Favorite Seasonal Indulgence?

[Kcwhippet]

Well, back to the thread. As some of you know, I'm a frustrated chef, and I enjoy spending my time off from work cooking up a storm and opening up a huge bunch of wines to go with the food. Tonight I start with the first of several batches of various types of gougere (served some to IK and Bev awhile back) I'll make over the next few weeks. They go great with a bubbly and tonight we'll start with an Egli-Ouriet Rose. I'll also be making a few dozen loaves of bread, for breakfasts, dinners, fondues and just nibbling. Got a few batches of biga and poolish bubbling away to start fresh tomorrow morning. We're having some friends over Sunday and we're having a really nice aged prime rib from a local butcher with garlic mashed potatoes, and baby carrots fresh from the garden. Also, digging up some horseradish to grate fresh to go with the prime rib. Going to try to make some Yorkshire pudding for accompaniement. And it goes on and on for the next two weeks. Of course, we'll be pulling a lot of goodies from the bottom racks in the cellar to go with. Hedonism is a wonderful thing.