So what's on the menu for New Year's Eve?
Appetizers:
- dates wrapped in bacon, grilled in the oven
- cebiche with scallops, North Sea shrimp and salmon
- smoked salmon mousse and fish eggs on toast
- almond, raisin and carrot couscous with a mint and honey Greek yoghurt sauce
Main course:
Scallops and prawns with asian style spicy stir fried noodles, leeks and bell peppers
Dessert:
Apple, pineapple and chocolate crumble
I'm hungry already
Aside from dessert, I'll be 'head chef' tomorrow, so I'll be in the kitchen most of the day, prepping the vegetables, etc. But even though it's a lot of work, I enjoy it: I find it calming to prepare food, sort of like therapy.