on the first day of the year we eat some traditional good luck foods. Above are the home made hamburger buns, just perfect for any sandwich. Not hard to make, and the dough feels so soft in your palms as you form them. That warm soft not sticky dough is one of my favorite sensations.
recipe here https://www.jennycancook.com/tag/best-hamburger-buns-recipe/
we made baked crispy cod and made my own tartar sauce, mayo, sweet relish, grated onion, lemon juice, hint of tobasco
For NYDay we always have fresh collard greens wash well, pull veins out, roll leaves and cross cut (julliane style) cover with water, some onions, butter s and pepper, simmer til soft. Add some pepper vinegar when serving.
My father loved the soup left when they are cooked, calling it pot liquor, I love it too. DH didn't grow up with these but he also loves them.
Black eyed peas are a must, citrus salad (sectioned grapefruit and oranges, coconut, banana, pineapple and cherries)
I made a salad dressing from this cookbook this week, Maple vinegrette. Found the cookbook in a restaurant in VT. Also made chocolate syrup this week, very simple cocoa, milk, sugar, vanilla)
We had these stuffed chicken breasts which are an easy fancy meat for dinner.
DH found these caramels on McCreas website and they have no corn syrup. Deeeee licious
DH watched the video on how to dismantle and clean/oil the Bernina 930 machine. He did this for me to get me started using this gift from a wonderful friend (Marianne) in Annapolis. She no longer able to sew and gave me this just before we moved to Colorado.... now that my Bernina's motherboard broke again, I look forward to learning to use this one.
I got to zoom with Joy this week and chat with Diane P. on the phone. We took a walk around the 'hood one evening and ran into a nice man who we haven't seen in donkey years. He had a compact loafy white English bulldog.... but we suspected she was not the original one Milo knew. Nope, he said when their dogs die, they get another quickly, lots of love to give he said.
She was quietly sizing me up, wary of my mask probably, and when I made the Aweeeee sound you do at babies and pups, she ran to the fence and nearly squeezed her muzzle through, little pink tongue and squished black nose....
I have thought about them many times the last day
No real prompt but I read one asking if you believed New Year's Day was the start of things, if it wiped the slate clean and was like a do over.
No, no I know it's the next day in time, the continuation of your life. I wondered can we call the first day of the new month a clean slate too?
I also think of things I want to do but less like a goal than a possible chance to learn or change or achieve something.
If I had a wish it would be to be relieved of the burden of chronic pain and disability that interferes with creativity and sleep.
We finished the Canadian tv show Murdoch Mysteries available season, and finished Emily in Paris current season, so good. Now looking for another show to watch together
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"looking to the future"
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I was relieved on New Year's Eve that Milo wouldn't be disturbed by the stupid fireworks of our neighbors. Why is being really loud so appealing to them? Milo HATED fireworks, I'm not a fan of ones shot off in close housing during a fire watch.
I ordered this desk calendar so excited to find one by my new favorite artist but.... note the year...
DH asked casually why I wanted a diary from last year... Ooops! I'll love the insides and pics!
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14 comments:
Mmmm, you've been eating well with all your lucky foods! I hope that 2024 desk calendar was on sale at least!
Lovely post...always like to see food, :) Interesting how we do think of a new year as a new start. I'm still working on my new start after my blogging break which in retrospect was such a good thing. But we never know when we set out what will be good or not. Anyway, the very best to you both in 2025!
I hope that Bernina works out well for you!
As always, your food recitations make me very hungry. I am going to town today and think I will pick up some soup mixings. Oh, the dogs you meet when you are out do tug at us, don't they. I think of the new year as a continuation of the last, but with fresh hope for new adventures and blessings. There will be trials, but I look for the positive and I think that's the point...looking ahead at the start of a year or month or week or day with positivity!
We can almost smell and taste and squish those beautiful hamburger buns. yummmmmmm
In 7th and 8th grade, mom ate lunch in the school cafeteria and they served bitter greens every day. They were horrible and to this day, mom will never eat kale or turnip greens or dandelion greens, etc. I love Emily in Paris and can't wait for the new season!
Well, I'm duly impress that you MAKE hamburger buns!
As for the 2024 book... Hmmm... I wonder, could you use it as an art journal? You could collage over that calendar pages and enjoy the art on the cover and other pages.
Your citrus salad sounds yummy! I'll have to try that for us. Our dogs always hated the neighborhood fireworks here, too. It's not so bad on New Year's, but pretty wild on July 4th. I bet you can use your new, but 2024, diary to draw and paint in!
The 930 is a formidable machine! Have fun with it. Bernina is THE BEST.
Thank you for this worthwhile get together! Aloha
Those hamburger buns sure do look good. Our fireworks will be going on for several days yet. Thanks for joining Angel Brian's Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!
Those buns look great! Good luck with the "new" sewing machine. I had to chuckle over the desk calendar. Oops!
I'm hungry now after reading all about your lovey food. I love kale but we don't have it here. This time of year there aren't many vegetables in the shops apart from carrots and broccoli. The supermarkets have runner beans, green beans and white cabbage. That's it.
I had to smile at your lovely diary. Oops! But it's very sweet.
Oh another sewing machine! Is it a Bernini too? You'll soon learn how to use it. Instruction manuals are all online nowadays.
Enjoy your weekend,
Hugs,
Lisca
I’m very late in commenting today cos it’s been a hectic day here but I hope it’s better late than never. Your cooking sounds really yummy so thanks for sharing it all.
Hugs,
Annie x
I have not watched Emily in Paris, but have heard it is good. I had collards and some black eyed peas for the new year. You are motivating me to make some hamburger buns!!!!!! Thanks for linking up.
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