The holidays went by too fast, but it sure was great having the kids around for so long.
Got a little fishing and golf in when the weather cooperated. A trip to Luk Lake with Matthew, striper fishing with Michael in the river and Lake Oroville bass with a nice trout surprise.
Wes invited me to fish the Napa River with him. Really good fishing for striped bass and a bonus salmon on fly.
The boys make a trek to visit Emma at LSU and their GF’s joined them. It was a rainy weekend but they still had a fun time.
Muffinator and I took a quick trip to Plano TX for a class and Emma flew from BTR to join us. Great food and lots of shopping.
Next up Thanksgiving. Prepared the turkey sous vide this year. It was very tender and juicy but took 24 hours to cook. We were joined by Emma’s boyfriend Hugo, Uncle Jon and our niece Elyse.
Our office Christmas party was different this year. We all decided to do a pajama party and get take out “build your own” tacos. Fun night at my Office Manager’s metal shop.
The boys turned 23 in December and they were joined by a couple of their good buddies (Carson and Josh) and their girl fiends (Riley and Ella).
Emma flew back to LSU after Christmas break and a week later celebrated her 20th birthday. Baby girl is not longer a teenager. Wow!
Some misc pics from this Fall.
Matthew has been making a lot of dinners and these are some of his creations. Delicious meals!
Braised Pork Belly over rice.
Braised beef ribs with red wine reduction
Hong Kong Style fried noodles with scallop and shrimp and ginger beef.
Caviar with blinis, hash brown and home made potato chips
Sous Vide Prime rib for Christmas dinner.
Curry chicken thighs
Fresh stone crab and spot prawns.
