From page §§ pork loin all stuffed with apples, brussels sprouts with crisp bacon, Greenland trubot and cold Mulligatawny soup. The sweet finale is a groaning board, up two stairs (you'll need the exercise!) of pastries and sweets to dazzle. Real Christmas pudding, rice pudding, English trifle, shortbread cookies, brandy snaps, dried fruit and nuts, Turkish delight, flans and tortes and tarts and cakes and on and on. There is a round of authentic Stilton and water crackers, and a gorgeous Christmas log (buche de Noel). Executive chef Robert LeCrom is in charge of the whole works. and beams with pride at this Christmas endeavor. L asked him to share simple. ye delicious, sweet recipes for this holiday season. In true gracious- ness, he willingly obliged. ‘He shared the following trio of goodies, with you as his wish fora merry, merry Christmas. Oh — I forgot. to mention. if the 7 Come & buffet was not enough, the Hotel Vancouver accompanies all this merriment with live Christmas car- ols, a triumphant boar’s head pro- cession, a parade of the Christmas Pudding, and a surprise visit from Santa! The Dickens Buffet runs from Saturday, Dec. 4 through Christmas Eve lunch, Friday, Dec. 24 each day at noon. Phone for reservations at 684- 3131. Take the whole family, with Gram and Gramps and all the kids. Just don't miss it - I know we won't, Merry Christinas. LANGUES DE CHAT (Cats’ Toagues Cookies) Chef LeCrom shares this cher- ished French cookie recipe (“for all cat lovers”) for langues de chat (cats” tongues), named for their tra- ditional shape. Keep crisp by stor- ing in an airtight tin after cooling. 1/4 Ib, (125 g) unsalted butter V2 ¢. (125 mL) granulated sugar 3 medium eggs, separated lc. (250 mL) sifted all-purpose flour 2 Tbsp. (30 mL) vanilla sugar Co Oxper ten Ce BE Christmas. Cuisine Cafe Roma, Chardonnays, Delta. Pacific-Reflections, Delta Vancouver Airport Hotel-The Pier, Dundarave Cafe, Park Royal Hotel-The Peppi's, Cafe, Tudor Room, Prospect Point Raincity Grill, Raintree Water St. Cafe. , Mer y 2h soa A APHIC DESIGN BY TATE CANN B.C. Chicken, British Columbia Wine Institute, B.C. Kiwtiruit, B.C. Turkey, B.C. Vegetables Mushrooms, Campbell's Pheasantry, Canadian Club Sparkling Water with Fruit ‘Juice, Marbo Veal, 2 Spring and Rye, Koala «Mineral Okanagan Brewery. . On . (cf aialmaa! Jandeville Greenhouse, Nursery & Garden Centre-Poinsettias House of Brussels Chocolates- Hazelnut Truffle Hedgehogs AN INITIATIVE OF THE B.C. FOOD & PEVERAGE PROMOTLONS all , eo