Another year? Where'd it go?
And the annual New Year's Eve appetizers-as-dinner menu for 2012 is ...
Olives and peppers and artichoke hearts and roast garlic, marinated.
Spinach/artichoke bruschetta.
Steamer clams in garlic butter.
Smoked oysters and mussels.
Icelandic capelin caviar and smoked salmon with toast points or water crackers, with the usual sides of sour cream, chopped onion, chopped egg, and capers.
Bacon-wrapped broiled Gulf shrimp & steamed/chilled Gulf shrimp with lemon and cocktail sauce.
Assorted salamis, cheeses, pate and crackers.
Fresh-baked baguette, sliced.
Hummus with pinons and herbs.
Fresh guacamole (I make).
Fresh salsa (I make--roasted tomatoes and Hatch chiles with a little salt and vinegar, no frills)
Pita and tortilla chips
Assorted sweet stuff that I let others worry about because I really don't eat much sugar.
Assorted boozes, champagne for midnight, sparkling juices.
Fresh-ground espresso so that I am awake at midnight to drink some champagne.
And tomorrow's only scheduled menu items are, as always, black-eyed peas cooked with ham hock, with turnip greens and rice and cornbread.
Stay safe out there, folks.
Olives and peppers and artichoke hearts and roast garlic, marinated.
Spinach/artichoke bruschetta.
Steamer clams in garlic butter.
Smoked oysters and mussels.
Icelandic capelin caviar and smoked salmon with toast points or water crackers, with the usual sides of sour cream, chopped onion, chopped egg, and capers.
Bacon-wrapped broiled Gulf shrimp & steamed/chilled Gulf shrimp with lemon and cocktail sauce.
Assorted salamis, cheeses, pate and crackers.
Fresh-baked baguette, sliced.
Hummus with pinons and herbs.
Fresh guacamole (I make).
Fresh salsa (I make--roasted tomatoes and Hatch chiles with a little salt and vinegar, no frills)
Pita and tortilla chips
Assorted sweet stuff that I let others worry about because I really don't eat much sugar.
Assorted boozes, champagne for midnight, sparkling juices.
Fresh-ground espresso so that I am awake at midnight to drink some champagne.
And tomorrow's only scheduled menu items are, as always, black-eyed peas cooked with ham hock, with turnip greens and rice and cornbread.
Stay safe out there, folks.