White House Christmas 2007 Menu

Here is what White House executive chef Cris Comerford and crew cooked up for Christmas this year. Menu for the 2007 Holiday Receptions Holiday Buffet Reception An Assortment of Artisanal and Local Cheeses served with a Bountiful Display of Crackers, Winter Fruits and Spiced Nuts Chilled Gulf Shrimp Cocktail served with Cocktail Sauce and Remoulade Bourbon-Glazed Virginia Ham served with Cheesy Stone-Ground Grits Crispy Chicken-Fried Steak Fingers with Creamed Pan Drippings Roasted Lamb Chops with Rosemary Sea Salt with Mission Fig Chutney and Mint Jelly Fruitwood Smoked Copper River Salmon served with Fresh Potato Pancakes and Traditional Garnitures Maryland Crab Cakes with Lemon Caper Sauce Orzo Salad with Roasted Artichokes, Tomatoes and Olives with Feta Cheese Vinaigrette Homemade Tamales with Roasted Poblanos and Vidalia Onions with Black Beans and Tomatillo Sauce White and Green Asparagus and French Green Bean Tier with Garlic Aioli Holiday Reception Desserts Barney and Miss Beazley Cookies (Chocolate-Dipped with Gold Collars) Decorated Animal Cookies (Grizzly Bear, Elk, Fox, Wolf, Eagle, Mountain Lion, Moose, Road Runner, Buffalo, Coyote, Deer) Park Trees and Leaves Cookies (Gold Magnolia Leaf, Pine Cone, Acorn, Oak Leaf, Aspen Leaf, Elm Leaf) Maple Cookies Park Arrow Head Cookies Long-Stemmed Fresh Strawberries Orange-Spiced Infusion with Mixed Tropical Fruits and Berries Chocolate Truffles with Forest Flavors (Honey, Maple, Huckleberry) Chocolate Mice Log Cabin Cake (Chocolate Dolly Sin Cake, Chocolate Buttercream Frosting) Lemon Meringue Sequoia Cake Tree Coconut Cake with Seven-Minute Frosting Yule Log – Bûche de Noël Brioche Bread Pudding Walnut Pound Dundee Cake Gingerbread Crown Cake Mackintosh Apple and Sun-Dried Cherry Cobbler