What have you got going on?

Did some shopping because we didn’t want to get out. New Years Day we start heading back North.

Del Frisco’s will be cooking our dinner, we’re tired of cooking and cleaning.

Looks like a great place and some great eats to bring in the new year. Definitely Tuscan, how many fireplaces?

Love del Friscos

Not a bad plan......

Wife has organized a New Years Eve party, She will start food prep today and cook tomorrow, mostly Filipino Dishes, will have some American dishes for the American guys.

It has 3 but they aren’t operational. There’s some sort of radiator system throughout the house with a central control. It gets down to freezing at night but the days have been wonderful.

I think I will walk outside into my pantry and get about a 80 pound sow for my smoker.

It’s not a Filipino party without balut and pancit

Lumpia for me!

That makes me hungry. We had a guy that’d bring banana lumpia to work, it was outstanding.

Got a meaty ham bone left over from Christmas going in a pot of beans. With cornbread, of course!

No cooking New Year’s Eve going to a party to watch the Baylor game then whoever plays next. Host usually cooks some exotic animal. New years will cook a ham and some black eyed peas with cornbread.

First ribs on my new recteq. Almost at 3 hour mark about to wrap. Just realized I forgot to trim them into St Louis style oh well guest better not complain.

We did ours last night while it was warm. They have other plans for tonight…

Headed to a party!

We have some axis ham pieces-parts in a crockpot with onions, potatoes, carrots and other stuff

That looks really good

Chicken fajita nachos, homemade chips, salsa and homemade guacamole.

Sliced thin venison backstrap with onions and rice.

Setting the sauce now!

Smoked pork butt, turkey breast, and a couple of pork tenderloins, creamy mashed potatoes, and a pot of beef bouillon-simmered green beans. ... and several libations. Happy New Year, y'all!

Moose chili the wife made (I kilt it) and tamales the wife bought. +Martinis. 'No way we make it to midnight, but Happy New Year!

B.E.P.'s
Started earlier today. Done now.
Dadgum tried to find some hamhocks at the stupid grocery
stores. Nothing. Every oddball crazy piece of anything meat
you could think of, but no blessed hamhocks. Even chicken
claws and heads and several different kinds of tripe and
chitlins by the red gallon buckets full. Ended up with some
overpriced neck bones that should have been $1.10 that
I had to give nearly $4.00 for. Better than nekkid I guess.
Made some dessert and that's all I care to mess with
for 2024 other than a cup or two of coffee

Everybody have a safe and Happy New Year.
Don't be stupid and drive impaired and go to
jail or God forbid hurt somebody

Had major headaches at work for last day of year so hoping for better start to new year. Escaped about 6:30 pm and happy to be home and will celebrate with shot of Crown and be pleased as all get out with frozen pizza! Was thinking about slipping out for a good salad and some calamari but raised the white flag on the day/year and happy with what I have here. Those ribs looked very tasty!