Happy, Happy, Party People!

HAPPY NEW YEAR YOU MARVELOUS PARTY PEOPLE!

The food has been cleared, the house spiffied back up, and the houseboys woken and shipped back to MJ wrapped in fur and silk and bearing her gifts of booze and candy as a thank you.

Hope everyone had a great time, and kudos to Boxer for birthing this marvelous virtual soiree into being and to everyone who played along.

BTW, there's still time to play the Guess the Dish Game (scroll all the way to the bottom), so email your answers to Boxer by noon Eastern today for your chance to win a $50 donation to your favorite charity.

Then head over to Eggplant to Go for a fabulous New Year's Day Brunch. Mmmmm . . . bacon.

Peace, joy, and love to you all.

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Dinner at 6pm, courtesy Elie Saab.

Cocktails at 4 outfit:

In honor of the late, great, Alexander McQueen.

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Daylight hours outfit:

From Rodarte's Fall 2010 collection, because, baby, it's cold outside.

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What was I thinking? I nearly forgot the Official Boxer NYE Cocktail? Sheesh. Color Moi forgetful. I guess it's cocktail hour somewhere, right? Right. Drink up, people. You have nothing to lose but your tongue:

Official Cocktail of Boxer's 2010 NYE Soiree:
Inspired by my dinner with La Diva back in April:

Pisco Sour:
Pisco
Sugar
Lemon Juice
Egg white
All shaken with ice and Angostura bitters

Other libations: Full bar. Name your poison.

To learn how to make an awesome garland like this,
head on over to Chickory's place.

Alrighty, then, let's get this party started. Remember, Boxer's Place is Command Central, so make sure you drop by there several times a day to check out her latest going's on (games and prizes!) and to drop a comment into her comment box. For every comment she receives during this 36-hour fete, she'll donate 50 cents to her favorite charity. Other bloggers are also hosting food and fun, so make the rounds, why don't cha!

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New Year's Eve Blog Party Menu:

This is a nibbling menu designed so that no one has to walk around trying to balance a plate of food, utensils, and their drink. Instead, a few of MJ's houseboys will be around with trays to serve. SUCH nice houseboys; thanks, MJ!



Pescados:
Skewers of pickled banana peppers and Cantabrian anchovies
Avocado halves stuffed with paprika-dusted shredded crab
Shrimp and chickpea flour fritters with romesco

Carne:
Wild boar chorizo sausage sliders with grilled radicchio and chipotle mayonnaise
Pork chicharrones with chimichurri dipping sauce
Beef tenderloin and roasted garlic clove kabobs with tequila/chile/mustard dipping sauce

Vegetariana
Canapes of caramelized onion and Mahon cheese
Cilantro/pecan pesto tamales
Grilled eggplant, sun dried tomato, and mozzarella roll ups
Platter of assorted olives, peppers, cheeses, crisp breads, and crackers

El Chippo and Dippo
Guacamole
Pico de Gallo
Chile con queso
Cool Ranch Doritos

Dulces:
Chocolate mousse shots
Tres leches petite fours
Fresh D'Anjou pear slices with caramel dipping sauce

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Guess the Dish Party Game:

Guess the correct dish for all eight dishes below based on three of their ingredients and send your answers and your favorite charity in an email to Boxer at pnwgal07@yahoo.com.

Everyone who correctly guesses all eight dishes is qualified to win a $50 donation from Moi to their favorite charity, matched by a $50 donation to my favorite charity, New Day, a private, non-profit Albuquerque-based organization that provides emergency and long-term shelter, counseling, educational services, and life skills training to children aged 11-17 whose parents have dropped the ball on their care.

If no one guesses all eight dishes correctly, then we'll chose from among the first five received with the most correct answers. All correct (or nearly correct) names will be put in a hat and drawn the old-fashioned way. Good luck and party safely!

Guess the Dish:

Chocolate
Pasilla Chiles
Ground corn tortillas

Lime
Egg
Rice noodles

Olives
Anchovies
Spaghetti Noodles

Bottom round
Red vinegar
Juniper berries

Catfish
Pecans
Worchestershire sauce

Spinach
Ghee
Curry powder

Choclate cake
Kirsch
Whipped cream

Sponge cake
Ice cream
Egg whites

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