December 31 – New Year’s Eve buffet

From all the choices in our dinner on New Year’s Eve, Cody chose Lil Smokies, Spicy Baked Shrimp and some homemade bread.

From all the choices in our dinner on New Year’s Eve, Cody chose Lil Smokies, Spicy Baked Shrimp and some homemade bread.
Krumkake making:
Directions here:

And the mushroom was THIS BIG.
Yes, there were leftovers. FYI: my tempura batter (on the mushroom & in the blue bowl) was perfect! I may not be learning much about photography, but my cooking has definitely improved.

As part of a project last summer, Cole has been trying out new recipes. We were out of egg noodles and flush with ambition from reading The Silver Spoon’s Pasta book, received as a Christmas gift. I dug the pasta machine I originally bought for polymer clay out of its packaging and we went to work. On the cooktop is turkey soup, made with the Thanksgiving carcass. (We had frozen it.)
Baking in the oven is our favorite bread from Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day. We keep some dough ready to go at all times.
What surprised me the most was how easy this meal was to pull together. Second surprise? No hair in the noodles!
Cody and I were inspired by the potstickers at the Farmer’s Market today.
These turned out fab!