Re: from Gail re: suggested menu for Xmas Eve dinner (fwd)

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

I'll probably bring one of the dishes that we were planning on making,
anyway.  I'll decide some time this week.

If not, I can always pop by Trader Joes and pick something up -- both the
main dish and dessert.  Shouldn't be a problem.

Mixed nuts are always fine for a snack -- especially if they have peanuts
in them.

We'll figure out breakfast and lunch on each day.

I'll let Noelle relay our time schedules.

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2017 20:29:44 -0800 (PST)
 >
 >  > From: "Gail" <http://www.cox.net/~g3>
 >  > Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2017 16:45:54 -0800
 >  > 
 >  > Hi Noelle and Robert, 
 >  > 
 >  > During this downtime waiting for life to resume to normal regarding the
 >  > Thomas fire - although it's supposed to get bad again with strong winds
 >  > starting Wed. possibly through next weekend - I took the time today to pick
 >  > out what I wanted to make for our Xmas Eve dinner assuming we will be able
 >  > to have it and not be evacuated. Actually after packing up yesterday to
 >  > evacuate as was very nervous with the terrible looking smoky sky and
 >  > evacuations as close to the mountain area above Hope Ranch and San Vicente
 >  > Mobile Home Park in SB off of Cathedral Oaks, I was able to line up CeCe,
 >  > John's separated wife, with whom we have maintained a friendship, to take us
 >  > in as evacuees whenever in the future it is necessary who lives in
 >  > Tehachapi. That has given me much peace of mind to have that planning done
 >  > ahead. We are glad we live in Goleta rather than Santa Barbara as the air
 >  > quality here has been much better than there.
 >  > 
 >  > Anyway for the main dish, we have decided on "Burgundy Filet Mignon" which
 >  > will be marinated and then grilled and served with a melted
 >  > butter/wine/shallot/green onion sauce. The starch vegetable will be a
 >  > roasted potato dish with olive oil, salt, oregano, and shredded carrots that
 >  > we believe Robert can eat. The regular colorful vegetable will be zucchini
 >  > and cherry tomatoes in olive oil with garlic which again we believe Robert
 >  > can eat. The dessert will be a pear cranberry pie served with vanilla
 >  > (possibly yogurt) ice cream or whipped cream. Some of these items will be
 >  > new recipes for me, and some I have made before or have tasted them from
 >  > someone else who made them for us in the past. Please let us know if all of
 >  > this sounds OK with you or if you have other suggestions or preferences. If
 >  > this menu is OK, Robert will have to bring or make his own main dish and
 >  > dessert. 
 >  > 
 >  > Please let me know whether we can just have mixed nuts on hand for
 >  > appetizer/snacks or whether you want us to have something else available.
 >  > Since you are staying at the Goodland Hotel, we didn't know whether we
 >  > needed to provide you breakfasts or whether you prefer to have them there.
 >  > Also I don't know what you/we want to do about dinner on 12/23 or lunches
 >  > while you are here. Please let us know your thoughts on that. Don says there
 >  > is a fairly new vegan restaurant in Montecito we could go for dinner, and
 >  > Petit Valentienne in the La Arcada has an Ethiopian menu for lunches on
 >  > weekends that might be interesting to try. 
 >  > 
 >  > Keep your fingers crossed that the fire will be contained and the air
 >  > quality back to good over the Xmas Holiday while you are here. Of course
 >  > also let us know what time you plan on arriving on 12/23 and what time you
 >  > plan on leaving on 12/25. 
 >  > 
 >  > Oh yes, once we know later that the fire won't be a factor anymore and you
 >  > can join us for Xmas, ask us for our address and directions to get here and
 >  > to the Goodland Hotel. 
 >  > 
 >  > Love,
 >  > Gail
 >  > http://www.cox.net/~g3 <http://www.cox.net/~g3> 
 >  > Noelle's-dad's-phone-number