Now that I passed more or less the rough first trimester of pregnancy, here I am hosting two New Year dinners back to back (first on Dec 31st then on Jan 1st for actually our friend's birthday who was born on a January First!!!)
For the December 31st, I invited my in-laws and prepared a festive meal with my mother-in-law. In Turkey, they have this great idea of extrapolating all Christmas related celebration on December 31st. So we decorate homes with trees, we offer gifts to our loved-ones and throw a magnificent dinner with usually a Roasted Turkey.
So our menu was simply and deliciously:
- Roasted Turkey (slightly marinated with tomato puree - this part didn't excited at first but end-up tasty)
- Kestaleni Iç Pilav (rice pilav dish flavored with chestnuts and chicken liver). Must say that the I couldn't personally eat the chicken liver although it added a nice gamy flavor
- and of course plenty of salads and mezze!
Traditional Turkish New Year Dinner
As for dessert - my dear daughter and I made this very smooth and creamy Tiramisu (liquor-free this time) as well as my Algerian touch with a Na'iir plate of a variety of nuts, dried-fruits and some sweets as chocolate, loukums
Wishing you all a wonderful, Happy and Healthy New Year !!!!
