This weekend was an annual Holiday dinner with my best friends. Each year around the big holidays we come together at someone's house and celebrate a "Friends" version. Mostly it's an excuse to all get together, pig out on ridiculously fantastic food and maybe drink a little too much wine.
This year's Friendsgiving (Friends-Thanksgiving) was hosted by the fabulous Ms. Dinning and held in conjunction with the American holiday. Cheese plates held us over until the main event. Two standout cheeses of the night: a smoked cheddar that honest-to-god tastes like bacon; and another that was creamy yet firms and involved caramelized onion.
And for the main event: Slow-braised lamb shanks with a pan gravy that flavoured was with some pancetta; creamy roasted garlic mashed potatoes and roasted asparagus.
And to cap off the night, two homemade pies: a traditional, yet insane, cung-ping pie (Pumpkin pie for those of you who don't speak "friendsgiving") and a beautiful cream cheese apple pie (pictured above), that was heavenly. If I concentrate hard I can still taste it; silky, tangy, sweet, cinnamon-y, with a crisp buttery crust...it was by far the hit of the night and a revelation as far as I'm concerned.
All in all, another legendary Friendsgiving for the books!
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