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December 31, 2009
New Year's Eve
Jim and Luc arrived yesterday from Toronto. I'm not 100% sure if my stats are correct, but I think we've spent 15 of the last 17 New Years with them. The usual modus is that Luc and I prepare a vastly complicated multiple course menu for dinner, and usually by 10pm we've had far too much champagne. And we are exhausted.
This year, we kept things simple. Shiitake mushroom capuccino with a garlic froth to start. Pear and avocado salad with gorgonzola cheese. Roasted sea bass with a pesto crust and couscous ratatouille. And for dessert, we made a magic mud pudding. But the magic had evaporated and the only way we can describe the outcome is that it looked like a turd. Thankfully, it didn't taste like one.
Chis and I found some Christmas crackers on sale at the Ferry Building in San Francisco last week, so we cracked them open. Oddly, three had the same prize - a bookmark/paper clip that had the following outcome:
Posted by dave at December 31, 2009 11:48 PM