Holiday rib roast menu for 8

Recipes

• Cheddar and Leek Soup
   This rich and intensely flavoured English-style soup comes from our latest cookbook, The Vegetarian Collection. Use a three- to five-year-old Chedda...
  
  
• Standing Rib Roast
  Place roast, bone side down, on rack in roasting pan. In bowl, mash garlic with salt to form paste; stir in oil and pepper. Spread over roast....
  
  
• Perfect Popovers
  These easy popovers can be made ahead, leaving you free for last-minute entertaining. Let them stand at room temperature for up to 8 hours, then rehea...
  
  
• Caramelized Onion With Tender-Crisp Green Beans
  You can blanch the beans ahead of time; just wrap in a towel, enclose in a plastic bag, and refrigerate for up to 24 hours.
  
  
• Parsley, Currant and Pine Nut Pilaf
  In large heavy saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat; sauté pine nuts until golden, about 3 minutes. Remove with slotted spoon and set aside. ...
  
  
• Sour Cherry Trifle
  This is the ultimate make-ahead dessert – it is best served the next day. Buy the sponge cake from your local bakery; they'll have it on hand...