A Delicious Salad Recipe & A New Year Celebration Tradition

This is my beautiful friend Carolee & she brought a delightful salad to our New Year's Eve party this year. With her permission, I'm sharing her recipe. It's so delicious & so easy to make. Click the blue bar below for the recipe . . . .

Carolee's Arugula Salad

• arugula lettuce
• juice of a lemon
• herb flavored olive oil
• salt & pepper
• freshly grated parmigiano cheese 

Carolee assembles the salad just before serving in the order listed above. She uses a vegetable peeler to grate (or shred) the cheese. 

Every year, we ring in the new year with this same group of friends. We meet around 7 o'clock in the evening - have dinner, play games & best of all . . . laugh! We rotate & take turns hosting in our homes. 

We also all chip in with the meal. This year we had appetizers, chicken, rice, green beans, Sue's home made rolls, & chocolate cake for dessert. 

We play lots of games such as "What's Yours Like", "Telestrations" & "Wits & Wagers" - which are all fun, but honestly our favorite is always a White Elephant gift exchange. I couldn't stop laughing when someone brought a "Squatty Potty"! 

I hope you have a wonderful year & that you are blessed with "20/20 vision" about what's really important in life.