
aeglos |

Guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr !!!!
translation of the traditional german greeting:
A good slide into the new Year !!!!
we will do raclette with friends this evening
do you do fireworks today in your countries? the 4 days before Silvester are the only days fireworks can be legally bought in Germany
I don't buy them myself (never did) but my friend we will visiting usually spends a small fortune on fireworks

aeglos |

to celebrate Silvester, watch the biggest band in Germany "Die Toten Hosen" play Auld Lang Syne

DSXMachina |

Guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr !!!!
translation of the traditional german greeting:
A good slide into the new Year !!!!
we will do raclette with friends this evening
do you do fireworks today in your countries? the 4 days before Silvester are the only days fireworks can be legally bought in Germany
I don't buy them myself (never did) but my friend we will visiting usually spends a small fortune on fireworks
Yeah, you can only buy Fireworks at New Year, Chinese New Year and Guy Fawkes Day in the UK.
Of course they are prohibitively expensive, so most people don't buy them. But I feel it's becoming more popular recently.

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Celestial Healer wrote:Morning, all. What did I miss?Well, Max showed up to work only to find that the company had been sold to a Chinese pinball machine manufacturer who subsequently replaced all the employees with anthropomorphic pinball machines. Meanwhile, Steve's visit to Texas took a dangerous turn when he showed up at a gathering with salsa made in New York City. And, across town, Scott continued to search for that one, perfect.......No, wait! That's my soap opera!
NEW YORK CITY!?!?!!

lynora |

Today is already off to a better start than yesterday. Yesterday was 'fun' with menniere's courtesy of the apartment complex having the roof of our building redone...over the holidays....WTF??! Woke up to loud scraping noises over my head and a generator going just outside my window. Spent the first three hours or so curled up in a ball in excruciating pain before they let up enough for me to even be able to sit up let alone get out of bed. Yeah, it was that kind of day. At least now they've moved on to a different part of the building.

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Aberzombie wrote:NEW YORK CITY!?!?!!Celestial Healer wrote:Morning, all. What did I miss?Well, Max showed up to work only to find that the company had been sold to a Chinese pinball machine manufacturer who subsequently replaced all the employees with anthropomorphic pinball machines. Meanwhile, Steve's visit to Texas took a dangerous turn when he showed up at a gathering with salsa made in New York City. And, across town, Scott continued to search for that one, perfect.......No, wait! That's my soap opera!
GET THE ROPE.

Orthos |

Today is already off to a better start than yesterday. Yesterday was 'fun' with menniere's courtesy of the apartment complex having the roof of our building redone...over the holidays....WTF??! Woke up to loud scraping noises over my head and a generator going just outside my window. Spent the first three hours or so curled up in a ball in excruciating pain before they let up enough for me to even be able to sit up let alone get out of bed. Yeah, it was that kind of day. At least now they've moved on to a different part of the building.
Ugh, that sucks to hear. Hope things stay better.

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We always celebrate new years eve with a day of feasting on snacks we normally wouldn't indulge in. Currently enjoying some red bean mochi with my green tea. Tomorrow I will make crispy duck. The rest of my family hates it so I only indulge on new year. :)
小豆もちのほうがいい!私もだいすきよ!!
Azuki mochi no hou ga ii! Watashi mo daisuki yo!
Red bean mochi is great! I love it!
明けましておめでとうごじあいます!
Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu!
Happy New Year!

Freehold DM |

Maddened Mob Member wrote:GET THE ROPE.Aberzombie wrote:NEW YORK CITY!?!?!!Celestial Healer wrote:Morning, all. What did I miss?Well, Max showed up to work only to find that the company had been sold to a Chinese pinball machine manufacturer who subsequently replaced all the employees with anthropomorphic pinball machines. Meanwhile, Steve's visit to Texas took a dangerous turn when he showed up at a gathering with salsa made in New York City. And, across town, Scott continued to search for that one, perfect.......No, wait! That's my soap opera!
You can get past the velvet rope if you wan , you jus have to talk to the right people...

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lynora wrote:We always celebrate new years eve with a day of feasting on snacks we normally wouldn't indulge in. Currently enjoying some red bean mochi with my green tea. Tomorrow I will make crispy duck. The rest of my family hates it so I only indulge on new year. :)小豆もちのほうがいい!私もだいすきよ!!
Azuki mochi no hou ga ii! Watashi mo daisuki yo!
Red bean mochi is great! I love it!
明けましておめでとうごじあいます!
Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu!
Happy New Year!
explodes clothesless in Jess Doors fresh laundry now THATS ironic!!

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I am going to make my signature Shrimp Spread for a New Years shindig. I haven't made it in a long time.
1 can of tiny shrimp
3 oz cream cheese
roughly 1 Tb mayonnaise
roughly 3-4 Tb cocktail sauce
1/4 tsp dried mustard (or wasabi seasoning if you want an extra kick)
Mash the shrimp and cream cheese together. (Based on experience, I don't recommend using a food processor or blender unless you are really good with them; the mixture should be coarse, and those devices will too easily give you a smooth mousse-like consistency. Mousse-like seafood is gross.)
Mix in the other ingredients and adjust to taste.
Serve cold with crackers.

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They look like this. Around here, I usually find them near the canned tuna fish. Some people put them on salads or pizza, although I've never cared for that. Mashing up full sized shrimp seems like a waste, so I just use the canned ones. I think the can I bought cost $2.
I should also specify that this assumes American cocktail sauce (ketchup and horseradish). I understand cocktail sauce is something different in Europe.