How is everyone’s dinner party planning going? Personally, I’ve managed to stress myself out pretty well- although somehow because I dug the hole myself, it all seems a bit funny. I’ve settled on something of a menu that seems faintly possible, but I’m not sure what I was thinking when I got all excited about…
Archives for June 2009
Asparagus Sausage Bread Pudding
It’s summery today. The pine pollen is making the air thick and yellow. I was locked in the house all day because every time I went outside, snot would pour out of my nose with such ferocity that I’d lose all my focus. So I had a nice summery day inside. And then everyone came…
Mole au Poulet
I have a funny history when it comes to cutting up chickens. It was never something that I learned how to do, but then when I got all preachy and dogmatic about only buying local chickens, it was something that I had to learn. I have this really great friend Ron, and although he’s a…
banana bread
When I was little, my mother used to tell me about my greatness a lot. I was never spoiled materially, but if there is a way to spoil with love or confidence, I’m certainly a result. But if material spoiling is a rancid milk sort of thing, I’d like to think that the other kind…
It's nice to make friends- Take the Challenge!
It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for! Well five or six of you, at least. Are you taking the salon challenge? Are you inviting the world to dinner? Are you ready for the theme?Okay… the theme is…. COURSES We’re taking it slow this month. We’re going to be leisurely at our dinner parties, we’re…