Caviar Mousse

Caviar Mousse!

Caviar Mousse.

This is the perfect recipe to kick off this project, in the new year! We took this fancy, Cadillac of a dish and some champagne to a New-Years Eve party at a friends house.

The ingredients alone may be intimidating, but the flavor of this mousse (basically it's a dip, we served it with crackers) is milder and more subtle than you might expect the sum of it's parts to be. It tastes kind of like an ocean-y egg salad sandwich. It was a hit!

Braised Lamb Shanks

Braised Lamb Shanks

Lamb is not in my regular rotation of proteins, but this dish was a rich and decadent treat. You could easily do this one in a rush, maybe even throw it in a crock pot. But, I took my time with it, and was well rewarded. We served it up with some mashed cauliflower and a green salad, I've seen similar recipes served up with mashed potatoes or polenta. There was a lot of braising liquid leftover that would make a tasty gravy, if you would like!