Meal 1: Prime Rib

Suggested Sides

 Maple Mashed Sweet Potatoes

 Roasted Celery Root and Carrots

 Sticky Toffee Pudding

DoveTailing Tips

Make sure to season the prime rib the night before so it has plenty of time to soak up the flavors. Cut up 2 additional sweet potatoes into 1\2 inch rounds and refrigerate until day 3 for Vegetable Tarte Tatin.

Meal 2: Lemon Pasta with Roasted Shrimp

Suggested Sides

 Smashed New Potatoes with Peas, Lemon, and Pearl Onions

 Buttermilk Rolls

 Triple Ginger Souffle

DoveTailing Tips

Make an extra batch of rolls today to save for day 5 instead of making Parker House Rolls.

Meal 3: Porchetta

Suggested Sides

 Cauliflower-Goat Cheese Gratin

 Vegetable Tarte Tatin

 Ricotta Orange Pound Cake with Strawberries

DoveTailing Tips

Use the sweet potatoes you cut on one day for today's recipe.

Meal 4: Pasta Salad

Suggested Sides

 Creamed Spinach with Crispy Cheese

 Christmas Tree Pesto Breadsticks

DoveTailing Tips

Meal 5: Posole Rojo

Suggested Sides

 Roasted Acorn Squash Agrodolce

 Parker House Rolls

 Gingerbread People in Gingerbread Hot Chocolate Tubs

DoveTailing Tips

Instead of making a new batch of Parker House Rolls, serve the extra rolls from day 2.