Happy New Year! Did you party it up til dawn last night? We were stay at home couch bums with the kids, watching movies and eating brownies. Close to midnight, we tuned in to watch Dick Clark's legendary annual countdown for the ball drop in Times Square. Mr. Clark looks and sounds awfully old these days but it was great to hear him usher in the New Year, just like every other new year in my life. I hope he's around for next year! Hang in there, Mr. Clark! New Year's wouldn't be the same without you. By the way, what the hell was Jennifer Lopez wearing? What was that? To my untrained eye, it appeared to be a bedazzled flesh colored unitard with a cape made of furry feathers. Whatever it was it was fugly, especially when she shed the furry feather cape thingamadoo and started writhing/crawling across the stage and whipping her hair around like she was being electrocuted. I would have been afraid if I hadn't been cracking up. I wanted to shield the eyes of my impressionable young children. My son Jakob, who is 10, turned to me and said, "What is that? It's weird. Hey! Is she naked?" Here, take a look for yourself. Be alternately amused and horrified.
To be fair, La Lopez's hair was very pretty and bouncy. And girlfriend didn't fall down even once in those stilt-like boots, which I suspect were the very Louboutins of which she sang. Credit should be given where credit is due. So, Jen/J.Lo/Jenny from the Block/Whatsyourname, I applaud you for looking great from the neck up and for not falling on your butt.
ANYHOO.....
Guess what? Revel & Feast turns one year old today! As I look back on the 525,600 minutes of 2009, I'm really amazed to see how my little idea to share some of my recipes with a couple of friends turned into something way cooler than I ever imagined. Revel & Feast has been visited by thousands of people in at least sixteen countries spanning five continents. Thank you, thank you, thank you to my most faithful readers (hi Family!), to my fellow food blogger readers (hi Lorraine!), to my old college friends who also turned their culinary passions into great sites (hi Liz! hi Annemarie! hi Dena!), and most especially, to you. What surprised me most of all is that people actually try my recipes and seem to like them! That's more than I expected and I hope it continues into 2010 and beyond! Thanks, everyone!
PS: Over the next week or two, I'll post recipes and pics from the wonderful Christmas dinner that I shared with my family. And, maybe a restaurant review or two. Stay tuned!
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