This is the last Sunday Game Plan of 2025. 2025 was a busy year filled with energy shifts, closure and acceptance to where I stand with certain family members, some friends and coworkers. I’ve been active on Yelp writing restaurant reviews and hitting up hard to get into restaurants. I’m also mindfully posting on Meta, which consists of Facebook and Instagram.

Since 2026 is only five days away, I have planning the New Years Eve Dinner 2025 with my traditional lucky foods menu. This time is going to be a challenge with working thru New Years Eve. Thanks to Stop and Shop, Whole Foods, and Lidl, I was able to achieve that. 

To start, I obtained the traditional 12 round fruits platter. I was able to obtain:
Oranges, blueberries, lemon, lime avocado, grapefruit, apple, strawberries, grapes,  persimmon, kiwi, and mango. I also have 1 banana to make it 13.

For my meals, I searched recipes online to find inspiration with the ingredients I had to work with.  So I plan on cooking the following:

• Chili Crunch Carbonara (bacon and noodles)
• Sausage, black eye peas and kale soup
• Cornbread (Jiffy Cornbread Mix)
• Cedar Plank Bacon Bourbon Salmon
• Lentil Soup or stew (I have yet to purchase lentils)

Check out my posts on Instagram at @tablespoonsandteaspoons. Stay tuned for an exciting 2026.