Cabin 2009: great friends, great food and so much fun!

I'm reflecting back on an amazing weekend.

I feel so incredibly fortunate to have friends that I can spend four days in a small space sharing great food, laughs and our lives and yet I didn't want the time to end. Thank you "Cabin Crew" for the 2nd annual cabin New Years celebration.

Our location: Near Emily, Minnesota on Little Pine Lake
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This Year's Menu:

12/30
Dinner (M/J) "Emerils" Cioppino with crusty bread

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12/31 Happy Birthday Dave!
Breakfast (D/C)- Blueberry/Pecan Pancakes, Bacon, Morning-Star Sausage
Lunch (M/J)- Jeff's famous Mac-n-Cheese
Dinner (N/D)- Baked Pumpkin with sausage and Gruyere
Dessert (D/C)- Carolyn's Dad's Rum Cake
Evening- (all) Rum Tasting

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1/1
Breakfast (M/J)- Homemade Challah bread french toast, bacon, ms sausage & berries
Lunch (N/D) - Shrimp/Mock Duck potstickers, Curry Laksa Soup
Afternoon snack- Jeff's Homemade Donut Experiment complete with lemon curd and berry coulis
Dinner - elected to pass due to donuts

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1/2
Breakfast (N/D) Winter squash, brown butter and sage cheese souffle and fingerling potatoes
Lunch (D/C) Tortilla Soup
Afternoon Snack (Drew) Homemade pretzels
Dinner (D/C) Soba Noodles with soy and citris scallops plus veggies

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1/3
Breakfast (M/J) Belgian Waffles with bourbon whipped cream, berry coulis, pumpkin apple butter, bacon
Lunch (D/C) Strawberry, Walnut and Blue Cheese salad

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Please post recipes following this post and start discussing our plans for next year!