Receta Christmas Roast Beast and other random shots

So, how were the holidays at your place?

Our hope is that you were delighted by the company of your most cherished friends and family, satiated by platters of scrumptious food, and made all bright and cheery by a few glasses of great wine.

We certainly were! Nope, I cannot tell a lie. Christmas dinner at our house this year was a positively delicious affair:We started off by ordering a standing rib roast of beast from our local butcher... Bunzel's Meat Market bequeathed us with ten delicious pounds of USDA prime first-cut beef. We couldn't really argue with that, now, could we?

Preparation of the roast beast began a couple of days ahead. We slashed the roast and slathered it liberally with a mixture of garlic…