We had our traditional Christmas Dinner of Beef Wellington. This year, I made Fondant Potatoes for the first time - a little overcooked but now I know how to do it. Great crunchy layer at the top and absolutly creamy flavorful goodness on the bottom.
Here are videos of Gordon Ramsay on each: Beef Wellington and Fondant Potatoes
Be aware that in both videos, he runs the oven at 200° but this is Celsius or 400° Fahrenheit (technically 392°F) for us in the colonies...
We exchanged gifts - Lulu got me a Bob Kramer chef's knife. I was blown away. Lulu, her son and I had the pleasure of taking a knife-making class from Bob at the Mt. Hood Blacksmithing conference a few years ago. Here is a great interview of Bob by Anthony Bourdain - part of The Balvenie series Raw Craft:
The Raw Craft series is excellent - ten episodes in all.
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