We don't exactly celebrate New Year's Day, but we do take it as another excuse to make a nice meal or two. It's a dreary day here in western Washington, so we decided to make a nice spicy wok full of Kung Pao Chicken. Thankfully, we decided this before the local Asian grocery stores closed early for the night, as we were out of many of the necessary ingredients.

For lunch I made up a breakfast egg sandwich. I call the Egg McMuffins, though I don't go to McDonalds, so I have no idea how they compare. Okay, that isn't really true, I know that nothing from McDonalds can compare to whole grain english muffins, breakfast sausage from pasture raised pigs, 3-year aged cheddar and farm fresh eggs.

I may be asleep by midnight, but I enjoy my own form of celebration.