Happy Friday! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! It was a very busy couple of days for us filled with LOTS of delicious food! It’s hard to believe that this weekend we are welcoming in a new year! Traditionally we’ve had a family game night with appetizers for dinner. This year, my daughter will be going to a friend’s house for a NYE party, so it will be just three of us. The past couple of years I don’t even make it until midnight! Here are five from this week:
1. Christmas Eve– Christmas Eve we go to my cousin’s house in Connecticut. Her husband makes the most delicious homemade pasta which they serve with chicken parm, meatballs and sausage. I made an eggplant parm for us vegetarians. Plus, I brought the dessert platter above that included Christmas Crack, Mini Cannoli Cups and Cookie Cheesecake Bars.
2. Christmas – We hosted Christmas Dinner for my parents, brother, my in-laws and my husband’s aunt. We made a rib roast, salmon, broccoli rabe pasta, mashed potatoes, roasted asparagus, roasted balsamic honey brussels sprouts and creamed spinach. I had our family bring dessert which included cheesecake cannoli pie, chocolate truffles and a marzipan stollen. I also made a fruit salad.
3 . Reading – This week I finished reading The Man I Never Met by Elle Cook. I went in reading it not knowing anything about it. I was pleasantly surprised to discover it was a really good romance read.
4. Cooking – Besides Christmas Eve and Christmas cooking, this week’s dinner included KFC “Chikn” Bowls (mashed potatoes, corn, gravy and shredded cheddar topped with “chikn” tenders. I also made Spicy Pesto Alla Vodka, Copycat Panera Cheddar Broccoli Soup and homemade pizza.
5. Watching – It was a slower week with the kids not having all their extracurricular activities. I was able to watch a couple of episodes of Wednesday and my husband and I also watched a couple episodes of Fleishman is in Trouble. We are enjoying this very depressing show, but I have no desire to read the book.
6. Bar Cart – My parents got me this bar cart for Christmas. I’ve already filled it up and am loving it!
7. Sunrise – I’ve had to work this week. One of the benefits of driving to work had been seeing sunrises like this on my commute!
8. Social Media Loves:
ICYMI this week on the blog:
Wednesday I shared New Book Releases in January 2023.
Thursday I posted January Events in Westchester County.
Sharing with Friday Favorites! Have a great weekend!
All of those desserts look incredible! Jealous that you got to read with a cat napping in your lap! 😀
All that food looks so delicious! I am going to have to add that book to my reading list. I hope you and your family have a very happy new year.