Today we had the annual New Year’s brunch with our SWIRL (Society for Wine Inbibing Radical Liberals) group. Ruth hosted the brunch and set a lovely table. Southern was the theme for the food this year, somehow due to the fact that I said I would bring my cheese grits casserole. (Thanks, mom!) Everyone else made delicious food to go with it. We had ham, black eyed peas, collard greens, broccoli rabe and fruit salad.
For dessert, Jewel made wonderful homemade cinnamon rolls and Gene and Katie made beignets. OMG! I ate so much. I managed to restrain myself to one cinnamon roll, but I had to eat two beignets. Yum.
Jewel found the “baby” in her beignet so she is Queen of the SWIRL for the year. There was lots of laughter, conversation and great food. I can’t wait for the next gathering.