Es magnifica
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Happy Hogmanay
Crab boil drenched in herb, garlic butter. Mixed greens salad, cucumber, tomato, red onion, oo&v dressing. Warm baguette. A glass of pink bubbles. There will probably be eggnog ice cream with caramel sauce later and more pink bubbles at midnight.
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We’re of the sort to be in bed by 9:30 tonight. In the meantime, New Year’s dinner for two.
Prime, boneless rib-eye on the grill. Spinach and onion gratin, with gruyere and parmesan cheeses. The last of that magnificent mac and cheese.
Heineken for him; prosecco for me.
Best of luck to us all in 2023!
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I’m so impressed with your portion control. That Mac & Cheese wouldn’t have made it beyond Day 2 at our house.
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On a liquid diet tonight. Kir Royale for this old cur. I wish everyone a gentle, happy and healthy 2023.
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That’s my kind of drinking food! Happy New Year!!
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Good morning and Happy New Year, WFDers! I’ve started a new Jan '23 thread here:
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Perfection.
My kiddo actually said, while eating that meal, “I like all of these things!” It was such a gratifying moment (I hear complaints most of the time). I feel like we’re turning a corner and he’s a lot more willing to try new foods simply if I say I think he’ll enjoy them.
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Playing catch-up and consolidating here rather than on holiday/weekly planning/Westchester NY threads.
Friday: Dinner at my brother’s in Mamaroneck NY. From Fjord in Larchmont, we picked up a beautiful sushi roll plate and shrimp cocktail plate (under protest from me - shrimp are amongst the worst ecologically but I don’t want to be a Debbie Downer) on our way from Boston.
Saturday lunch was a tasty turkey chili that my brother made and leftovers (their fridge is a Jenga of ridiculous leftovers). Saturday dinner was steak, seafood soup, salad, voluminous other side dishes, (can never remember and we forgot to take photos).
Sunday Xmas dinner was more steak and lobster tails that they got from Costco. I didn’t try the lobster but my brother said said they were too salty (no one else wanted to complain/be honest…I am not a Costco fan so kept my mouth shut).
Monday was dinner out for my SIL birthday at Refele. Really good fritto misto. My mushroom pasta was just ok. Needed salt or something. Mom and dad had a delicious seafood stew under a completely unnecessary pizza dough dome and chicken piccata. I think bolognese was ordered, kids loved the meatballs and pizza.
Tuesday through Thursday the 3 of us ate poorly in NYC but our friends apartment had a nice view.
Redemption on Friday when we returned to my brother’s for a Korean feast. We made pork mandu (dumplings) and chowed down on a variety of pajeon (savory pancakes).
Finally, I came home to these:
Happy 2023 my dear fellow Onions!
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I can’t imagine trying to cajole a child to eat. I was the oldest and only girl with 5 brothers, grew up on a farm in the midwest. If we didn’t like what was on the table we just went without until the next meal. That was that. I used to slip my cooked carrots under the table to our German Shepherd. Worked out well for both of us…
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Grew up in northern NJ and we ate what Mom cooked, or we could make ourselves a bowl of cereal or a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for our dinner.
And my sister gave her buttered peas to her cat, WoFat (named after a villain in the original TV series Hawaii Five-O). Worked out for both of them as well. LOL
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Kids with sensory issues/neurodiversity pretty often have food texture and flavor sensitivities. One way to think of it is the little person has their nervous system turned up to 11 or 12. Many strengths but also some daily challenges.
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Beautifully described.
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Such feasting! And beautiful cocottes.
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Wow, I had no idea. https://www.treehugger.com/shrimp-may-be-small-their-environmental-impact-devastating-4858308
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There are some inland shrimp farms in Ontario and parts of the States, that grow shrimp in a more ecologically friendly manner. Only problem is, it’s hard to find these shrimp for sale as a consumer. Most are destined for restaurants. Planet Shrimp is the name of one shrimp farm in Ontario.
I also buy small frozen wild shrimp from the North Atlantic.
Some posts re: shrimp are in this thread-
AQUACULTURE articles - Hakai Magazine and The Atlantic: What It Takes to Feed Billions of Farmed Fish Every Day - They’re usually just given ground-up fish. One company is exploring a more sustainable alternative: maggots.
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