December 31, 2014 (full size gallery)
We had over 35 people at our annual New Year’s Eve celebration, a noticeable larger turnout from last year. The people and food change from year to year but the glad tidings and celebration are a constant
This year we had a wonderful hordeuvres selection with Chinese foods, little casseroles, peanut soup and raw salad. Thanks to Andrea and Sylvia for a number of those items plus Marilyn for her peanut soup. You could have made your dinner on just these. We can’t forget Bill’s wicked eggnog which was very popular and provided warmth on a cold night with temperatures dipping into the 20’s. It didn’t last the evening. Cookie was our impecable host serving ham biscuits and Dave’s salmon.
We had mostly couples but there were two families – Ken’s family from Montana, and Amy’s. It was good to see the youth enjoying themselves. Dutchy was a hit of the evening as everyone wanted to catch up with her.
Dinner included a Johnny’s vension (a mainstay), two different corn puddings, black eyed peas (a must!), mixed vegetable plate, rice, caesar salad and an Italian dish. Desserts included a walnut pie, a fruit cake, cream cheese crescent, an "unknown" pie"A great way to end 2014