Happy New Year 2017!

Happy New Year! On one of my friend's blogs, I read that 2017 will be a restart year because the numbers 2+0+1+7=10=1. I'm all for this. We had some friends over to help us celebrate New Year's Eve. On that day, my husband and I went to Matunuck Oyster Bar in Rhode Island and picked up 3 dozen oysters. The perfect pairing with oysters (besides our favorite white wine, Chenin Blanc) is Champagne, and our friends generously provided this libation.

We began our revelry around 7 p.m. and paced our food and wine intake. The next course came from our Thursday excursion to Firefly Farms LLC where we met Beth and her son Dugan. Dugan explained to us how grass fed beef gets it's marbling and Beth provided us with an array of steaks to choose from.

My husband smoked the steaks low and slow on our grill after we had polished off the three dozen oysters. The meat was juicy and tender and deliciously smoked. We paired that up with a medley of roasted mushrooms, chick peas, grape tomatoes and fresh rosemary.
During the main course, we managed to drink three bottles of red wine shown below:

After the entree, we cleansed our palate with an arugula, lemon and pomegranate salad. Then it was on to cheese and desert. We finished in time to welcome in the new year! Wishing you all a Happy New Year!