So last night we had the first game night of 2011. It made for a fun night. I really enjoyed it. The best attended in a while. For game night I made some Pumpkin Bread. I also took some time to make some chocolate Lego dudes for Chris for his upcoming Lego night. They turned out pretty well, though I had to lever them out pretty hard with a fork to get them out of the mold, I will try again with some cooking spray or something next time:

Lego men so delicious you could just eat them...I also just ordered LEGO Minifigure Ice Cube Tray (cheaper on Lego's site, but w/ 2 day shipping for free from Amazon, cheaper here). Which should make it easier to get out of. I plan to do some gelatin stuff at the end of the week with the molds, both big and small. It's been fun playing with chocolate. Along with that I made some Hot Gingerbread Punch and some Tree Trimming Cider Punch. I sort of vaguely followed the recipes being that I didn't have any of the time required to actually make them. That being said the cider punch turned out great and the gingerbread punch...was...I hate to say it, was too gingery. Anyways, Joseph helped out quite a bit doing a lot of the prep work for me (my hands have been hurting), and he got show off his petite dice skills. At game night we played several games, including St Petersburg. Which I really enjoyed. I won the first game we played of it, and Joseph "won" the second. I type "won" cause Joseph and Keith decided, while I was away from the table, that the youngest player (Joseph) would always choose first one two of the rounds, which led to a distinct advantage for the majority of the game. Anyways it was fun. I'm glad people had a good time, though we have lots of leftovers.

Split Pea and Ham Soup (p20 January/February 2011 Cook's Illustrated)
Nut Crusted Chicken Cutlets with Orange and Oregano (p9 January/February 2011 Cook's Illustrated)
Our Favorite Chili (p15 January/February 2011 Cook's Illustrated)
Spaghetti with Lemon and Olive Oil (p21 January/February 2011 Cook's Illustrated)
Thin Crust Pizza (p8 January/February 2011 Cook's Illustrated)
Pancakes