How did it get so out of hand?
... N & J brought over a giant pan of lasagna to share, and an extra pan for us. Just in case there is a nuclear winter or the next Y2K. N made lasagna 7 years ago. Yes, that is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 years ago, when they lived here, the first time. G talked about it many times in those missing years. He loves lasagna, maybe as much as Garfield. And N delivered!
and of course, when is a better time to talk about food than when you are full of lasagna? N said, 'oh, I am looking forward to a light meal - 1/3lb burgers". (We had those in summer time, grilled burgers, with salad, sometimes with chips and guacamole.) After the laughter subsided, we talked about how our food year went.
Want to see some highlights? (other people's opinion will vary!)
small bites of cured meat and cheeses and pate:
mussels and oysters:
bacon explosion and lettuce soup:
oh and Thanksgiving - with two turkeys and one duck and ... I think it got out of hand at that point... and the Christmas cookies ...
So in short ... it is easy to see how we got out of hand. We love cooking, we love food, we love to try new recipes (and old favorites!)... and most of all, we love sharing. Happy New Year. It is time to dream up another year .... Chinese New Year is coming up - January 26 :)
P.S. speaking of food. I almost forgot the new-to-me places I had the pleasure of eating:
- all the food at Vancouver, B.C.
- Cuban sandwiches at Paseo, you know the sandwich is good by the grease wrapper.
- nibbles at Nibblers, repeat after me - Red Hawk
- papusas at Tamales Mi Lupita, I heart those taco trucks.
- ramen & karaage at Santa Ramen, when is ramen coming to this area?
- breakfast roll from La Farine, mm budget treat
- seafood feast at Bay Fung Tong Tea House Restaurant , so gooooood