Christmas in July

I wanted to make a holiday meal, so I did one of my family's traditional Christmas dinners, Standing Rib Roast. I paired it with creamed spinach, which is not as traditional in my family but still delicious. Always flip through the weekly ads for your local grocery store because sometimes you run into a great deal that is worth making the extra stop. For example, I purchased this rib roast in March when it went on sale for $4.99/lb. The total cost of the roast was $26, and was enough to feed 6-8 people.

Most people aren't necessarily swayed by grocery sale pricing because it appears something like "$2.00 per pound boneless skinless chicken breasts". Well if the regular price is $3.99/lb, its half off. If you buy the family pack of 5 chicken breasts, the pricing could go from $16 for your dinner to $8.

Standing Rib Roast with Sage au Jus and Red Pepper-Horseradish Aioli, served with Creamed Spinach

I stole the idea of the red pepper aioli from Grapevine, a great wine bar in Novi. We had a great time there for team dinner, and the happy hour specials are awesome. 1/2 off glasses of wine, mixed drinks, and beer, $5 pizzas, and half off cheese platters.

The aioli is also great with seafood instead of cocktail sauce.

Pair the rib roast with a heavy tannic red wine to compliment the au jus and to cut through the heaviness of the beef.