our new years eve was quiet. we had some dear friends over for a fantastic spread of greek afelia, winter squash risotto, and black eyed pea salad, all recipes from cookbooks by tessa kiros. our meal was followed by some bubbly, some gifts, and dessert, and then our friends moved on to their next stop.
we brought the midnight hour in lazily, by the fire, watching new years eve tv, munching on biscotti, lined up on the couch with our laptops. my brother danny is visiting from new york city, thus making enough people for a rollicking game of quao.
the next day we slowly woke up and prepared for another celebration with families from our playgroup, and a few other friends with small children. our house was buzzing with the play of children aged almost-four to four weeks! and the food! there was vegetable lasagne, gratin made from home grown potatoes, black eyed pea sausage stew, chili, homemade bread with goat cheese chutney, smoked salmon, guacamole, cake and cookies and stout beer and spiced cider. it was a hearty welcome to 2013.
wishing you all a fabulous 2013 full of positive things. keep smiling!
p.s. today is my daughter's 15th birthday.
FIFTEEN!
i can hardly believe it myself. tashi is the bright beacon that paved the way for us as a family.
she amazes us with her brilliance, her creativity, her groundedness, and her humor.
we love her beyond language! happy birthday tashi!
more on our celebrations next entry!
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