I know I can always count on Knotties for food recos (hell, I could count on you to move a body) so I need suggestions for a fancy NYE dinner.
We normally keep Christmas Eve to ourselves, no parties, make something we've never cooked before, see the light show, go to "midnight" mass, then take the dogs for a late walk (it's SO quiet and peaceful at midnight on Christmas Eve!). But this year he booked us to be at his mom's house, grrr, and his friends we were going to spend NYE with got hockey tickets instead, so we're moving fancy dinner to NYE.
What should we cook?? We've done live lobsters and lamb chops. I was thinking oysters Rockefeller (with a steak) but H said he's not sure he liked them enough for that to be "the thing" and the effort:enjoyment level might not be worth it. Hmph.
Maybe a foolproof homemade pasta recipe? He doesn't eat mushrooms or anything that tastes like alcohol (even if it's cooked off, so something like steak Diane is a no). We have a grill, cast iron cookware, dutch oven, etc to work with (pretty well stocked kitchen). I do not, however, have a pasta roller. Or a blow torch.