Don't forget your photos!

Remember, we're counting on you to share your childhood (or young personhood) holiday pictures for inclusion in a presentation to match our "Childhood Memories Holiday Party" theme.

Bill Dowd (if you don't recognize him, he's in the photo at the right) is collecting whatever you'd care to share, either in hard copy (to be returned in good shape) or by e-mail to Bill Dowd as soon as possible.

The latest possible date to submit your photos is Saturday, Dec. 1.

(Don't confuse that with the deadline for party reservations, which is Tuesday, Nov. 27!)

Holiday party menu & reservations

Here are the menu selections for our "Childhood Memories Holiday Dinner," scheduled for 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, December 9, at The Epicurean, Route 7, east of troy.

Please contact April or Bill Dowd (238-1950 or williamdowd@nycap.rr.com) as soon as possible with your reservations and menu choices.

The ABSOLUTE DEADLINE for turning in your reservations is Tuesday, Nov. 27, so we can give the chef at The Epicurean a head count.

The price is just $30 per person, which includes hors d'ouvres (wine is extra, like last year).

FOR THE COCKTAIL HOUR

Feuilletés au Fromage
(Warm light puffed pastries filled with cheese)
Croutons ~ Fromages & Pâté du Chef
Assortment of farmstead cheeses & chef’s artisanal pâté
French bread & crackers
Spécialité du Chef - Senteurs de Provence
Four Provençal Sauces - aïoli, tapenade, pistou & tartare
Fresh seasonable vegetables & toasted French bread
Calamar à la Provençale (sautéed calamari with tomatoes & garlic in a white wine reduction)

DINNER (Choose one)

• Mignon de Porc & Sauce Calvados
(Sautéed pork tenderloin, served with Calvados sauce, caramelized apples & rustic garlic mashed potatoes)

• Filet Bistro Grillé, Sauce Bordelaise
(Grilled bistro beef filet, served with Bordelaise sauce, vegetables & gratin dauphinois)

• Saumon Grillé à l’Estragon
(Grilled Atlantic salmon with tarragon sauce, served with wild basmati rice and sautéed vegetables)

INTERMEZZO

Salade de Mesclun
(Delicate field greens salad served with 12-Year-Old balsamic vinaigrette)

DESSERT

Tarte aux Pommes & Myrtilles
(Warm apple or apple-blueberry pie à la mode served with Epicurean coffee or tea selection)