new years eve dinner.

I thought it would be nice to cook my mom and sister dinner tonight.. my sister and I tricked my mom and surprised her. We told her that we both had plans to go out last night to celebrate new years with our friends. She always gets upset when we miss out on spending time with family, so we knew it would bum her out. All in all, it was a great surprise and dinner came out really well.. I was surprised myself.

I started cooking at 4pm.. well.. baking first.


Graham cracker, almond, pecan, walnut, macadamia nut crust.

There was a lot of batter, so instead of making apple pie for tomorrow's dinner party, I figured I would take the cake tomorrow and serve mini cheesecakes for tonights dinner.

Next up was roasted red pepper and tomato soup. This was in the oven for about an hour.


I guess I didnt take any pictures for other dish preps.. they were boring anyway. I think the main dish got the least time spent on it.. I felt bad. The chicken was kind of dry, but that was about it. Oh, and I couldnt find basil leaves for the second dish. Grrr. But that was more of a "spur of the moment recipe".




I uploaded this quick because I wanted alex to see it. I swear everything tasted better than it looks.

More updates on Christmas dinners, winter break, New Years resolutions and goals later.

Bring on 2009.