cooking

We are very lame old people and cannot generally be relied upon to make it to midnight on New Year's Eve. So last night we had a cocktail party, at cocktail hour (4-7, although Dubai cocktail hour is more like 2 - 7...). Here's what we ate...

Corn muffins, with apricots cooked in. Just pop half an apricot into a jiffy corn muffin. If you live in Dubai you have to get Jiffy Corn Muffin mix in the pork section, its got lard. Its easy to make your own corn muffins if you are a veg. or non-swine eater...

Curried Turkey salad on nut bread. Turkey, mayo, sesame oil, soy sauce, cashews, green apple, turmeric and curry powder. Veg version, use crushed up chickpea for turkey.

Deviled eggs with asparagus. These are always good but not as much fun without a pastry bag...

French bread bruscetta, with buffalo mozzarella from Italy, basil from Holland, Syrian olive oil and at least local tomatoes.

Sister-in-law salsa and chips.

An interesting cheese the DH brought from Italy called Bastardo del Grappa along with some salami and a lot of nice Italian wine. (Does big giant international airline realize that their big giant company issued suitcases come back to this country stuffed full of pork and alcohol?- probably, they know all...)