New Year, old year resolutions

[curiouswombat]

Hi Ho, so another year then. Feeling a bit Eeyore about it. Had a nice day yesterday, my Mother came for lunch, and we had a really traditional meal - roast goose and root vegetables - roast potatoes, roast parsnips and carrots. And the goose was just right.

Not big on the Resolutions - how about lose the 2lb I've put on over the festive season,in case another 5 or 6lb sneak up on me before I notice? That seems pretty achievable! OH - and I will not try to recapture my long lost youth by buying a big motor-bike. When I was a regular biker I couldn't ride anything bigger than a 500cc as I have little short legs and the bigger bikes would fall over at halt signs - so I should be able to keep this one as well. Mind they were good times!

Daughter-dear has the resolution thing taped - she makes Old Year Resolutions! Her Old Year Resolution for 2004 was to be completely teetotal, and cleanse her system by fasting, until the end of the year. As midnight struck, she declared herself well satisfied, and celebrated with some coffee liqueur and a chocolate, having held her resolve from the moment she had made the resolutions - 11.40pm on the 31.12.04! I really think it could catch on!

Comments

[desdemonaspace]

Your daughter sounds eminently sensible. Me, I want to lose the TEN POUNDS I've gained this holiday. Eeeek! (Well, all the unaccustomed butter and other rich food might have had something to do with it.) Your goose feast sounds delicious. I haven't had goose in years. We Americans are not big on goose, and I can't tell you why. It's so good. My mother told me it was greasy, but I think it's just self-basting, and so good.

[jerusha]

I think I like your daughter's idea. Old Year Resolutions sound perfect. :)

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Actually the secret to goose is to be sure that you prick through the skin before roasting it, but not any deeper, so that none of the little holes go down into the flesh. That way the fat runs out through the holes rather than down into the flesh, and lo and behold, as you say, self-basting! And give it the first 10 -15 minutes in a REALLY hot oven to melt all the fat.

The real reason we often have goose at New Year is because my Mum gets them from the farm across the road from where she lives, and basically comes to lunch bearing her own goose! My sister gets Mum with goose for Boxing Day. That way my Mum gets two goose dinners, without having to cook them!

Perhaps don't even think about goose until you're back to normal weight!!

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Yes - I'm already thinking about this year's!

[desdemonaspace]

*moans from hunger*

You can't even buy goose here, in most grocery stores. I'm going to save the first para of your reply into my "recipe" folder, and hunt down a goose next Thanksgiving. Don't want to wait for Christmas--(although at my age, Christmases come quicker and quicker!)

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Yes, don't they? My Grandmother used to say that Christmases got closer and closer together, and I used to wonder what she meant - now I don't wonder, I know!

[evilawyer.livejournal.com]

I like your daughter's idea. Tell her she's starting a trend. As for the motor-bike, I have always had a hankering to buy a motorcycle but, like you, am a bit too short to keep the bike up at stops. I am also uncoordinated to boot. Still, Harley-Davidson puts out a very nice, low-to-the-ground bike that I dream about getting one day. There are a number of them that come visiting here in my valley; every time I see one in front of one of the local restaurants, I stand there staring and quite possibly (on one occassion when I was actually suited up for Court and hadn't changed yet)drooling. Happy New Year.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Happy New Year to you too - lets hope it's a good one!