Rib eyes with sauteed mushrooms and bleu cheese butter, homemade mac n cheese and sauteed brussel sprouts.

Roasted till slightly crispy on top.

The rest sounds like heaven.

Our one big burner will be occupied by the mushrooms, easier to toss it in the oven with the mac.

And thawing out a pork loin for New Years Day with sauerkraut and potatoes.

Is it a Dutch thing? Seems popular out here in eastern PA.

There aren't really many genuine "Dutch" in PA.

Pennsylvania Dutch = Pennsilfaanisch Deitsch = immigrants from SW Germany.

Sorry the word "Dutch" over here does not mean a Niederlande.

So what is it with pork and sauerkraut on New Year's Day?

Pork brings luck. "Er hat Schwein gehabt" is a German expression for "he was really lucky".

Don't eat poultry on New Years if you are a superstitious German. You'll be screwed by bad luck!

Pork is good luck answer works for me. Traditions are so cool.

My usual NY's Eve go-to. As to what else, I haven't a clue. Probably another finger food which is healthier, you know, for balance.

Hope 2014 is better for all!

-g

I marinated in the adobo paste over night and it's now wrapped in banana leaves and will cook low and slow.

I also put in carrots, potatoes, onions and garbanzo beans.

We were initially having 3 people over, but it is rapidly growing and looks like about 7 at this point, so…..

this is going to have to be a pot luck.

Have a great New Years Eve everyone!

More au gratin potatoes and carrots.

with Thai peanut sauce.

Happy New Year C & B folks!

or at least everyone who has never had my absolute favorite comfort food----chicken and homemade noodles over mashed potatoes.

This comes from my German part of the family, and it is starch-city. And so good. Since I was off work today, I decided that this was a perfect time to do this, since it is rather time consuming....but worth it.

Not exactly a traditional New Years Eve dinner, but who cares about tradition! I had the time and it was snowing so much that I didn't want to go out, so had to find what was already here in the house.

How beautifully decadent.

Now you just need some crusty bread to sop up the juices.

Enjoy!

You sound just like my brother-in-law the first time we had this dish. He called it the "white meal" and wanted to know where the bread was. But he found out how good it was. Everyone does.

This is the worst possible meal in terms of starches, but it is so good. It is a very rare luxury for me, although I used to do it about once a week when I was too poor to feed a family enough to make them feel full...and this is filling and cheap to make.

That's when I break out the boxed Mac and Cheese.

Kudos to you for making it from scratch.

Oh, I love that! My grandma made the best!

She rolled out her own square "pot pie" noodles. Yum!

Then my mother. Then me.

So easy, all I need is flour, eggs, chicken, and a rolling pin. Oh, and a big pot.

Blended malt Scotch.

And

Duck breast, in an orange champagne sauce with broccoli and mashed potatoes. For an app, I'm going with a sliced tomato flatbread.

Duck fat will be reserved for popcorn tomorrow.

Just came off of a 17 day work week. I'm gonna eat and drink like a pig.

Like around 10:30 or so.

Appetizers have been crackers with cream cheese and hot pepper jelly. Got that idea here.

Salads are:

Tangerine slices with parsley and olives sprinkled over. Dressing has olive oil, paprika, and lemon juice. Very pretty salad.

Another attractive and colorful salad is beets with goat cheese and mint.

Beef kabobs (bourbon marinated).

Wild rice.

Glazed carrots.

Slow-roasted tomatoes.

Dessert is berries dipped in chocolate. Red wine.


Cher

caramelized onion, bacon, mushrooms & gruyere on a rye crust + Angels on horseback and some dip & chips.