a proper new year's eve feast!

Last night I made us a feast worthy of a new year. Originally we had planned to go to a party with some friends, but we were both tired, especially Steven. So, instead I whipped up a yummy dinner. It was really good, but there are a few things I'd change if I made this meal again.

We started out with Blue Cheese Gougeres. They were really good and all the eggs made them the consistency of a popover, which was a nice surprise. I would make them again.




We also had Roast Beef with Spicy Parsley Tomato Sauce, Brussell Sprouts without Pancetta (our local Publix had no pancetta), Horseradish and Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes, and Brownies with Ice Cream.

The few things that I would do differently next time would be to use a more tender piece of meat. The steak was pretty tough. Also, the potato recipe called for 4 pounds of spuds, but I used about half that amount. When the time came to add the sour cream, I looked at the recipe and forgot that I used fewer potatoes. Oops. They were good, but very creamy and a little sweet. The spicy sauce for the steak wasn't very spicy. In fact, it was kind of sweet. I'd skip that next time, or jazz up the sauce a bit to make it more spicy. An idea might be to add the sauce to the steak towards the end of its time in the oven. I have to think about that for next time.

All in all, it was a good meal and fun for me to make. Steven is the defacto chef in our house, so I don't get a lot of opportunities to cook. He simply makes better meals that I do. But it was nice to treat him last night! Happy New Year everyone!