December 25, 2011: Yule Log
December 25, 2011
My Yule Log [an oak log from the recent storm, decorated with ribbons, English Ivy, & Bittersweet] after a very nice (vegetarian) Christmas repast:
- Stuffing: Wheat Bread with Soryizo (meatless soy Chorizo); Apples, Crasins, Walnuts, Onion, Sage, Fresh Thyme & Veggie Broth.
- Baked Potato: Crusted with Butter, Sal de Mer, and Herbs de Provence
- Tofurkey: Baked with Butter and Crasins
- Acorn Squash: Basted with Butter, and French Thyme
- Béchamel: Infused with Tarragon and Ground Pepper
After dinner, I lit the Yule Log in the chimenea out on the deck and had it with a mug of warm mulled wine and probably the best cigar I’ve ever had (the perfect size; undertones of chocolate.) In anticipation of Peppermint-Stick Ice Cream for dessert.
“Fiercest heat-giver of all is green oak…” [from "The Death of Fergus Mac Leide"]
Merry Christmas World of Okonomy Readers!
