Another year coming to an end...

Wow... I can't believe we are already at the last day of 2007! Between selling a house, buying a house and moving back to Minnesota from the east coast, this year seemed to pass in the blink of an eye! We're both excited to see what 2008 brings into our lives!

We typically stay in on New Year's Eve, so I asked Jeff a few days ago what he would like to do for dinner. After thinking about it, he told me he didn't want anything special and said "let's just have a plate of snack-y type stuff". That could mean anything... so I asked for something more a little more specific - he rattled off some stuff and we got everything bought at the market yesterday.

What we ended up with was a plate to share of thinly sliced prosciutto, sliced ham, rounds of pepperoni, slices of sharp white cheddar, shaved Asiago, cubes of Jarlsberg, juicy green and red grapes, Granny Smith apples, cheddar crackers and of course, he had to have some good ol' saltines! We should be all set and ready to watch the ball drop with very fully bellies! That is, if we even make it to midnight - I think it has been a few years since since we actually stayed awake long enough to see it happen!

We've been asked quite a few times if we would post a round-up of our favorite recipes of the year. Jeff and I both thought about it and decided to make separate lists, then mash them together and see what we came up with. We picked a total of 12 sweet and 12 savory (just because there are 12 months in a year... at least that is our excuse!) - however, this was very difficult as we both had recipes on our lists that didn't match the other. Oh well - I could have probably picked at least 20 or 30, but we will stick with 12 and go with that. Just keep in mind that we had many other favorites - here's our list in alphabetical order.

Savory
Cheesy Bacon Sticks
Creamy Gruyère and Shrimp Pasta
Fresh Corn Risotto
Honey-Chipotle Barbecue Chicken Sandwiches
Hungarian Meatball Stew
Maple-Chili Glazed Pork Medallions
Rolled Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Prosciutto and Barley
Sesame Noodles with Napa Cabbage
Thai Beef Tacos with Lime-Cilantro Slaw
Thai Chicken Pizza
Tomato and Sausage Risotto
Top and Bottom Crust Pizza

Sweet
Anise-Scented Fig and Date Swirls
Black and White Angel Food Cake
Butterscotch Drop Scones
Chocolate-Peppermint Cheesecake Candy Cane Bars
Crunchy Milk Chocolate–Peanut Butter Layer Cake
Espresso Caramels
Essence of Chocolate Squares
Giant Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake
Key Lime Sugar Cookies
Lavender-Scented Lemon Pistachio Biscotti
Lemon Meringue Pie Cupcakes
Swedish Gingersnaps

If you will be out and about tonight, have a great time and please be safe!