in 2011: join a bike club.

... and race in the Brentwood Grand Prix.  This picture was taken shortly after I wiped out and flew (in slow motion) into a guardrail during our ride and fell on my right side.  I said I wasn't hurt, but I was in pain for weeks.  Let's hope 26 is a crash (and ego-bruising) free year!

in 2011: more hitchcock.

Starting with Rebecca, Mr. and Mrs. Smith and To Catch a Thief.  

encyclopedia of the exquisite.

Another new book crush that covers everything from frilly lingerie to red lipstick.

a love story.

I was flipping through this book at Anthropologie and left convinced that I had to go home make every single one of the recipes inside.  I'm definitely going to bring this book home, but first I wanted to check and see if I could find it from one of the independent bookstores that sell through Amazon.

olliebollen.

This year I made olliebollen on New Year's Eve, a dutch "doughnut" I grew up with and loved as a child.   I followed this recipe and for the additional gluten free version I made (in the blue bowl), I substituted flour with 1 3/4 cups of Bisquick's gluten free baking mix and followed the rest of the recipe as it is.  

BTW, if you haven't already tried Bisquick's GF mix, I highly recommend it!

  

auld lang syne.

A toast for old times sake.  To remembering both new and long standing friendships and for all the things that have transpired over the past 365 days.

two thousand eleven.

via the huffington post

This year I'm looking forward to making dinner, curling up next to my husband and ringing in 2011 with a bottle of Cakebread, fresh olliebollen and maybe a movie or two.  Whatever your plans, I wish you a wonderful night and a 2011 full of reflection, growth and everything you hope for. May the food be better, the wine pour freely and your conversations be joyous and full of laughter!

What are some of your hopes for the new year?