Belated Happy New Year

The Irishred has been busy trekking up and down the giant country she lives in. After Phoenix to see mom, Jersey to see in-laws, and Tahoe for 4 amazing days of skiing with friends, she's finally home. It's been a whirlwind, but a good one. Due to my absence, a quick re-cap is necessary:
There was bread making, wine drinking and Silly mounting climbing in AZ:




Gifts a plenty of the fiber variety in NJ:

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Finishing up a sweater in multiple states (all parts are now complete and only await being stitched together):



And the most decadent 30th birthday flourless chocolate mousse cake for my love:




(seriously, this has 2.5 bags of chocolate chips, 3 c cream, and 1.5 sticks of butter. I'll post the recipe and process on cucinaacademia later this week).