The lobster thermidor and twice baked don't disappoint. If anyone asks, the Thermidor part of the name is from the original recipe was conceived in honor of the play "Thermidor". The recipe lives on, and the play was forgotten. I love the end product of this recipe, but jeez, you have to use almost every dish in the kitchen to make it. Owell, that's what they're for I guess. The twice baked had some of the leftover thermidor sauce and crispy pancetta with cheese melted on top. 
The lamb chops were the norm, marinated in olive oil, garlic, and rosemary. Then pan fried and finished in the oven until they were medium to medium rare. The risotto included shiitake mushrooms, pancetta, caramelized onions with some Parmesan melted in at the end. If you're going to add caramelized onions to something that cooks a while like this, be sure to cook separate and just add right at the end otherwise they'll disappear.
If you like Scotch just a little, please try this. This is a Scotch on the snow which instantly chilled the Scotch, and just sounds cool to be honest.
Braising is the way to go if you have five or six hours to wait around for dinner. This dish is a braised beef short rib, braised with onions, carrots, celery, a bay leaf, and beef stock. I also added a little tomato paste and about a cup of red wine. I like cutting most of the fat from the short ribs prior to browning to prevent my heart from stopping mid meal, but that's up to you. 
