Christmas Dinner

This is one day in out home where you can expect big and fabulous meals!! We love preparing these the food for Christmas!!

We got quite the treat this year! We got a beef tenderloin that was absolutely divine! It is impossible to not love this meat. However, this is not the usual cheap meat so we were extra cautious when it came to cooking this meat. For the recipe we found it said to season the meat 24 hours before cooking. Although we did not do 24 hours before we did give it a good chunk of time and it made quite the difference. We chose to cook it in the oven and it turned out beautifully and it was enjoyed by all! Mom even whipped up a sauce to go with it!

For today's desert we made a White Chocolate Russe from the Southern Living Holiday Cookbook we buy each year at Dillard's!! It is a tradition in our house that my mom gives one to me each holiday season and to make it extra special she always leaves a special note! I personally LOVE LOVE cooking from these cookbooks each year. They are filled with such delicious recipes that are always so festive! This one did not disappoint at all!! It was a simple desert that is primarily pudding with orange zest! The challenge we faced was with the ladyfingers that surround this desert! They were not wanting to stay in their place very well but we made it work and it was a huge hit! The fun comes with garnishing the desert. We chose to keep it simple with raspberries and powdered sugar but y'all can do whatever your family likes. It is always fun to decorate and change the recipes to your family's preferences. This is one recipe we want to share so see below for the recipe!

White Chocolate Russe
4 (3.4-oz) fat free white chocolate instant pudding mix (we used full calorie because Christmas calories DO NOT count!
3 1/2 cup whole milk
2 tsp. orange zest
1 tbsp. orange liqueur or orange juice (we used the liqueur and loved it)
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup whipping cream, whipped
24 ladyfingers
Garnished with raspberries and powdered sugar

Directions:
1. Prepare pudding as instructed but use the whole milk instead.
2. Stir in orange zest, orange liqueur, and vanilla
3. Gently fold into whipped cream
4. Line bottoms and sides of a 9 inch springform pan with ladyfingers.
5. Spoon pudding mixture into pan.
6. Cover and chill until the desert is set or at least 4 hours
7. Garnish
8. Serve and enjoy!!!


Bon Appetit!!!