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Here's what I'm making for tomorrow nights party with the folks, here at our place.

New Years Eve 2006/7 Menu:


Snacks:

• Beef Samosas
• Chicken Curry Puffs
• Corn Dog Bites
• Feta & Tapenade Tartlets
• Lentil & Vegetable Cocktail Samosas
• Mini Quiches
• Savoury Vegetable Rolls
• Shot Glasses of Pea & Ham Soup with spiced milk foam
• Swedish Meatballs with Cranberry sauce
• Thai Green Chicken Puffs
• Tuna salad in spoons
• Vegetarian Sweet & Sour Pastry Bites

Nibbles:

• Apero Tomato, Basil & Cream Cheese Rice Snacks
• Artichoke hearts
• Blue Cheese
• Chicken Slices (arrange on plate with ham)
• Deli Crisps (Crisped Brioche)
• Dukkah (with finest Australian Virgin Olive Oil & Sourdough Cubes for dipping)
• Ham Slices
• Hommous
• Lavash Crackers (Sprinkled with spice and Heated in oven)
• Peking Duck Crisps
• Wasabi Lobster Crisps

Drinks:

• Champagne (Of course!)
• Ginger Martinis (recipe below)

Seeing as we went out to Sydney Tower for Christmas Dinner and didn’t get to cook, I thought I’d spoil the family for New Year.

Enjoy this recipe !!

Ginger Martini by Duane Wells, 365Gay.com

Something about a Ginger Martini just seems right for a holiday party. Maybe it’s the golden color or the spiciness of the cocktail but trust me it works. Ginger is both warm and refreshing naturally, but when paired with Vodka it is a sensation. Here’s how I do it:

Ingredients:

3 ounces Belvedere vodka
1 ounce ginger syrup
Splash of freshly squeezed lime juice
Splash of Vernor’s Original Ginger Soda (use a bit more if serving over ice but stir instead of shaking)
Ice
Twist of lemon or lime

Fill a cocktail shaker or glass pitcher with ice. Pour in Belvedere vodka, ginger syrup, splash of lime juice and Vernor’s. Shake or stir vigorously. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass or pour over ice. Garnish with a twist of lemon or lime.

[For ginger syrup, grate 2 tablespoons of ginger into a saucepan filled with 1 cup of water and 1 cup of sugar and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer for 7 – 10 minutes. Strain and cool.].