
Though my husband and I are going out to a neighborhood restaurant for dinner this year, I firmly believe that you don't have to leave the house to celebrate on New Year's Eve. An intimate night with close friends and family, great food, and a television set for the count down are really all I need. It's also much easier on the wallet - especially now! Whole Foods is having their once a year sale on lobster tails. Instead of $9.99 each, they are $12 for two - such a good deal! I bought 6 and am keeping 4 in the freezer.

Broiled Lobster Tails
Serves 2
- 2 lobster tails
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- salt
- pepper
- 2 tbsp butter, melted for dipping
Preheat broiler. Sprinkle lobster tails with salt and pepper and rub with olive oil until coated. Broil hard shell side up for approximately 5 minutes, until tails turn bright red and start to brown.
Flip and broil for an additional 3-5 minutes, until visible meat is white and shell begins to curve and brown. Serve with melted butter for dipping.
Truffled Cauliflower Mash
Serves 2-4 depending on hunger level and size of lobster tails!
- 1 head of cauliflower
- 1/3 c reduced fat sour cream
- 2 tbsp butter
- 3 tsp black truffle salt, more or less to taste
- 2 tsp black truffle oil
Chop cauliflower into medium sized pieces. Add to a medium saucepan with 2 inches of water at the bottom. Cover and steam until very soft, approximately 20 minutes, ensuring that there is always water in the pan.
Add more if water boils off. Drain. Add sour cream, butter, and black truffle salt. Mash.
Blend with a hand blender for smoother consistency if desired.
Plate and drizzle with a small amount of black truffle oil.
Kale "Wedge" Salad
Serves 2
- 3 c chopped kale, large stems removed
- 3 slices prosciutto
- 2 oz blue cheese, chopped
- 1/c c blue cheese dressing (I use yogurt blue cheese dressing - only 35 calories per serving!)
- 4 cherry tomatoes
Broil proscuitto for 3-4 minutes per side, until crispy. Keep an eye on them to make sure they don't burn!
In a large bowl, mix kale and dressing.
Toss to coat. Separate into 2 serving bowls. Crumble half of one of the prosciutto slices over each bowl. Sprinkle 1 oz chopped blue cheese in each bowl.
Slice tomatoes in quarters and add 2 tomatoes to each bowl.
Top with a whole crisped prosciutto slice for presentation.
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