We get out our old Skittles (tabletop wood bowling) game every holiday. Usually the kids play it for a while, then go off to do something else.
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| Mr. DJ |
This time though, the adults dominated and the game lasted well into the night. At one point, just as Sim started spinning records from the 70s and 80s, nearly all the adults were in.
I ended up dead last, but had a great time during the whole party. I’d been so disappointed we had to skip our annual holiday tree-trimming party. This Christmas was oddly overwhelming. But I think I prefer the smaller gathering we had on New Year’s Day.
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| For a prosperous 2011 |
We’ve been (or I should say Sim’s been) braving the elements on Jan. 1 to fire up the grill ever since our son was born. Every once in a while we invite one or two people over.
This year we decided to expand the invite list, just a little. And the number was just right for me, not too many people that I couldn’t sit down and enjoy the company. I even got to sit at the table and eat!
By far, the biggest menu hit was the Goan black-eyed peas, from my Indian Slow Cooker cookbook. I served it with green chili and cheese corn bread.
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| Alberto No. 1 fixings |
The other big hit was Sim’s Alberto No. 1, a drink recipe we found in the New York Times when we were visiting Manhattan about 11 years ago.
Not as many people got into the chocolate fondue, though it was fun to make and set out. My favorite dipper: potato chips.
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