Recipes for Holiday Entertaining

Visitors who came visited us on Red Mountain over the Thanksgiving weekend know first hand how wonderful these dishes are.  Our very own Meredith came up with a trio of appetizers (plus a gorgeous cheese display) that were seasonal, elegant and best of all, very wine friendly.  I'm going to let the pictures do the talking for this post.  Download the recipes HERE.

smoked salmon crisps with homemade creme fraiche & 2009 optu white wine: I love the simplicity of this - especially for larger parties. Plus, the crunch is fantastic!

red wine poached pear, gorgonzola tartlets & 2008 optu red wine: poaching in red wine bridges the pears to a red wine pairing and the gorgonzola just makes me happy.

mushroom pate & 2008 boushey red wine: mushrooms are a perfect pairing for the earthy boushey red. I also love the idea wrapping a simple board in parchment for a rustic, beautiful serving piece.

a wine friendly cheese display: fresh goat cheese and young gouda for the white wines, aged cheddar and gorgonzola for the bigger reds.  How gorgeous are the persimmons and pomegranates as accompaniments?

A big thank you to Meredith for putting this all together.  I am stealing all of these ideas for my own holiday party!