Happy New Years Eve

Today is going to be a fun one. We have invited a family to hang out with us tonight. I really enjoy having friends over but we definitely do not do it enough.

With company coming I will be spending a good portion of today getting the house cleaned up and some yummy snacks made. I don’t know why get togethers always have to involved food that can clog arteries. So, I am going against the grain and putting a healthy spread out for the people I care about. They are planning on eating dinner before they come so I am just making snack foods.

My New Years Eve spread will include:

yummy vegetable tray antipasto style
whole grain crackers with real cheese not that manmade gooey junk
fresh fruit salad
turkey breast meatballs with a homemade barbeque sauce
some baked lumpia (a filipino favorite that I am attempting to revamp with phyllo dough. I’ll let you know how it goes)

I know my girlfriend is bringing some chocolate chip cookies for a little naughtiness and I will probably make a sinful dessert to share. I haven’t decided yet what I will be making but there will only be enough servings for everyone to have one slice. In fact, this is the time to enjoy those delectable desserts because you are sharing it with many and less likely to eat more than you are supposed to.

Happy New Years everyone!