New Year's Eve Dinner

This year for NYE we decided to have a low key night and just invite some friends over and enjoy being at home. Neither Thomas or I are really into going out, so we were just as happy to stay at home. I made dinner and then we played wii and hung out with our friends. We toasted 2011 and then we all called it a night. The perfect way to ring in 2011 if you ask me!

I made mainly Pioneer Woman recipes and dinner was great. Really easy and everyone loved it. In fact, my friends duplicated the menu a few weeks later.

First Course: French Onion Soup

This was so, so good! Since NYE I have made this several times. It's easy and tastes really good. Be sure that you get very crusty French bread and definitely spring for gruyere. I think that Swiss would pass in a rush, but gruyere is just so delicious!

Main Course: Filet au poivre, mushrooms, and green beans with shallot butter sauce.

The filet au poivre was delicious. I cannot think of any changes that should be made to this recipe. It was decadent and the flavors were wonderful. The mushrooms I have made several times before and I love them. For the green beans, I used haricot verts, steamed them and then mixed them with sauteed shallots and butter. It was quick and easy.

This entire meal is something that I would absolutely make again for a special occasion. It was relatively easy and our friends loved it.

I hope you all have a great Sunday!