the ultimate easy-but-fancy holiday menu
 Wowowow this is a GIFT!!! The way you think of all the angles and stressful components and eliminate them is 👌👌Thank you!!! Expand full comment It is truly my PLEASURE!! Expand full comment Amazing! I'm absolutely going to try this entire meal plan!!! Looks very thoughtful and delicious! Expand full comment Makes my day to hear!!! Expand full comment This is AMAZING! One sub question: there's a weird regional shortage of Boursin in the Northeast - is anything a similar sub? (Goat cheese with herbs or something?) THANK YOU xoxox Expand full comment 6 ounces of Legit any cheese + 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder and 1/2 tsp dried oregano or herbes de Provence. Expand full comment Fastest Christmas dinner planning ever. So glad to have that off the to-do list! Expand full comment Scrapping my menu. Going with yours. Thanks!!! Expand full comment I LOVE Seaside Market - I make a similar tri-tip marinade from an old Sunset magazine. Everything looks amazing, thank you! Expand full comment Boursin risotto?! Oh HELLO why have I never thought of this before?! Expand full comment Thank you for this brilliant plan. My tenderloin is on order (my gem of a local market practically gives it away at Christmas for $10.99/lb.) Your recipe (and also the slider idea) is perfect!! 🙏🏽😘 Expand full comment Wait that is so cool they do that!!!! Expand full comment Do you (or any commenters) have a picture of the cream cheese and pepper jelly? I love how this app tastes but always hesitate to serve because I feel the block o’ cream cheese look isn’t quite as appreciated by my San Francisco guests as might have been by the people I grew up with in the South (who obviously understand what they’re being blessed with 😂) Expand full comment I'm serving it tomorrow so I'll post it!! Basically get a plate. Smoosh it into a thin layer covering the plate. Top with jelly. Expand full comment Yay! Thanks for responding! Planning to serve on Saturday 😋 Expand full comment We are headed to an East Coast beach for Christmas week ( with new grand included 💙 ) And I’m just getting over a week of Covid and am zonked. This is an absolute answer I didn’t even know I needed. My brain thanks you. The new mama is not doing dairy and Two of our 6 are vegetarians ....you have covered ALL the scenerios beautifully. Will try to send pics of our beach Christmas table. Merry Christmas! Expand full comment Makes me so happy to be able to help!!! Expand full comment LOVE THIS thank you! The make-ahead plan is going to be so useful! Any changes needed if using 2 smaller tri tip roasts to get to 3-4 lbs? Would cook time be based on the weight of the each piece? Expand full comment yes, less cook time! that's exactly why i said 11 minutes per pound -- so that you can figure it out based on what you find at the store! xoox Expand full comment I feel personally supported and gifted with the carrots as that has been my frequent request for a recipe/dupe (looking at you ABC Kitchen). Thank you Santa Caro!!! Expand full comment YES major abc kitchen vibes!!!! Expand full comment You had me at Boursin risotto. Expand full comment You’re too good to us! Hosting 12 people this weekend and definitely using this menu 🙏🏻 Expand full comment Everything looks so good. I think I'll have to try the risotto and the carrot dish. I love risotto but never attempted it because it sounded like so much work. Expand full comment You will freak over how easy this is!!! Expand full comment This looks amazing. I love the beautiful photos too!! And the Cardiff crack shoutout!!! I’m so excited to have this recipe take on our famous crack thank you! Expand full comment