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Appetizers:
Baked Crab, Brie and Artichoke Dip
Baked Herbed Oysters Haussner's
Beef Tenderloin and Artichoke
Purée on Rye Toasts
Bleu Cheese and Pecan Crackers
Braised Chinese Mushrooms for a Crowd
Brandied Liver Pâté
Crabmeat Cheesecakes with Crab Sauce
Crab-Stuffed Mushrooms, World's Best
Crocked Shrimp and Cheese
Deep South Cheese Straws
Fabulous Foie Gras!
Filet, Filet, Filet
Gravlax (Julia & Jacques)
Hot Pepper Jelly  
Jumbo Shrimp in Herbed Oil
Louisiana Lump Crab and Artichoke Dip
Mushroom Pâté
Oyster-Sausage Bundles (Elizabeth on 37th)
Pâté Maison
Pecan Cheese Bites, Gigi's
Pepper Biscuits with Cheddar Pecan Spread
Roquefort Dip with Apple, Endive,
and Celery Hearts
Seafood Pâté
Smoked Salmon Tartare with Horseradish Cream
Southern Sausage Balls
Stilton, Port and Pear "Napoleons"
Wild Mushroom and Crab Cheesecake
World's Best Crab-Stuffed Mushrooms

Beverages:
Cider Wassail Bowl
George Washington's Punch (Pat Conroy)
Hot Mulled Wine 
Spiced Tea

Bread (Dinner):
Georgene's Fluffy Rolls
Hoppin' John's Icebox Rolls
Parker House Rolls
Poppy Seed Dinner Rolls
Quick Butter Croissants 

Bread (Sweet):
Alsatian Kugelhupf 
Braided Mincemeat Bread 
Fresh Ginger Pain d'Epice
Gingerbread, How to Make (Laurie Colwin)
Gingerbread, Prune Armagnac 
Panettone (Italian Christmas Bread)
Poppy Seed Bread (Quick) 
Stollen, Holiday, Chocolate-Laced
Stollen (Martha Stewart) 
Swedish Holiday Rye Bread

Entrées:
Beef:
Bacon-Wrapped Beef Filets with
Yucatan Oysters and Leeks
Beef Tenderloin Roasted in an Herb-Infused
Salt Crust (Patricia Wells/Joel Robuchon)
Beef Wellington with Madeira Sauce
Châteaubriand for Two with Lobster Tails,
Château Potatoes, and Béarnaise Sauce
Perfect Prime Rib, Dad's
Rib-Eye Roast, Spice-Crusted, with Garlic Jus
Roast Tenderloin of Beef with Mushroom, Onion,
and Wine Sauce
Roasted Rib Steak with Golden Chanterelles,
Pommes Anna,and Bordelaise Sauce (Thomas Keller)
Vodka-Marinated Rib Roast (Jeremiah Tower)
Fish and Seafood:
Butter-Poached Lobster with Leeks, Pommes
Maxim and Red Beet Essence (Thomas Keller)
Christmas Eve - Seven Fish Seven Ways
Cod Steaks with Pernod (Craig Claiborne)
Herb-Crusted Halibut with Roasted Potatoes and
Shiitake Mushroom Sauce
Halibut with Parsley-Shellfish Sauce
Horseradish-Crusted Grouper (Patrick Clark)
Oysters Stewed in Thyme Cream with Thyme Croutons
Salt-Crusted Whole Baked Redfish (Commander's Palace)
Shrimp-Stuffed Flounder with Sauce Piquante (Emeril)
Pork:
Baked Ham in Champagne
Crown Roast of Pork with Apricot Stuffing, Gigi's
Dried Fruit-Stuffed Pork Tenderloin with Roasted
New Potatoes and Bacon-Sherry Vinaigrette
Famous Root-Beer Glazed Ham
Ginger-Glazed Ham (Nigella)
Mary Margaret's Vicksburg Stuffed Baked Ham
Monte's Ham
Pork Tenderloin with Sautéed Wild Mushrooms,
Cranberries, Blueberries and Port
Wolfgang Puck's Roast Rack of Pork
Poultry:
Breast of Duck with Port Sauce
Crispy Roast Duck with Roasted Vegetables
and Orange Brandy Sauce
Roast Chicken with Root Vegetables
Roast Games Hens with Corn Bread Stuffing
Roast Goose with Sausage, Fruit and Nut Stuffing
Roast Turkey, James Beard's Favorite
Roast Turkey, Julia Child's

Salads:
Apple, Celery Root and Endive Salad
Avocado Fruit Salad
Cranberry Salad
Crème de Menthe Salad
Grilled Pear Salad with Bacon, Roquefort,
and Port Vinaigrette 
Pickled Beet and Endive Salad with Goat Cheese
and Walnuts (Charlie Trotter)
Roasted Beets with Walnut Gorgonzola Dressing

Side Dishes:
Camembert-Asparagus Bread Pudding
Chèvre-Rosemary-Garlic
 Mashed Potatoes
JR's Gratin Dauphinois
New England Sausage, Apple and
Dried Cranberry Stuffing
Oyster Casserole. Southern
Oyster "Pie", (Bill Neal)
Potato Gratin, Ultimate
Stilton Risotto with Winter Squash,
Sage, and Walnuts
Three-Grain Pilaf with Almonds and
Shiitake Mushrooms
Yams Braised in Cream, Rosemary and Nurmeg
Yams, Louisiana, Pineapple and, Flambée
à la Germaine (Arnaud's)

Soup:
Chef Keegan’s Crab and Mushroom Bisque
Chestnut Soup
Cream of Asparagus Soup with Smoked
Oysters and Coriander
Cream of Butternut Squash Soup
Fish Soup with Shrimp and Lobster
French Mushroom Soup
Jacques Pépin's Oyster and Spinach Soup 
Lobster Bisque
New Orleans Oyster and Artichoke Soup
Petite Marmite (The Christmas Soup)

Vegetables:
Beets in Orange Sauce
Beets, Roasted. with Walnut Gorgonzola Dressing
Broccoli and Carrots, Sesame
Brussels Sprouts, Sautéed, with Pecans
Carrots. Brown-Sugar Glazed
Cauliflower, Gratinee of  
Cauliflower, Roasted (Commander's Palace)
Chanterelle and Leek Sauté  
Fennel with Parmigiano-Reggiano, Baked
Green Beans Amandine, Spicy
Leeks, Gratin of, with Beaufort Cheese
Leeks, Oven-Braised, with Cream
Mushrooms and Onions Gratin
Napa Cabbage, Snow Pea and Carrot Sauté
Onions, Creamed, with Celery
Onions, Leeks and Shallot, Scalloped
Onions, Stuffed (Julia Child)
Peas, Mushrooms and Onions, Creamed
Rainbow of Four Vegetable Purées
Spinach and Artichoke Casserole
Spinach, Creamed (Union Square Cafe)
Spinach Madeline
Squash, Butternut, Flan (Charlie Palmer)
Squash, Delicata, Potato and Celery Root Puree
Squashes, Winter, with Dried Cranberries
and Toasted Pecans
Squash, Winter, Chanterelle, and
 Red Wine Panade

Other:
Margaret's Hot Mustard 

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Cake:
Ambrosia Cake (Marcelle Bienvenu)
Bourbon Pecan Pound Cake
Chocolate-Chestnut Refrigerator
Cake (Nigella Lawson)
Chocolate Chestnut Torte 
Christmas Mincemeat Cake
Coconut Cake with Divinity Frosting (Lee Bailey)
Coconut Pineapple Cake 
Coconut Pound Cake with Lemon Curd Filling
Eggnog Cheesecake
Eggnog-Pecan Pound Cake
Lord Baltimore Cake (Lee Bailey)
Red Velvet Cake 
Rich Gingerbread with Candied
Ginger and Lemon Glaze
Spice Layer Cake with Mocha Buttercream
and Toasted Pecans
Walnut and Ginger Cake (Gâteau aux Noix
et Gingembre - Craig Claiborne)
Walnut-Spice Layer Cake with Caramel
Cream Cheese Frosting
Williamsburg Orange-Sherry Cake

Cookies:
Almond Brittle Cookies
Chef Keegan's Sugar Cookies
Chewy Coconut Macadamia Bars
Chocolate Date Nut Squares
Chocolatier's Chocolate Sugar Cookies
Christmas Cookies, Big Boy (Emeril) 
Christmas Cookies (Frank Brigtsen) 
Christmas Cookies, New Orleans
Cocoons (Marcelle Bienvenu)
Date-Nut Cookies, Holiday
Double-Coconut Macaroons
Fruitcake Cookies, Kaye's
German Spice Icebox Cookies
Gingerbread Biscotti
Gingerbread Cookie Cutouts (Keegan & Lisa)
Linzer Cookies (Anne Kearney)
Mocha Pecan Balls
Pecan Bars, Williamsburg Inn
Pecan Tassies 
Pfeffernuesse (Maida Heatter)
Praline Butter Cookies 
Souvaroffs (Jam-Filled Butter Cookies)
Spice Balls (Ruth Moulton)
Spice Cookies, Dutch (Speculaas) 
Sugar Cookies (Chef Keegan) 
Sugar Cookies, Chocolate (Chocolatier)
Sugar Cookies, (Emeril Lagasse)

Miscellaneous Desserts:
Bûche de Noël, Traditional
Chocolate, Cranberry and Ginger Trifle
Chocolate Cream Puffs with Spun Sugar
Chocolate-Orange Bûche de Noël
Fig, Walnut and Cranberry Clafouti with
Crème Fraîche
Poires Maxim's
Roasted Pears with White Chocolate Zabaione

Pies and Tarts:
Chocolate-Banana-Coconut
Cream Pie (Chocolatier)
Chocolate Chunk Pecan Pie
Chocolate-Ginger Truffle Tart with
Pear-Caramel Sauce (Charlie Trotter)
Chocolate Pie, Plain Ole Dixie
Christmas Apple Pie (Wolfgang Puck)
Christmas Pies, Three
Cranberry Apple Pie with Sweet
Walnut Topping (Emeril)
Pecan Pie, Southern
Very Best Cherry Pie 

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