New Year's Eve/Day dinners

[colby]

Last year we had trouble staying up past about 10:30, even with friends, so this year we tried to occupy our time.

We made fresh pasta in the new kitchen aid pasta press maker dealie that a friend got, ate that with clams and a white wine sauce, then made more fresh pasta to dry. After that, made madeleines, which took us to 2010, when we toasted. We made it, hooray! Ate our madeleines with nutella (YUM) and headed home around 2am.

Today, pancake breakfast with more friends, their tradition. Tasty vanilla bean with a little poppy seed pancakes, even. Yum. Later we had some fresh pasta and mushrooms with havarti, tasty! For dinner, back to normal, with tacos (which I eat on a plate without a shell anyway).

Thinking about making homemade ravioli tomorrow. I don't usually eat this much pasta, but having it fresh just makes you want to have it fresh.

[tulip]

I always make Hoppin' John for New Years Day. I sautee collards in garlic and olive oil and serve it with rice and black-eyed peas. I like alot of Texas Pete on it.

You eat Hoppin' John for luck (beans), health (rice), and money (collards).

[withm]

Last year we had trouble staying up past about 10:30, even with friends, so this year we tried to occupy our time.

We made fresh pasta in the new kitchen aid pasta press maker dealie that a friend got, ate that with clams and a white wine sauce, then made more fresh pasta to dry. After that, made madeleines, which took us to 2010, when we toasted. We made it, hooray! Ate our madeleines with nutella (YUM) and headed home around 2am.

Today, pancake breakfast with more friends, their tradition. Tasty vanilla bean with a little poppy seed pancakes, even. Yum. Later we had some fresh pasta and mushrooms with havarti, tasty! For dinner, back to normal, with tacos (which I eat on a plate without a shell anyway).

Thinking about making homemade ravioli tomorrow. I don't usually eat this much pasta, but having it fresh just makes you want to have it fresh.

I've been coveting at that pasta attachment, but thinking I don't need to be having pasta in the house all the time. It does look like fun though. Madeleines are my favorite - and nutella sounds like the perfect topping for them. Yum.

[Susan Otcenas]

We went to a friend's house. She made slow-cooked ribs in a crock pot (yum!), roasted potatoes & root veggies, and salad. Couldn't eat *too* much though, because we ran the First Run 5K at midnight and didn't want to be overly full.

Running 5K through the streets of Portland at midnight in sparkly dresses is alot of fun!

We made aebleskivers and waffles for breakfast new years day. YYUUUUUMMMMMMYY.