tax, was under $30.
A few sips told me this is a rough-tasting wine. You know it's there and won't want to pair it with a poached white fish with herbs. I first tried this Shiraz with a slow cooker meatballs-cooked beef stew and soft wheat kernels, accompanied by a commercial potato salad and a homemade tomato and cucumber salad. The wine was mouth filling and fairly long, but not subtle or complex. I tasted plums and black cherries. Not surprisingly this wine had no problem handling harissa, a very spicy Tunisian pepper sauce.
While wonderful for that snack, it makes a great entree as well. Slaw, potato salad, lettuce salad and chips, all make great sides to this wonder ful treat.
Dim sum is always served with a sweet hoisin sauce and a chili sauce and always with tea. Here at Phoenix you are served Jasmine tea. Dim sum at Phoenix is an adventure for your taste buds. You get a mix of sweet swedish meatballs baked tangy to salty and spicy from soft to chewy and gooey to crunchy. If its your first time trying dim sum it might be a little intimidating, but Phoenix has much to offer. The price is good and there's plenty to choose from. So sit tight and enjoy!!!
