Varya topped her bewitching Hallows Eve Tea Party with two more extravagant tables for two this holiday season, on my birthday and again on Christmas Day.
Birthday Binge
The incredible spread my multi-talented wife laid out earlier in December started with pistachio & cherry scones, then descended 3 tiers with crab salad canapés, sweet potato canapés topped with chorizo, and smoked turkey & cranberry cream cheese sandwiches, and finally topped it all off with my favorite dessert, tres leches con fresas! No ketosis that week.
Yuletide Yum
For Christmas dinner, Varya took it to the next level in terms of variety and artistry. Beef and radish canapés led it off, followed by crab and chive sandwiches, and roasted grape and brie tartlets with fig spread and (everything’s better with) bacon for an enticing sweet/cheesy/savory combo. Climbing the 3 tiers were orange almond scones topped with whipped cream and/or lemon curd, creamy lemon & raspberry tartlets, and cardamom butter cookies dipped in white chocolate and sprinkled with pistachios. The centerpiece/masterpiece was her maple pecan cake with cream cheese frosting adorned with “holly & berries” made of rosemary & sugared cranberries. We’re still finishing leftovers, so no keto until next year.
Moonday 