Christmas Eve

Since we had been so impressed by the Christmas luncheon for the Eagle View guests last week that the We-Ko-Pa Hotel had catered, I decided to go ahead and make reservation there for their Christmas Eve dinner. It is so pretty when you drive up. There are lights strung on all of the saguaros and a fire in the large metal basket.

 
Dinner was a set menu with a couple of choices. You could have either Pumpkin Bisque (delicious!) or a salad with greens, candied cranberries and pecans. Then for the entree you had a choice of turkey and all the usual accoutrements or prime rib with fancy scalloped potatoes and asparagus. Forry and I both had the prime rib since we had had turkey at the Eagle View luncheon (and it isn't our favorite meal anyway). The meal was scrumptious! The tenderest prime rib I have ever eaten. It was served with an incredible blue cheese hollandaise sauce. We had a nice bottle of Leaping Horse California merlot that was the perfect complement. Then there was dessert! They had made a raspberry filled chocolate Yule log that was served with fresh berries and whipped cream.

Dinner was so good! And I brought home at least half of mine for tomorrow!

The young man who had greeted us by name upon our arrival (as he did every guest as they arrived!) was kind enough to take a cell phone picture or us as we left.

Now we are at home viewing, as has become our tradition, Midnight Mass at the Vatican on TV. We wish the blessings of this Christmas season to all our friends and family!