New Year's Eve: We're going out for dinner, but later that evening, while watching the Cotton Bowl (Go Green! Go White!) with some friends, I'll make this roasted pears recipe from Gourmet/Epicurious. It's one of our very favorite desserts, especially with locally produced goat cheese. I'll probably also bring over a Caroline Cellars (Niagara Peninsula) ice wine.
New Year's Day: In a recent shipment from Rancho Gordo was a recipe for Yellow Eye Bean, Smoked Chicken, and Sweet Potato Chowder. I'll sub black-eyed peas for the yellow eyes, and locally raised smoked turkey for the chicken. To start the day we'll probably hold our annual Mimosapalooza, then eat eggs and Canadian bacon from the aforementioned farm, with challah.
