Fantastic End of Year

in bullet form, some highlights from the last few weeks:

• veal loin sous-vide in the stockpot using a thermometer stuck through a gladware lid and an old wine cork (so it floats)
• Jamie Oliver rotolo
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• mushroom soup from Julia Child (BEST EVER until I try Keller or Jamie's - will report back)
• sitting at home stringing cranberries watching SVU
• ice skating at the local hockey rink (can you believe it's been 10 years since I played??)
• the full complement of home breakfasts
• christmas turkey and its reincarnation into turkey pot pie
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• seeing Grandma and Grandpa and meeting Josh's new second cousin Liam
• Mom and I playing Angry Birds
• trips to Art Mart for stocking stuffers
• ye olde steake frites
• Vij's goat curry

• hot tubbing in Deep Creek
• hiking with Kima through (cross country) ski trails
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• hanging out with the Crew (Jason, Lara, Vic and Damon)
• fried chicken!
• bad movies
• messing with the Wii Fit while the balance board was reversed
• ignoring all my emails (fantastic!)

and let us not forget the super fun 34th street progressive, in which delicious cocktails were enjoyed, fun snacks eaten, and I ended up asleep on Sean and Marin's couch as per usual.

Happy New Year to all!