Our new Christmas tradition brought from travels far and away — the hot pot!

Two broths — Sichuan Red Ma La and Tomato — were the cooking mediums of choice.

Among the fixings, there were shrimp, lamb, pork belly, and sirloin, konjak bundles, fried bean curd, corn, spinach, broccoli, lotus root, spinach, broccoli, and various fish balls. Some radish and cucumbers to tame the heat in between bites.

And the best part of any hot pot extravaganza — the dipping sauce. It was an all-family excited effort to chop and prepare the components.

And we were stuffed!

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Sunday dinner with friends.

Can’t let go of the Georgian thoughts, so here they are — lamb and chicken kabobs, lobio, and satsebeli. Plus, Ossetian cheese bread khabidzhin, Greek turlou. Also, Japanese potato salad because potatoes are my everything, especially with those pickled cucumbers.

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A few benefit of sous vide — it allows for perfect dinner timing. It reduces standing in front of the grill to a minimum which is not a small thing during a heat wave. And of course it delivers the perfect rare with perfect char.

We’ve been on a sous vide streak for a while. No regrets.

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Just sat down with lunch & Nigella on tv #AtMyTable is making me want amaretto cake & cream 😀 mmmmmmm