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…the last dinner, the first dinner…media noche, New Year’s Eve dinner. this is how we’d like to kick off and welcome the year 2009 with a bang, complete with an array of delicious and glorious food!
…in the 5 years that we’ve been celebrating the holidays here in the United States, this must have been the very first time that we had it on our own and stayed in the house. in the tradition of the Media Noche back in the Philippines, i tried to make a simple yet meaningful spread with a little of everything. there was holiday ham, no chicken, anything that swims as in my baked salmon, fruits and fruit salad with the added Italian touch of this CAPRESE STICKS [a 'skewed' version of the salad with christmas colored rounds of fresh mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, olives skewered in wooden sticks on a bed of balsamic vinaigrette dressing.  i thought of making them as hors d'oeuvres instead , together with some tostitos with mango salsa] and M’s Beef Calzone plus S’s chocolate covered marshies and…let’s not forget the bubbly for the traditional toast at the strike of 12! more photos to follow…
how was yours? i hope it was as filling and meaningful too! new year’s day was spent hunting though, for what? coming up on my next posts too!:]
CHEERS! as I greet you all a Happy, bountiful and peaceful NEW YEAR!
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….dinner at the Cheesecake Factory. pic above is S’s Tuxedo Cheesecake while I had a slice of Tiramisu Cheesecake..devoured before remembering to take a snap! a little late, like a week late being posted but it’s never too late to greet and thank M for a very Happy and blissful 13 years of marital bliss! mwah! Cheesecake is fab at the factory, still… i am not as impressed with the entrees, as ever. now that i’ve had almost 2 slices of this, diet pills wouldn’t hurt! haha! add to that all the sweets and carbs that we’ve had during Christmas!