New Year's Eve Dinner...delish dish

I love it when I come upon a new recipe that knocks the proverbial "ball out of the park".
NEW YEAR'S EVE!
I'd love to have a houseful of guests over. I'd love to party till midnight. But then I think to myself, "oh, the work" and then " but all I want to do tomorrow is quilt and sew and read and relax.....".
Since Mike and I love our food and wine, the question was what to make. I have made countless New Years Eve meals of filet mignon. Well in my search,  I came upon this highly rated recipe from The Barefoot Contessa; Ina Garten.  Lobster Pot Pie. A meal in a dish. Sounds perfect. And little did I realize how much so until we tried it. Downright succulent. This recipe is a keeper and it's now in my recipe file forever.

I downsized the recipe by a third since I only had 8 oz. of lobster meat. (I used good quality frozen lobster meat that was processed in Maine.)
It made three individual casseroles, which took a little creative license on my part, but I made it work. (The recipe calls to make it in one large casserole dish.)
Here they are ready to go in the oven.

Out of the oven. They are beautiful and smell delicious.

A thing of beauty.

The candles are lit.

The table is set. The Veuve Clicquot Champagne is poured (our favorite!)

The verdict is in. Superb!

I was in bed by 10:30 p.m. No midnight revelry for me. Awake at 5:30 a.m. quilting a baby quilt for an expectant mother. I simply cannot help myself and I am quite comfortable with that. Best yet, the only thing that is hung over this morning is my cat, Lily. I can live with that, as well.

Cool / New Found things

What is it, you say? I've been meaning to get myself one of these for sometime. I've eyed them from afar online however when I went to the Hamilton Farmer's Market on Saturday I found a pottery maker named Jessica Hofmeyer who had them for sale. I didn't even hesitate to purchase it from her. It's a butter keeper. It will keep my butter spreadable and fresh this summer (and winter!) Just a really cool thing that will get constant use. (And no, even though it looks like it; I didn't have butter for dinner!)

What I did have for dinner was a delicious new recipe from Epicurious. It's Fettucine with Peas,Asparagus and Pancetta. It is yummy and a perfect summer evening dinner.

 And to accompany this lovely dish a newly discovered Sauvignon Blanc called Brampton from South Africa. I am not a big Sauvignon Blanc fan (I'm a Chardonnay girl)  but I am going back to the store to see if I can find more bottles of this for the summer.  It is fruity and at first taste I thought this was sweet but the finish is more on the dry side. I loved it. Incredibly easy to drink and I think one that would be great for company.