Happy New Years Friends!

I don’t know about you, but I’m really looking forward to 2011. I’ve got some pretty major life changes happening, I’ve made some great goals for myself that I’m excited about accomplishing and I just have a really good feeling about this new year!

I really wanted to share a champagne recipe with you all but when I got home last night we didn’t have any! We received so many bottles of champagne after our engagement that I thought we definitely had some but alas, no such luck. So I had a little wine to give you all a virtual cheers!

I also ate some pickled herring to bring good luck! (This is the first time I’ve really kind of liked it but I was a little nervous…) Do you eat special foods on New Years Eve or Day to bring good luck?

Enjoy your New Years Eve festivities, what are your plans? We are expecting a really bad snow storm so I secretly (or not so secretly) hope we get snowed in, otherwise we’ll be heading to a friend’s party!

I am admittedly picky about my lunch selections. I like them to be:

• Preferably vegan or vegetarian
• Full of vegetables
• But not frozen vegetables as they are never as good heated, cooled and then microwaved
• Heatable in a microwave
• Preferably warm in the winter, not in the summer
• Must be full of protein and good fat to keep me satisfied
• Preferably not bread based, since I have toast often in the morning
• Each meal can only be repeated 2x/week
• Something fun and exciting!

As you can see this leaves me in quite the predicament and does not leave many options for eating out either. This also leaves me pulling out my hair on a weekly basis as I try to plan my meals for the next week.

So do you have any ideas for me?