Tonight is our annual neighborhood holiday party where the host serves a main course and others bring dishes of their making. Sandy and I put together a lovely smoked fish (whitefish and salmon) platter with fish we ordered from Heller’s, our local fish store. We garnished it with lots of veggies, topped it with broiled lemon slices, sprinkled some capers on top of it all and made two bowls of crème fraiche sauce, one seasoned with dill, one with lemon zest and minced shallots. We’ll serve with it, small rye bread squares and mini bagel toasts. Happy holidays everyone!

PS: Word has it there will be chocolate martini’s involved!