At Year's End

As the year draws to a close there are roses and snowdrops blooming in my garden.

Are the roses late and the snowdrops early, or are the roses early and the snowdrops late?

As Tom says, it's all rather confusering.

In the kitchen however, I know where I am.

A New Year's Eve feast to prepare.

A picnic-style deli feast. 

I bought olives, hummus, roast peppers, cured meats and pitta bread.

I made a lemony feta dip (a block of feta, juice and zest of a lemon, clove of garlic, glug of olive oil all processed together) flatbread, and some salted almonds.

And  piles of meringues and chocolate-ginger biscuit cake.

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Before I go here is December's sampler

and a round-up of the past year here at The quince Tree

Have a very Happy New Year!