This is a group project.  What are your 10 favorite eats from this Christmas Holiday?

Here are mine, in no order necessarily. I should mention that I journey to Milwaukee every year for a five day stint with my large Polish extended family.  The holiday involves Bowling at 9am on December 24th and drinking the obligatory shorty beers that only seem to inhabit the south side, many vodka tonics and a fare amount of meat, herring and sweet pastries.  So, with out further ado, here we go.

1. My once-a-year Polish Sausage on Christmas Eve
2. Malpeque Oysters at Maxie’s Southern Comfort Restaurant and Bar in Milwaukee
3. Prime Rib at Bluemound Country Club on Christmas Day
4. Artichoke salad with Arugula, red pepper and sun dried tomatoes
5. Milwaukee-Style Chocolate Custard
6. Creamed Herring
7. Cranberry-Almond Biscotti (I made this one!)
8. Duck Breast with dried cherries
9. Copious amounts of Peel-and-eat Shrimp with homemade cocktail sauce
10. Pan Fried Lake Trout

This was a wonderful Christmas.  I hope that yours has been equally as satisfying. I’ve returned home and how its time to kick into New Years: we’re having a huge bash, and I’m making stew! More on that later….