New Years 2007

Our neighbors collectively decided we would hold a progressive - dinner one course at each house. We started at Shelley and Dave’s house. They served great cured salmon, tuna tartar, scallops and Shrimp. Lots of Champagne, wine and pomegranate martini’s.

We then trouped down in the dark (for some reason the street lights didn’t work) so it made it fun to walk in the dark from house to house.

At our house we made a potato leek soup that had lobster and caviar. We had to butter poach the raw lobster and I had never removed a lobster from its tail when it was uncooked. I learned. Bea was dragging a suitcase on wheels (our official wine cart) filled with all kinds of wine and we served our bubbly Domaine J. Lauens Brut then the wine Bea brought - le secret ivre. Our other neighbor Bea phoned to say although she couldn’t join us, she had cooked some sides to eat with our main course.

We all poured out of the house and walked down to Bea’s to pick up her contributions and drop off some soup. Bea had a cold and couldn’t join. She had cooked a potato kugel and a luxion kugel (Noodle based). We then walked up to Les and Linda’s for the main course - dragging Bea’s wine behind. Their daughter had a party and about 50 folks were dancing and partying – one part of the house had been reserved for us, so they effectively had two parties going on in the same house at the same time - we were in “The not a party zone” area.

The shiksa can cook! Linda made her famous brisket. She gives credit to Les’s mom for the recipe. It was excellent as usual. We served Bea’s two sides and a vegetable casserole that Mike made. We drank two more bottles of wine that Bea brought. (There are two different Bea’s in this story – if you are confused).

We then walked out through the party of young dancers and walked next door to Terry and Mike’s for desert. Mike had baked a pecan pie that was great. We had tea and more champagne. Mike heard all kinds of noise outside so he checked and realized it was New Year’s. We had missed the actual countdown, but that probably due to the fact we were having a good time! The party eventually ended and we walked Bea home and returned to our house deciding to leave the dishes for another day!

It was a great way to spend New Year’s Eve! We will see what 2007 brings!














For a short clip of our dinner, click below turn your speakers on.