At my office holiday party! It was Hawaiian themed of course :)

I shared my lei with Nylah. She loved it.

Clearly.

So the food at the party was as expected. So-so.

Appetizers included coconut shrimp (cold and pretty tasteless) and chicken skewers (also cold and tasteless).

There were also various hummus dips with pita and crackers so I had a fair amount of that.

The lunch menu was roasted chicken, pulled pork, roasted squash & mushroom, rice, and sweet potatoes.

I had a little bit of everything with the exception of the sweet potatoes because I knew they were on the menu for dinner tonight.

The best part about the party? We played Jeopardy! And guess who won? My table!

The prizes.I already have the coffee mug, so that wasn’t very exciting, but the Kona coffee was! Now we just need to get a coffee grinder so we can grind the beans :)

The holiday party brought back memories from our trip to Kauai before we moved to Durham. Ahhhh……

Such a beautiful place to visit!

I got sidetracked…sorry!

Dinner tonight was D. Licious!

We have a ridiculous amount of sweet potatoes and onions at the moment, so I knew they were definitely on the menu.

I decided to cube both of them, spray them with olive oil and sprinkle them with:

• S & P
• Paprika
• Cumin

Then I roasted them in the oven at 350 for 40 minutes.

I also roasted brussel sprouts so I could include some greens.

I also sprayed them with olive oil, added a drizzle of white wine vinegar and sprinkled on S & P.

Need a tutorial on how to prepare brussel sprouts? Well where were you in November??

Kidding! It’s right here.

The protein on the menu was shrimp.

Spicy garlic and lime shrimp to be exact.

The last time I made this was summertime!

It’s just a good sautéed as it is grilled. SO GOOD.

The brussel sprouts were beautifully roasted and I squeezed lemon juice on them once they came out of the oven.

And you can’t ever go wrong with sweet potatoes and onion!

A well balanced meal.

I think.

Dessert?

A chocolate chip cookie minus the chocolate chips.

Yes, I know. I am a weirdo. I prefer the cookie without the chocolate chips. So sue me.

I did have one with chocolate chips though!

I just prefer them without :)

Survivor Samoa time!

And one more day ‘til the weekend time!

Anyone else prefer chocolate chip-less cookies?