I’ve been a huge slacker when it comes to blogging. I don’t think I’m good at it. Sometimes things like hanging out with
friends, family, holidays, and of course just being lazy in general get in the
way. I have been cooking though!
Thanksgiving was the same ol’ same ol’ turkey dinner. But my bro, sis-in-law, and I bucked up a
little and made a nice dinner for the parents’ 35th
anniversary. Pancetta wrapped scallops
over greens, broiled lamb chops over Swiss chard with a balsamic reduction and
three cheese potatoes, and an upside down pear-ginger-molasses cake. Delish!
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| Pretty Cake! Tastes good too... |
Christmas Eve is perhaps the best meal of the year. We make a smorgasbord of food and wander
around grazing until we can’t eat or drink any more. Usually followed by a few more drinks and a
traditional late night viewing of Elf and the Muppets Christmas Carol!
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| Proof that Dad ate pigs in a blanket |
This year the kids took over to try new things. The brother made some delicious crab
cakes. We had fondue, tamales, olives,
hummus, ham, green bean salad, pigs in a blanket, homemade smoked salmon…I’m
sure there was more.
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| Fancy cocktail time! |
At some point we decided to try my sis-in-law’s new Ina
Garten cookbook and made a fancy cocktail.
I think it was a sidecar…someone will have to refresh my memory. Regardless it was pretty amazing with a sugar
rim and a few dried cherries to garnish.
Overall it was a fantastic holiday season with the
family. It was fun to try new recipes
and hopefully our new tradition will be to continue to mix it up a bit. Sometimes the same ol’ same ol’ just gets
boring and you have to shake things up!
Enjoy the New Year!
p.s. sorry for the weird formatting - I'm still getting used to the new computer.
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