old.year

you haven't been here in the lowland for the last two years and the fact that you're here this year, you're obliged to host the old and new year celebration. your mil takes this occasion as the chinese new year eve celebration.

 as such this year old and new year celebration is at your place, you get the champagne glasses ready for the new year toast

 opening the pannetone from vergani, and will serve this as dessert after the meal

 you make a pot of fish mew soup, just try to off load the to-cook-list in your mil's hand

 guests arrived around 7pm with drinks and snacks

some fried goodies made by your mil along with a white truffle cups that you quickly compose just before the guest arrival

 most of the food are dry finger food except the auspicious cantonese dish with sea weed, mushroom and dried oyster (发菜冬菇）

the dessert courtesy from your dutch neighbor, profiterole with chocolate ganache

 and of course the popping of the champagne at midnight

along with the dutch new year snack oliebollen (oily balls) and appleflap.  the pannetone last you from dinner to midnight snack.

now this is a vicious circle, as the old year concludes, and a new year starts again.