Happy Birthday to Me
What to get the guy who has everything for his birthday? Something that will not take up space, and that preferably disappears quickly. Why, food and drink, of course! “It’s your birthday. We should be...
View ArticleThe Anatomy of a Meal
It begins with a few sketches. Not physical drawings, but culinary ideas thrown down on paper — or in this case, a Microsoft Word document on the computer. I’m speaking of my annual New Year’s Eve...
View ArticleNew Year’s Eve Dinner 2012
Another year come and gone. And with it, another of my New Year’s Eve dinners — a tradition that’s been going on for as long as I can remember. Each year I push myself a little further, and this may...
View ArticlePrepping for the Big Night
As 2013 winds quietly to a close, I once again find myself busily preparing for a yearly tradition around our house: our New Year’s Eve dinner. Each New Year’s Eve, we gather with eight or ten friends...
View ArticleNew Year’s Eve 2013
Another year done come and gone. I hope everyone had a safe and pleasant New Year’s Eve celebration. We enjoyed a quiet dinner with a few friends. Okay, it was a raucous wine-soaked dinner. Here are...
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