Adieu 2020!
Well, it's the last day of the year 2020!
There hasn't been a lot to write about, has there? I look back on my posts, and they're abnormally slanted towards recipes. I threw in a little sky, but nothing like the sunsets from our old place. I generally tried to stay off the coronavirus topic, but it impacted so much, there was really no avoiding it!
Still, we are so much luckier than many. Even those who did not get sick have had their lives torn to shreds. At our phase of life, all we had to do is put things on hold, and practice patience.
My year started with my application for French nationality (yes, finally!). My year is ending still waiting for the interviews - practicing patience!
So, in keeping with the year, here's how our last day of it is going...
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| Out our Living Room Window |
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| From the kitchen balcony |
We turned on the fire,
and had Dinner, spanning approximately 6 hours:
Champagne and Fois gras
Moule marinière - I cleaned the mussels yesterday. 5 minutes cooked in white wine, and they're ready!
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| Spanish style - use one pair of shells to pull the mussel from the other |
Squash soup - I roasted the squash with olive oil and salt on Sunday. Today, I added chopped cooked chestnuts and broth, then blended.
Dessert - orange crème w/ chocolate. I made a batch on Sunday (had to make sure of it, right?!?). I kept two servings in the freezer; thawed, then planned to add chocolate shavings. We decided to have dessert early, because we aren't really used to sugar anymore, and didn't want it too close to bedtime. Then we decided to skip it entirely! LOL - New Year's Day is going to be sweet!
Pork tenderloin with mushrooms - my favorite cherry, chocolate, chipotle glaze!
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Baked Potatoes - a splurge!
Ginger Carrots
Green beans with garlic
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Porto / whisky to end the day.
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