Kasey Wilson: A menu for a relaxed New Year's Eve

I don’t know how she managed it, but my mother always hosted a New Year’s Eve party and the next day served a family dinner for 12 with my grandmother and her siblings.
Our Year’s Eve celebration was in the rumpus room, but on New Year’s Day we sat down in the dining room at a table set with Birks silver and the good dishes.
My dad’s favourite dish was baby back ribs that Mom oven-roasted and served with a homemade barbecue sauce, hearty twice-baked potatoes and a g